Thanks to everybody for the tips... I think you, Ian, and Neville are all correct on the substitute, cause I'm no fish LOL, But I think a fish goes more for the shape and outline more than the exact replica in most cases.. Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn Overton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 12:06 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Diptera ,tying ideas & using a hook with a bigger gap.. > Just use tying thread on those small flies and for yellow bodies and other > that change into another color just use a strip white hackle quill and dye > it with a water proof marker before applying to the hook....Sometimes the > hook color comes through a very thin dub body A dyed strip peacock eye > quill.is interesting also..By using the same size hackle, tail and body > size try using a down eye ,#1510 Daiichi. or down eye Mustard ,5x short in > #16 for # 20 to #22 flies and sometimes for # 24's and # 18 for the smaller > ones. Again it depends on the size of hackle and body size etc you apply to > the hook . They been doing this for midge flies in England for over seventy > five years , I have an old Hardy catalog that shows this.,and Bill Tobin of > Cortland been using # 16 ,5x shorts since the !930's.,called Tobin's Little > People ...I found that in catch and release waters where there are very > selective that I had to use a regular size hook only 10 % of the time. and > instead of missing so many fish ,once they take and roll to take a fly using > these hooks ,just tighten the line and they just hook themselves......Glenn > Overton > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Neville Gosling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 10:29 PM > Subject: RE: [VFB] Diptera > > > > You don't need seal's fur per se - it does say or substitute. > > Most black dubbing should be ok. Seal's fur is a bit spikey. > > > > > > Neville (Nev) Gosling > > Greater Vancouver, Canada > > > > Subject: Re: [VFB] Diptera > > > > I have everything to tie these but the seals fur. Anything I could sub for > > that??? Thanks, Chuck > > > > > > > > > > > >
