Hi,

For the historians out there, Rabbit flies (as a Rabbit matuku is called here in New Zealand) have been tied and fished here for about as long as the feather winged matukas! I believe Dan introduced them, and popularised them, in the US but I don't think the credit for their original design can be given to him. As I understand it, it's not known who tied the first one, but once matuku feathers were outlawed for flies (to protect the bird which was going extinct due to demand for the feathers) all sorts of variations were tried to find a good substitute - strips of rabbit pelt being one of them. People also use ferrel cat skin, or australian possum strips, etc as well.

Now, after being picky about that point, the step-by-step as shown is very well done and it's a great looking fly. Thanks!

- Jeff