Shimmer Glenille

Or something like that anyway. Roughfisher sent me four cards of it. It's better than polar chenille that you find in fly shops: better colors, more-densely-packed and shorter fibers, and "flat" configuration. The following are a few carp flies for which an application of this material was implemented. Thanks man, for sharing some cool material.


First was just a basic crawfish pattern - only a slight taper to thorax.



Next went with various shades of green and added a hackle. Made an effort here to make the thorax more robust.


As I was tying that one, I noted that the fly without the hackle and wing case looked pretty good... so I kicked one out minus those components. Here's a quick pic of the "garbage application" step that I use often: reach into the big vat of scraps and pull out anything that can add bulk to the body of the fly... Crappy chenille, dumpy dubbing, etc. This step allows you to build a fatter body without wasting all your good material in a location that will go unseen by fish.



One more - kind of an elongated carp wooley - just non-lead wrap and chenille under a hackle.