Marshmallow Beetle (body design by Kenshiro Shimazaki)

Marshmallow Beetle by Kenshiro Shimazaki is among most original and creative flies i have ever seen. At the same time its very easy to tie.. Marshmallow style bodies are very versatile, so experiment with them.
Tight lines
Cheers
Vladimir

[@vovcikn.5619]

Great fly, will try it to tie today's evening! Thank you for video.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Glad you like it. Beetles, stoneflies, hoppers.... They cover several options.
Happy tying
Vladimir

[@epsieblaine7968]

Great looking fly,and you aced it.Great job.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thank you so much. Now i need to fish those... Maybe tomorrow at my friends pond...

[@charlesmello1600]

Great video. Ship keel analogy made a lot of sense, will consider that when tying terrestrials.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks. Hook is very important part of the balance. Hooks with more narrow gap will provide less keel effect while wide gap will provide more.
Cheers and happy tying
Vladimir

[@GhjantoFlyFishing]

Very interesting concept of well balanced fly with heavier hook and polypropylene detached body ! I am going to tie some terrestrials this way! Another beautiful and instructive video Vladimir !👌👍👏

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks so much my friend. This technique opens array of possibilities 🍺😀

[@mikehulsey4813]

Great tie my friend, I’m going to tie a few myself as beetle imitations. I’ve been using polypropylene quite a bit here lately to tie dries from head to tail and they always float high on the water making them incredibly easy to see, and as a bonus, due to how light they are, they cast like a dream.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks so much. And thanks for your comment on polypropylene... I was never super keen on using synthetics too much. But seems it works well.
Cheers
Vladimir

[@mikehulsey4813]

@@Oholisfliesandfishing I am typically the same way and much prefer natural materials over synthetics myself, however, there are just some synthetics that are hard to beat and polypropylene happens to be one of them. Davie McPhail had a video where he demonstrated a fly named the Dynamite Harry that used poly for the body and the post, and I have to say it works very well and changed my mind on the material itself.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

@@mikehulsey4813 Agree on that. Look for rackelhanen sweedish fly. Its simple but great. I saw that video from Davie, looks very fishy. I am changing my mind too i think.
Cheers
Vladimir

[@SanjinNjuhovic]

Svaka cast drug... Toppp majstorski 🎣🐟

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Hvala puno 😀🍺🍺

[@michaeljmckinnon2960]

Great looking pattern

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thank you very much. 🙏🙏🍺

[@chriswasta7765]

Great video, would make an outstanding cricket in black. Thank you and best regards, Chris

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks. 😀 I didnt get any material in black. Supplier didn't have it. It would be awesome.
All the best
Vladimir 🍺🍺

[@kenb4685]

Your tying is just amazing. Thankyou.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thank you so much for your kind words 🙏🙏🍺

[@МиткоКабадийски]

I really liked this model. I will try to make a few pieces in different colors.
I think it will be a lot of success in chub fishing.
Thank you for sharing. Tight lines 🎣

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thank you for your kind words. I am sure trout will eat it too 🍺🍺

[@paulbryan1094]

Another excellent fly. Will try it with a narrower and a little bit shorter body with a darker colour. It seems to be a bit for than foam.

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks... With this style there are so many possibilities. Try to find marshmallow frog by Kenshiro Shimazaki

[@Lukasz_Fishing_Ireland]

Very nice! thank you for sharing!

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks so much for watching 😃😃🍺

[@Lukasz_Fishing_Ireland]

@@Oholisfliesandfishing great fly. Need to try that :) should work on the hatch of sedges...

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

@@Lukasz_Fishing_Ireland Its versatile, sedges, stoneflies, even terrestrials. I am thinking about making dragonfly nymph with this body. need one for shallows.

[@Lukasz_Fishing_Ireland]

@@Oholisfliesandfishing sounds good. I just hope my substitute of marshmallow body will work ;)

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

@@Lukasz_Fishing_Ireland Any polyyarn will do. Or yarn that is meand for parachute posts such as para post by hareline...

[@scottfreeman2914]

Going to tie a few of these up in black for beetles. Looks a good alternative to foam. Have you tried to suspend a nymph duo style or is it not buoyant enough? Keep up the good work 👍

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Thanks. I never tried it... First time tomorrow i hope
I would assume that moderately heavy nymph it can carry for some time.... But for that purpose foam is unbeatable. 🍺

[@christhomas5956]

We use the phrase ‘belt and braces’ for the addition of superglue to secure the GSP from slipping! I do like this concept and will adapt for a CochyBonddu beetle thank you!!

[@Oholisfliesandfishing]

Never heard that phrase before. Thanks for it. Do you use it only for tying or there is another meaning?
Happy tying
Vladimir 😀😀🍺