Tying A Paraloop Midge Emerger

[@Callaweginflyfishing]

Just learned about paraloops. Great video, thanks.

[@brianjameson8261]

This is how it should be done, excellent video and instruction, great skill...thank you Dr Alex

[@robertperman8967]

Nice ty and it’s nice to see how it sits in the water!!! Tight lines🪲🦟🐞!!!!!!

[@leemowers9395]

A brilliant emerger, thanks Alex for the lesson.

[@DrAlexTies]

I’ve been using paraloops more and more recently - I find they give a more natural emerger profile in the water with how low they sit. This pattern was doing the damage today on a small stillwater!

[@TERRYBIGGENDEN]

Brilliant. Now I understand how a paraloop works! :-)

[@davidsnead3807]

Beautiful fly excellent demo thanks very much.

[@edwardchavez5627]

I love this fly, it's beautiful and very cool looking, for sure i've got to ty me up some of these. Thank You Sir for sharing and all you do.

[@DennisNowland]

Thanks for sharing, very neat.

[@billk8579]

Very nice video. Will definitely add this pattern to my list.

[@simonghantous8034]

What an Amazing fly thx for sharing. For sure I'm going to tie me some thx again. Happy tying!!!

[@nordmende73]

Beautiful pattern. Great to see it float. Thanks a lot!

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Awesome work. Beautiful fly

[@puccini4530]

This looks even better on the Fulling Mill lightweight CZ nymph hook.

[@eilertmyrann2285]

A beauty of a fly Alex, thanks for the tutorial:)

[@DrAlexTies]

Glad you like it!

[@nicholdas]

Brilliant!

[@alexciocca6898]

For those of us without a gallows you rotary towards yourself and use your teeth hahah

[@kennethsanders963]

soaking the moose main helps emmensely.Also works for biota,feathers etc.

[@DrAlexTies]

Absolutely - many materials are very dry and brittle out of the packet. Putting my medic hat on for a second, don’t lick them though - some of the dyes are quite toxic! Picric acid in particular is not to be messed with. A small glass of water, or even better one of those sponge stamp wetters, works well.

[@gustavorodriguez8669]

beautiful pattern did you add any fly-float product?

[@baileys1]

Excellent video Dr . The moos main looks to give an incredible affect on the way it catches the light. Where did you buy yours from? I can not fine any in the UK.

[@DrAlexTies]

Thank you Brian! I have been consistently impressed with Cookshill Fly Tying - Steve has quite a selection and the quality of the materials has been excellent.

[@baileys1]

@@DrAlexTies Thank you for that information but I've just managed to buy it from "The Anglers Lodge" in Durham. 😁👍 I have used theses before. Excellent service!!

[@robertperman8967]

How bout a tying material list?

[@ulferiksson6055]

I am very curios abaut the fabricat ho delivers that Moose Mane, because that mine Moose Mane dont have that quality. Best regards. U.E.

[@kerryjordan7746]

Excellent - thank you. Enhanced by crystal clear video and audio. Have you come across the book “Tying flies the paraloop way” by Ian Moutter? I bought a copy from Coch y Bondhu - a little gem IMHO.

[@kalikasurf]

I haven’t been tying for very long, but I’ve watched 100’s of videos on different flies.......and have never seen a fly tied like that. Or the hangman’s tool (I’ve forgotten the name already) *gallows tool! Oops Looks like I need to make a trip to the fly shop and pick up a couple hundred klinkhamer hooks!!! Is there an alternative to the moose mane? Elk body hairs maybe? Or a synthetic option?

[@DrAlexTies]

Peacock quill, peccary hair, fine dubbing... lots of alternatives! I haven’t tried elk, it’s a little more brittle so may need pre-soaking in water to wrap it

[@kalikasurf]

@@DrAlexTies ok, elk hair is manageable if I go slow, and looks reasonably similar in the end. Just tied a half dozen, and aside from the first 2 coming out like they were run over by a semi truck........I’m pretty proud of the rest! Thanks doc, for the pattern!!’

[@DrAlexTies]

Excellent, glad it worked! I may try some very small ones with light elk to represent the rather pale, tiny, baetis we get

[@tede6784]

Super hair, Veevus body quill, wire, thread - our imagination creates all these marvelous variations, it’s fun to be creative and think outside the box!