[Windknotter]

No, it's not meant to be a replacement. I came up with it years ago trying to tie a simpler to tie parachute pattern for small hike in streams where a 10" fish is a lunker. I've found that on hackle palmered flies the fibers seem to push the fly away from smaller fishes mouth at the strike. This fly hooks up great. You will just have to tie some, fish it and judge for yourself.

[Silvercreek]

Nice work on your fly! I haven't seen this exact variation before. Well done.

What you have discovered is the paraloop or hackle stacker method of "pullover" hackle formation combined into a caddis pattern. If you are interested in other applications of this technique, I can recommend

Tying Flies the Paraloop Way
Tying Flies the Paraloop Way

by Ian Moutter, Hardcover: 191 pages (April 2002), Publisher: Countryman Press, ISBN: 0881505544

Here are a couple of BB threads on this technique.

http://outdoorsbest.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=813177

http://outdoorsbest.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=484304

http://www.stripersonline.com/surfta....php?p=3766043

In the photo below, the caddis emerger on the left side is tied using a paraloop hackle.

[trout-lips]

ive tied 3 of these and havent got it right yet. im gonna go exercise the "p" word some more

[Windknotter]

Silver,
Your post seems to imply plagiarism on my part. If that was your intention you are dead wrong.

[Silvercreek]

Originally Posted by Windknotter

Silver,
Your post seems to imply plagiarism on my part. If that was your intention you are dead wrong.

Not at all. It means great minds often times come to the same conclusion! I never thought you "plagiarized" anything.

The references were to give you ideas on how to expand the concept to other flies. I think you are creative enough to come up with some other flies.

Did you miss the part where I said I had never seen this variation before or that you had "discovered" (ie, not copied) this method? I thought I was pretty clear in that I thought your fly was an original.

Proverbs 25:18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

I would never bear false witness against anyone.

[Robspe7370]

You shoulda tied this one for the Brookie Fly Contest.....innovation always gets good marks....BTW, I have tied a half dozen of these for the SNP.

[trout-lips]

this is as close as ive gotten so far. i cant get the post to lay down right and i had to cut the wing. elk hair is hard to get to stay on a hook

[Silvercreek]

Troutlips - Check your PMs

[trout-lips]

i got it!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks silver. the noose loop worked great

[cowboy]

Thanks for sharing this... Brilliant! I need to tie some of these. This is the solution for those days when they just "kiss" the fly. This will help my numbers for sure!