Korn’s Split-tail Salmon Fly (or Wrapped Body) Salmon Fly

This is a variation of my Korn's Wrapped Foam Hopper that I tie for Parks Fly Shop.  It makes a super Salmon fly and you can use the same pattern for Golden Stone flies as well.  I just change the hook to a size 8-10 and the foam over body to a golden yellow.  Out West it's a killer fly when the Salmon flies are hatching and in the East for the small Spring Black Stone flies. I just change the color and downsize them to size 12...

Materials:

Hook: MFCo. 7026 4-6

Thread: black 6/0 Uni

Legs: MFC med. black legs

Underbody: orange craft foam wrapped

Over body: black or dark brown craft foam, hook gap wide with split-tail

Wing: deer tail hair

Indicator: orange craft foam

SBS

tie in back legs split

tie in underbody foam at eye extending out from hook

superglue thread base, wrap orange foam back to tail-legs

attach over body with 3 wraps at tail-legs, then loop thread over the top of the underbody to the eye (this way no wraps show and you can get the thread back to the eye

put superglue on the top back of the underbody and fold over body down and secure at the eye, then wrap back to form double bullet head

tie in wing of deer tail hair, glue butts, fold over foam to form bullet head and tie down

tie in legs and indicator post, keeping thread wraps to minimum.

whip finish, varnish

note: convert split-tail to egg sack variation if desired... see photo