Hook:#8 3Xlong nymph hook
Thread:Black 3/0
Underbody:Pearl Black Estaz
Overbody:Black closed cell foam~cylinders (sheet foam can be substituted)
Legs:Black, round rubber
Indicator:Red closed cell foam
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Tie on a thread base at the center of the hook shank. Open the pack of McFlyfoam and unfolf the material so that all the strands are going in one direction. Pull off a clump about 1/2" in diameter, slightly larger than the diameter of egg yarn. Cut two pcs. about 1-1/2" long. (this length can be reduced as you become familiar with the material) Tie it, centered onto the thread base on the top of the hook shank.
Roll that bunch around to the back, tie the second bunch opposite the first. (top view)
Make several "figure-8" wraps of thread to secure it.
This recipe is compliments of Rob O'Reily.
Cut a length of egg yarn, about 2" long. Pull a fine strand of egg yarn half the diameter of the finished dot you want. Loop it around the tying thread, and tie in at the center of your foam wraps. Stroke all the fibers back, tie your finishing knot. (I use 3 half-hitches)
Stroke all the material up, being sure that you’re stretching the McFlyfoam. As long as the egg yarn fibers are under some tension, and the McFlyfoam is under as much as you can manage, the result will be nice and round.
Easy Egg
Cut as shown. The closer to the hook shank you cut, the smaller the egg will be. Very small, or very large eggs will require that you adjust the amount of foam you use. Pinch and roll around the hook slightly if the egg does not cover the shank all the way. Trim the egg yarn slightly if it ends up longer than the foam fibers.
