I got some from Dakota Angler in SD and was amazed as it looks, feels and is much like the tan Vintage DK yarn I buy by the skein at the local yarn shop. They also have a great light pink Vintage DK that makes fine flies as well. Glad someone is making it in smaller amounts than a 200 gm skein. Joyce
On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 1:18 PM Pete Gramp <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vfb-mail/CAO%3DQW-7SsRAbH0EfGW%2B0u0uj-z5PeiwVLxi49vHZGXK9V_hy_A%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vfb-mail/CAO%3DQW-7SsRAbH0EfGW%2B0u0uj-z5PeiwVLxi49vHZGXK9V_hy_A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vfb-mail/CAFYf2E7BEpdpOo-3%3Dy4%3DLLxCjAJExvpg9Ro_%2B8y-P7%3DeHNn%3Drw%40mail.gmail.com.
