Hemingway Tube Mayfly Bodies - Small

Hemingway Tube Mayfly Bodies Small are ready-formed synthetic mayfly bodies designed to help you tie neat, consistent floating patterns with far less effort than building each body from scratch. Their tapered shape and built-in tails give a convincing natural silhouette for mayfly imitations and similar dry flies.

Made from a soft, flexible hollow material, these bodies hold air bubbles within the structure, which helps support buoyancy and keeps the fly fishing high in the surface film. They are especially useful when tying mayfly patterns that need to sit correctly on the water and still look natural to wary trout.
The Small size is intended for approximately size 14 to 16 hooks and each pack contains 10 bodies. Hemingway also make these bodies in a larger size for approximately size 10 to 12 hooks, with 5 bodies per pack, for anglers tying bigger mayfly patterns.
These bodies are also designed to pair particularly well with Hemingway Mayfly Wings, making it easier to build balanced, realistic mayfly dry flies. At troutcatchers, they are a popular choice for fly tyers who want a practical shortcut without losing the shape and profile that matter on the water.

Mayfly fly tying bodies

Hemingway Tube Mayfly Bodies are pre-formed hollow bodies for tying buoyant mayfly and caddis style dry flies. They are shaped to imitate the natural body profile of the insect, helping produce neat, consistent flies with less tying time and less body-building work.

Hollow dry fly bodies for buoyancy

The hollow construction contains air bubbles which act as a buoyancy aid, helping the finished fly stay afloat. This makes them particularly useful for dry fly patterns intended to sit properly on the surface during a hatch.

Pre-formed mayfly bodies for dry flies

• Small size suits approximately size 14 to 16 hooks
• 10 bodies per pack
• 7 Colour choice
• Pre-formed tapered shape with built-in tails
• Soft and flexible for easy tying-in
• Hollow construction helps support flotation
• Useful for mayfly and similar dry fly patterns
• Designed to work particularly well with Hemingway Mayfly Wings
• Can be enhanced further with a permanent marker if required

How to tie mayfly dry flies with tube bodies

• Use a fine tying thread to secure the body neatly without adding unnecessary bulk
• Match with Hemingway Mayfly Wings for a more balanced mayfly profile
• Choose the Small size for hooks around 14 to 16
• Keep supporting materials sparse so the body shape remains the main feature
• Add subtle colour definition with a marker if you want to match a particular hatch more closely

Which sizes are available in Hemingway Tube Mayfly Bodies

• Small: approximately size 14 to 16 hooks, 10 bodies per pack
• Large: approximately size 10 to 12 hooks, 5 bodies per pack