An extremely durable synthetic fiber with 0% water absorption and natural floating property, that sheds moss and algae, is marking-pen friendly, and can be trimmed to any desired length with a scissor.
- Very Fine Diameter Translucent Fiber for Dry Flies
- 8" Length - Approx. 5 gr. Per Pack
- Extremely Durable Synthetic Material
- 0% Water Absorption
- Natural Floating & Non-Stick Property
- Perfect for Mayflies, Emergents, Crippled, Spinner, Midge and Caddis
I started working on EP® TRIGGER POINT® FIBERS in 2005. It took me about 3 years to perfect the formula, introducing them to the market in 2008. It has been the same formula since, nothing has changed. Ok one small change - in the very beginning the fibers were treated with a floatant, but I quickly learned this was totally unnecessary as the material has an incredible natural floating property!
There are a number of carefully designed EP® TRIGGER POINT® FIBERS blended to match just about any flying insect, but you also have the option of blending your own individual colors for specific hatches on your local waters. They are marking-pen friendly as well for additional color variations; the possibilities are endless! The wings and body of Mayflies such as March Browns, Blue Winged Olives or the fabled Morning Dun can be matched effortlessly.
The fibers are perfect to make fine and thin profile bodies, even on the smallest size 24 hook. A little playing around and you’ll quickly learn what this material is capable of. You can seriously do an entire fly with the same fiber: the tail, the body, the thorax and the wings all with EP® TRIGGER POINT® FIBERS. You don’t need to spend a lot of money buying a ton of different products to make a fly (we all know quality dry hackle is not cheap). But, if you do want to dress up the fly to further match the hatch, a little synthetic dubbing on the thorax area is a nice touch!
0% Water Absorption - On the first backcast whatever water is on the fly will flick right off and the fly will be bone dry by the time it hits the water.
Non-Stick Material - In the summer months you can have a ton of algae and other green stuff in the water. It can be a nightmare cleaning the fly of all that junk. With synthetic, you don’t have to worry about that.
Natural Floating Property - Seriously, these things float, no floatant of any kind is necessary with this material.
Extreme Durability - Synthetic is much more durable than natural. You will catch fish after fish on the same fly, no problem.
Trim to Size - The biggest advantage in my opinion: you can easily trim these fibers to your desired size. Say you’re fishing a specific hatch, and all of a sudden you have refusal. Maybe the fly is too big and you don’t have anything smaller with you. Just grab your scissor, give a quick trim, and you’re ready to throw that fly back in the water immediately. You cannot do that with natural material.
