I haven't seen any emails in a long while on the VFB, perhaps because of the USA Thanksgiving holiday, but I have to share this. On a whim, and on the recommendation of a fly tying buddy of mine, Tim Cammisa (you likely know him from his YouTube videos), I tried out a new SemperFli product called "Dirty Bug Yarn". At first, I thought this to be "just another yarn," but it is anything but that! It comes in mottled colors, one of which is as close to a 477 match as I have ever seen, and it comes in a thinner-than-Antron-yarn, two-ply "strand" (though if it is 2-ply, I guess it is a cord and not a strand). Somewhere between embroidery yarn thickness and a single-ply of Antron yarn for thickness. Very minimally shaggy - just enough, but not "chenille" shaggy. More like "mole fur dubbing noodle" or "thin superfine dubbing noodle" fuzz. It is there, but not much. The thing with this stuff is that it blends really well - it doesn't look like you wrapped a cord around a hook. It looks like a single, continuous body that is perfectly mottled and buggy looking. I find it perfect for just about all small to medium gamefish flies (trout and grayling is what I have in mind) from emergers to nymphs, dries to parachutes. I even caught an 11" rainbow on a mini-bugger (size 14) with this as the body material. That is about the biggest I would push it for the hook *length,* though (not hook size, but length) because the dirty bug yarn doesn't add much bulk to the hook, and it looks weird if you have a very long and very skinny hook. At least, it looks odd (or "under-dressed" to me. JStockard (jsflyfishing.com) carries this stuff - no affiliation, but I know it isn't easy to locate, so that's the only reason I mention this. But I would encourage you, if you have 5 quids to toss towards this product, definitely try it out! The mottled colors not only look great from a "fly fisher's" perspective, but they truly do catch more fish from a "fish catching" perspective! Again, I have no affiliation with SemperFli, JStockard, or anything mentioned; I just wanted to rave about an awesome material that is a game-changer for me. Hope you are all well, -Pete
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