Originally Posted by
Ron Eagle Elk
BrandonL,
I tie with several different colors of thread (a lot of silk). Many of the old subsurface patterns used a certain thread color because the thread showed through the dubbing. The thread, combined with the tying wax and wet dubbing color gave a more lifelike appearance to the fly. Sometimes those old guys from the days of yore really knew what they were doing.
I also vary the color of tying thread for dry flies, but usually use Black, Olive, Brown and Tan.
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