An easy trick for tying quill bodies (albeit fake ones)

Inspired from a pattern by Charles Krom in "The American Fly Tyer's Handbook" from 1979, this pattern uses a thread technique to make a decent imitation of a quill bodied fly.

Hook: #10-16 1-2x long
Thread: White
Tail: Peccary, or any stiff hair
Body: Dark brown, tan and white thread
Wingcase: Duck, turkey or goose slip
Thorax: Cream fox or rabbit dubbing
Legs: Partridge

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[GHuber-xhvv]

That's a good idea, especilaly when you tie a lot of the same pattern. Quick and easy.

[edwardchavez]

Good Morning Sir Matt, good looking fly and the colors are awesome 👌. Very Cool 😎

[bigdaddy]

Love it. Great technique. ThxMatt. Have a fabulous weekend.

[MyItalians]

Morning Matt. Thanks for the tip. That will be part of my arsenal for tying. This is why we (I) keep watching. Have a blessed day.

[ybarrajc]

Another nice one Matt thanks for educating us appreciate you my friend have a blessed day

[edwardmlotkiewicz]

Great tip using thread. Usually quills are a bit short for larger flies (size 10 or 12). I found that to keep quills from breaking, I soak them in a wet paper towel for a few hours before tying to keep them pliable. Always enjoy these videos and learn some great techniques.

[Michael-hgky]

cool pseudo quill Matt! That one will be my weekly take away lesson. Thanks again.

[Wyamike]

Interesting technique, nice looking fly pattern. Thanks for the video and have a great weekend

[jimholland]

Matt that was an amazing idea for the quill body, and a nice looking bug.
I had surgery on my right index finger. So I can’t fish for ten days, the surgery went well thankfully. I can’t wait to get back to the DH streams 👍

[richardduvall]

Nice looking pattern I'll have to try that

[johnnylightning]

Neat technique Matt. More videos like this would be welcomed, at least my me. Keep the good stuff coming.

[earlgaumer]

Nice video, I like the thread idea for the quill body.

[jamesvatter]

Varnished...I think it might even fool people from a foot or two! LOL
This is a worthy tip, Matt. Running out of quill...or breaking them constantly...can be a real bummer for new tyers.

[glentew]

That’s a great idea for quill bodies Matt. Thank you for sharing. Hope you have had a great season (or are still having). Looking forward to seeing more of your fine work as you see fit! Take care my friend.

[burtonbrocious]

Excellent tie matt opens up many possibilities tks for sharing

[cosmiccharlie]

Vary nice thank you for your time and the great trick 👍

[jamesphillips]

Awesome technique for using thread!! Sweet little fly!! Thanks for sharing Matt!!

[kenb]

Cool technique for the quill body Matt. Thanks.

[jeffreystone]

Wow that is a totally different way of tying for me. Pretty cool looking when finished. That may take a few tries before I have something that I would want anyone to see it 😂. Thank you Matt nice video. Appreciate the new technique.

[markchristensen]

I'll add this to my list of techniques to try. Thanks Matt.