Hi Allan... I was trying my first Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear and realized I didn't have any light-colored dubbing. My wife is always brushing our chow, so I told her to hang onto some for me.
I didn't bother trying to card it or anything. I just looped the dubbing into a rope and it worked out just fine... no clue what it will do in water... I'll find out in a couple weeks, but it certainly looks fine to me, and that one brushing of the dog gave me a lifetime supply of the stuff :) Anyone want any chow hair, let me know... :) -Dave On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 14:04:50 -0500, Allan Fish wrote: > Nick (and others), > > Check out Dave Lewis' autobiographical article on his "Tweeter > Caddis". You can find it at: > <http://www.performanceflyrods.com/tweetercaddis/tweetercaddis.html> > > This has been Dave's fly of choice for several years. > Unfortunately, > as Dave poignantly explains, Tweeter is no longer with him. > > I tie a nymph, the "Lucky Grouch Nymph" from the hair of two cats > named, appropriately, "Lucky" (who looks almost exactly like Tweeter > but is gray) and "Grouch", a scrawny calico with beautiful yellow > belly fur. Grouch has also gone to kitty paradise, but was kind > enough to leave me enough belly fur to tie these for probably the > rest of my life. > > Yes. Cat fur works great. > > Some dog furs work great in streamer patterns, too. (Golden > Retriever......Irish Setter....and > other long-haired specimens). > > Allan
