BTW, the recipe for all three of those Spade flies calls for a natural Grizzley hen feather for the hackle, but according to Alec Jackson you may substitute, black hen, Guinea, or even schlappen, or any number of appropriate substitutes. And when fishing (and deciding on what color to use, with any fly, for steelies i presume) one should stay on the blue side of green in the early morning and up until the after noon.....and then switch to the red side of green in the afternoon and early eve., and during sundown/sunset. Makes sense when you think about it, and is in complete accordance with Gary LaFontains philosophy about color choices when picking a fly. So, i decided on the Guinea for Murf's fly......just seemed the right thing to do. later, mark
