Hi Normand and Buddy,
Thanks so much for your response on the Magic Foil question. My thinking runs very close to yours. After buying enough fly tying material to fill two eighteen-wheelers because I always wanted to have the prescribed, authentic material, I've gradually come to realize that 99% of the time, the fish don't care. Especially in free-stone streams and warm-water lakes just about anything will do if the size, shape, approximate color, and presentation are correct. I have become truly unanal about my fly tying material and it's much more fun (and much cheaper). Take care! 8T