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The innovation in fly tying materials over the past decade has been exciting. It is fun to find applications for new materials like Faux Bucktail from Flymen. Faux Bucktail is a synthetic fiber. While each fiber is tapered, all the fibers are the same length. The fibers are solid, which means they do not flare like natural buck tail. This also means they can be wrapped around a hook shank. What little these synthetic fibers give up in movement, they arguably make up for in durability.

One of the things that we really like about Faux Bucktail is that it can be used in different ways…from clousers to small midges.

Here is a Zebra Jujubee Midge:

• Hook: Kona Barbless Curved Nymph Caddis Czech Hook, size 16-20. https://www.discountflies.com/...
• Thread: SemperFli NanoSilk 30D, white. https://www.discountflies.com/...
• Thorax: SEMPERFLI Classic Waxed Thread 70D (12/0), black. https://www.discountflies.com/...  
• Body: Faux Bucktail. For Zebra, use two black fibers and one white. https://www.discountflies.com/...
• Wing Case: Raven and Wolf Fluoro Filaments, UV Clear White. https://www.discountflies.com/...