thanks, Joyce - I find it humerous that i just ordered Scintilla's dubbing swatch chart yesterday, for the same reasons (to have some examples of the BCS and to get many different colors for matching the hatch).
On a similar note, is it just me or is it crazy to be seeing female dun and male spinner Isonychia bicolor's (White-gloved howdy) this early in the year? I *think* that is what they are... duns have the tell-tale white front "legs", and a slate-grey to deep-maroon-purple color in the body - very glossy, yet the thorax is a definite rusty dark-brown color. Wings are VERY deep grey, highly subdivided with "veigns". 2-tailed mayfly, from my appraisal of the general wing-shape and such. I've been asking for the BCS because I want to tie up a bunch of whatever the heck these are, but my dubbings aren't even close to the shade... Well, that and I wanted the BCS anyhow for reading <G>. Does anyone know of a blood-maroon sparkly substance that could easily be mixed into dubbing to give flash or sparkle (or "glossy-ness") to a dry? A tying friend recomended "arctic dub", but I can't find it anywhere. If I get it in time, or hear of another substance, I'll use that in some dubbing to tie up a bunch of size 16 Isonychia bicolor comparaduns for DonO's dry swap. ANYHOW! Suggestions for what to mix into a flat-maroon dubbing to give "glassy-ness" would be greatly appreciated. Thanks all,and tight lines, Pete ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!
