If you want a dry fly that does it all for trout and warm water species that you don't have to keep treating with floatant and have it fall apart within a few fish. Mr. Fran Better came up with a fly called The Usual. The fly utilizes snowshoe Hare feet and is very easy to tie and there are many variations.

SSH patterns are versatile patterns that can be fished as standard dry flies or skittered across the surface in the manner of Len Wright?s caddis patterns. The patterns can also be effective under water on the swing or under drag. One feature of SSH patterns is their ability to float like a cork. Not many patterns have the floatability of the SSH patterns with the exception today being the foam bodied flies.

SSH feet have several positive attributes. The under fur makes a fabulous buoyant body dubbing. The guard hairs, while coarse, do have the ability to be packed and tyed on as wings and tails without undue bulk. The natural sheen of the under fur and guard hairs also gives a SSH pattern a translucence quality that trout like to bite. SSH feet come in a natural range of colors from white to a dark dun, but thanks to modern dying ? olive, wood-duck, black, and orange are colors that broaden the scope of use for SSH patterns.

Do a search, get some SSH feet in various colors and sizes and you will have a fly that will take over your fly box. If you do it and are not happy, I'll buy the SSH feet from you.

Philip