Peter, this one looks like it will be terrific on my home water, and complements your Baby Bugger series very nicely. Put it this way, if it works half as well as the BBs it will be a killer! I remember you mentioning that your work on the book really improved your photography skills with the tutorials, and I think it shows in the FOTW -very nice picture series. Can’t wait to try it!
Bob
I don’t know, I don’t think those wooly bugger flies will ever catch on!
Nice job, Peter.
John
I started to use bunny for the tail about 1 year ago because I was starting to find it hard to find good marabou. On another fly fishing board fly swap I tied up some real simple but effective leech flies with just a olive rabbit fur removed from the skin tail, double layer of uni yarn body and a collar of rabbit removed from the skin. simple but effective fly.
Thanks for the complements, Bob and John.
Nick, as I mentioned in the article, to get the right length barb I personally found it necessary to use two shorter feathers. There are many feathers long enough on the skin I have, but on these the barbs are longer than I want.
Peter
Peter: Very nice looking fly. I get the feeling I will be tying some up in sizes 10-24 .
Take care everyone and cya around. Mark
What about arctic fox? Since reading the FOTW my wheels have been turning.
Nice job!
Seege
Seege,
Experiment with any kind of fur! Rabbit fur, however, is easily found in so many colors and is very fluffy and soft. I sometimes use woodchuck underfur. It is a nice golden tan color, but a bit stiffer. Since I mostly fish rivers, the stiffness doesn’t seem to adversely effect action. But go ahead and try artic fox. It might be a real winner G.
Thanks Peter
Seege