Muddled Hell's Half Hog Hopper SBS

[ScottP]

How many fish do you expect on that fly before the legs are gone or too mangled to work? Although you wouldn't get those hairy "knees", I can't help but think that Antron fibers etc... would make much more durable legs.

Ed,

Durability would not be a strong point (same goes for the tails on any Pheasant Tail nymph I've ever tied, although they continue to catch fish). I tied these true to the patterns I saw more for fun while playing around with flies that are new to me. Subbing knotted rubber, antron, antron/pheasant, etc. would definitely produce longer-lasting legs.

Could you spare us a link to the Caithness site?

http://www.caithnessqualityflies.co.uk/


Regards,
Scott