osprey wrote:
Now there's something new there........pool table felt , i'm gonna have to try that. I'll bet that stuff will hold a bubble a long time. I remember reading about felt flies in Herters catalog and felt is just matted fur so THAT should be worth trying.
Craft store, actually. Maybe your local fly shop (looks around furtively)... Get the stuff that looks green weenie-ish, "caddis green,' if you will.
Cut a strip. Bind it down to the hook from eye to bend.
Wind back up 1/4 of the way.
Pull felt over, tie down. Hey, look, it makes a hump!
Lift up, advance a bit, pull felt down, tie.
Hey, look, a second hump!
Now, do it again, third hump's the charm.
Last time pull it down, bind it down and tie it off for a head.
Viola, felt inch worm. Make 'em small, make 'em long. Caterpillars come in all colours.
Here, I've attached a picture...
Red head is optional.