Folded Foam Emerger
Scott says, “Another Quigley Cripple spawn; cherry-picked parts from Gantner’s Folded Foam and Nemek’s Fast Water emergers. Tied here as a PMD; change colors to suit your needs.”
Material list:
hook – Dai Riki 125 #16
thread – Danville 6/0 pale yellow
shuck – EP fibers olive/brown mix
rib – Midge Krystal Flash pearl
body – marabou yellowish olive/tan
hackle – barred cream
wing – .5mm foam tan
mash barb, start thread; measure (shank length) a strip (3/4 gap width) of folded foam, tie in facing forward over hook eye/trim butts.
tie in some EP fibers/rib; fold shuck, wrap halfway down bend
tie in some marabou fibers, twist/wrap body
counterwrap rib; tie off/trim
tie in hackle
wrap to wing, tie off/trim; half hitch x 2, SHHAN, trim shuck
