Comments on: The Sparkle Parachute https://azwanderings.com/flies/the-sparkle-parachute/ ...fishing, hunting, and roaming the Southwest Wed, 27 May 2026 09:05:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: azwanderings https://azwanderings.com/flies/the-sparkle-parachute/#comment-5804 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 04:24:41 +0000 http://azwanderings.wordpress.com/#comment-5804 In reply to GBTUGlenn.

Glenn,

That is really awesome to hear. Glad the simi-seal bugger is doing the trick up there. The sparkle parachute is a great bug to tie (although I myself am running a little low with so little hackle on the market.) I do not re-spool it. Typically if I am tying up a pattern that requires it, I will peel off 6 or 12 inches to work with. It is certainly not ideal but it does the trick for me. (the other thing is I don’t want to mess around with re-spooling 300 yards of that shimmer thread.) I am going to put the Sparkle Parachute tutorial on my list of things to do. I’ll see if I can have that up in the next couple of weeks. It is a great pattern and one of my favorites when fish are being picky. Glenn, thanks again for the kind words. Always nice to hear that someone is enjoying the ramblings I put up here. Stay in touch. Tight lines.

Ben

]]> By: GBTUGlenn https://azwanderings.com/flies/the-sparkle-parachute/#comment-5803 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 04:12:43 +0000 http://azwanderings.wordpress.com/#comment-5803 Hi Ben,
Thanks for the recipe on the sparkle parachute. I have used the Sulky thread since I saw it mentioned on Winona Fly Factory blog. It really picks up the light well, but I have a little difficulty managing it sometimes. I was wondering if you transfer it to an old thread spool before you use it or do you manage it some other way.
I’ve been using simi seal for my buggers since I saw your description earlier this year. I caught some nice fish, including the largest of my trip when I was fishing a simi seal bugger on the southfork of the Shoshone in August. I really enjoy your blog and check it several times a week.
Glenn

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