Quote Originally Posted by jszymczyk View Post
It's a Woolly Worm. Call it what you want, in whatever colors and materials you want, but it's a Woolly Worm or simply a "Hackle" fly as they were called long ago. Possibly one of the very first styles of flies made in antiquity. No offense to Feather Craft but it's just a variation of a fly which has been around ever since there have been flies.
I have often thought that same thing (of course most flies are simple variations on others). It will be interesting to see how folks repond to your opinion.
David