There is no question about it. Small flies catch fish, and sometimes they work when nothing else will. Granted, large flies, as a rule, catch large fish. Bass and stripers love a nice mouthful of #4 Woolley Bugger with thick hackle, and a huge tuft of marabou. But what if the place you?re fishing has mostly sunfish and crappie, and you still want to use a Woolley Bugger (arguably one of the most successful fly patterns ever designed, for all species?at least in fresh water)?
Enjoyed reading the article. I think Craft Fur may be an over looked fly tying material with most seasoned tiers. I like to use it with streamers, mixed with other materials. Got a bunch of a while back really cheap and use it for allot of different applications. Also makes a pretty good dubbing mix. It is more durable then some feathers that’s for sure 
I always enjoy experimenting with different materials when tying. One of the many joys of the art fly tying.
Mike
gigmaster, I tried that and mine looked just a bit worse than terrible. Now that I see it can be done, I’m gonna take another shot at it. thanks for the article and the encouragement.
rodgerole
Can you post a picture of the complete piece of “craft fur” purchased from Wal-Mart?
I could not find anything that resembles what I see in the picture. I found some yarn that is quite stringy…and I found some squares of fur that looked like on a skin. All they had was a black and a white.
Is THIS the “craft fur” you are referring to? Doesn’t look like it to me. What I found looked more like uh…I dunno…I guess fur…but long thicker pieces like 1" long on a 6" square of a skin.
The texture just does not look like the “craft fur” which is in your picture…and you stated comes in many colors.
I even asked in the sewing department and they said what I had in my hand was all the craft fur they had.
Sure would like to not only see a picture of the complete piece…but even a piece in it’s packaging…so I can look for it. I cannot find what I think is the right stuff.
Jim
jim
craft fur looks like the following images
your local big box craft store should have it
Thanks Normand. I think I got it. The fur I saw at wal mart just didn’t look right to me. I think the fly could also be created out of semi-seal, and calf’s tail, or just semi seal.
Jim