Home Forums Fishing Flyfishing Did I hear someone say that it's time for another Swap?

I got mine in the mail today. I wanted to avoid being stereotyped for always getting mine in first. I managed to tie the standard fly and two improvements (I think). I tie this mayfly pattern my friend taught me called a thorax fly. My trout love the fly but after 2 minutes, the thing sinks. I tied it with a kip tail wing as a parachute. I tried it with a little Enrico Puglisi fur this time that weighs nada and hope it might float a little longer. I also tied it with a deer hair body with 3 moose mane fibers for a tail and hope that will float a while longer too. I find myself tying on fresh flys to toss to fish and then hanging them on my hat. It'd be nice to leave one on for a while.