Jeff,

Did you say Starling and Royal Blue? Did you get permission from the Sweetheart of FAOL, Her Royal Highness Betty Hiner?

A year - or maybe two - ago, in a discussion here of soft hackles Betty mentioned that she tied some with blue bodies. She, or one (or some) of her fans provided photos of North Country spiders with lovely blue bodies. I snitched some blue thread from my wife and tied some. They worked like a champ!!

Yup, you're still in very good company.

Again, thanks for the Water Cricket. I should probably be ashamed that I forgot reading about it, but it was quite awhile ago. Sometimers disease, and all that.

Bill