Ron Eagle Elk wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 9:36 am I have a red fox face coming from Moscow Hide and Fur. Once it arrived, I'll let you know how much I have. https://www.hideandfur.com/inventory/60501150.html

Thanks

By chance does anyone have some extra of the light brown dubbing taken from a fox's ear available for sale? Thanks.

Bob

I copied these from the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Protected Species (10.13 List) MBTA AS OF APRIL 2020 Many of these listed are used on many of the old North Country Spiders and Soft Hackles. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act makes it illegal for anyone to take, possess, import, export, transport, sell,...

nice, very nice!

It really reminds me of Oliver Kite's "Bare Hook Nymph" that had nothing more than a copper wire built up thorax. I've dome a few of Kite's BHNs and also added a little dubbing to the copper thorax.... both wokred well for me the few times I tried them. Here's video of Oliver Kite tying an...

Interesting how a slight change in a dressing results in a different name.

For quite a few years, I've tied various "thread and hackle dressings" with the addition of a thorax or wire rib - sometimes both - and just continued to call them as a P&O, P&Y, etc.

letumgo wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:22 am Appears to be the model #1402, but just a guess…

Close - #1302 ordered directly from Ian at Wheatley last summer.

"Dear Bob
Thank you for your email.
We can still supply the 1302 3'' swing leaf box.
£45 per box.
£20 shipping.

Regards
Ian"

Bob

I couldn't find the small, leaf style Wheatley clip boxes Stateside, so a couple months ago, I ordered two more boxes that I filled up with spiders and soft hackles.

Saw this on a UK site and thought I'd give it a try.

Here's the link for the original dressing: ( https://www.robdenson.co.uk/rough-red-cruncher)

Whoops - forgot that the hooks were Daiichi 1550 size 16.