Jerry, In the package of flies I'm sending today, I'll add some materials for you to try out- fox-tail, coyote tail, Islandic sheep, polar bear, and whaterever else looks right as I go through the bin.
(Buggs has petitioned a boycott on the use of rabbit- he's getting a bit nervous. He strongly suggests substituting fox and coyote, and the re-establishment of raptors (bunny-eating only) as legitimate fly-tying resources. Buggs' version of a 'double-bunny' is a lot different from a flyfisherman's.) DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: Jerry Goldsmith To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 5:02 AM Subject: [VFB] substitute for rabbit Listers, I am tying a fly that calls for a wing of white rabbit fur and then a second wing in front of the first, that is brown rabbit fur. I have the brown rabbit fur, I do not have any white. What is the best substitute fur the white rabbit fur. I have white raccoon tail and white marabou. An additional question is, once having substituted for the white fur do I then mix the two materials or should I tie both wings out of the same material. jg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.8/940 - Release Date: 8/6/2007 4:53 PM
