Might have to research thru the old Fly Fisherman magazines & ads. 1976 & 1980 look like a good starting point. It’ll be easier to find some info than finally finding the World Class Scintilla notebook & Ligas notebook hidden in the bookshelves; after all these years & there was dubbing !
Salty,
Like I say, I have that Ligas notebook with the scintilla sample swatches. Anything you want from that book?
I went through my dubbing and I found 30 packets of Ligas Ultra Translucent in several colors. The price per packet is anywhere from $1.50 to $1.75, surely you cant buy it for that price today.
Byron, I have The FlyFishers Manual by Ligas. It was in a different bookcase than the Scintilla World Class Selection notebook. 97 pages with a personal notes page & then the 2 sided page of Scintilla BCS samples & 20 clear plastic pages that’ll hold dubbing packets. Thanks anyway.
Angler Dave,
I believe from the notes I have in the bottome of the draw with the Ligas dubbing is that it is for nymphs / emergers. All of the packs I have were purchased in the mid 90’s from a local shop that was closing. At the time there were rumors that the company was going to change the dubbing. All of the packs I have have Ligas inc. Boulder Colorado on them and are listed as unltratranslucent dubbing material. When I started working in a local shop in 97 I tried to source it but only could find the scintilla dubbing. I am lucky I have multipule pack of each color and I treat them like gold as they tie some very effective caddis and mayfly nymphs.
steve
Thanks Steve. I was pretty sure it was used for nymphs but couldn’t quite remember.
Dave
After looking thru a few years of magazines, in the Winter 1977 issue of Fly Fisherman there’s an ad for Creative Anglers new nymph dubbing material - Ultra Translucent in 28 assorted colors; also soft enough for dry fly bodies. There’s another ad in the pre-season Fly Fisherman 1978 issue that lists the colors available. Have 3 packets of the Creatve Anglers dubbing & 2 packets of the Ligas dubbing in the materials tote, which are mostly for crickets & hoppers. Guessing they are the same product & Scintilla is a bit different.
