I've wanted to tie up one of Whitlock's Red Fox Squirrel Nymphs for a while now, but I am a little puzzled how to get the proper materials.
FeatherCraft sells a custom dubbing for a Red Fox Squirrel Nymph because they say that "You will never get enough of the orange-fur off a fox squirrel belly skin." But this looks like it would just be the dubbing for the body. What would you use, then, for the tail and thorax? :confused: I'm trying to figure out how to do this with out ordering from multiple places. If I got a Red Fox Squirrel skin instead, would I also need some sort of antron dubbing? And where would I get the skin?
I'm still new at tying, so about all I have on hand for this pattern would be the hooks, thread, and maybe the ribbing. Oh, and I guess I do have a hen saddle for the hackle too.
What if I tied a Red Fox Squirrel Nymph style of fly with hare's ear material? I wouldn't want to offend my hero Dave Whitlock.