Tied small for midges is about the only thing I've had luck using it for.

Thanks Alan, The appeal of the flymph design. Liveliness.

Thanks guys. Actually tying a lot lately. I have been tying orders for some and working on a couple projects.

I've been working through some dark Hendrickson flymphs patterns lately. Different combinations of dubbing and such. I've settled on this one I believe. Claret silk Dark brassy dun hackle Reddish copper wire rib Bronze mallard tail Abdomen of 50/50 muskrat and hare's poll Thorax of 50/50 muskrat and...

Winner, Winner...chicken dinner!

I don't think a thorax makes much difference in how the hackles behave as far as collapsing. Contrary to popular belief the hackles when underwater will not fold up tight to the body. Larger flies swung in fast current may push back a bit but won't collapse like many believe. Propping the hackles up...

I have tried this technique with Kid Mohair which is a little finer and softer. It worked fine but was still a bit more scraggly. What happens is the coarser the dubbing the less tangled up with the chenille it becomes when you dub onto the chenille. When you go to brush it out too much of it is pul...

Hey Ron, the actual Fuzzle Dub fibers are about 1" in length. It is very fine. Very similar to Senyo's Lazer Dubbing or Bernat Acrylic yarn.

This is the Wapsi (UTC) Herl Chenille in root beer that I used. I liked the Wapsi colors better. They seemed a bit more translucent. This is the MFC Lucent Chenille

It was great. Bob joined Ronr and I at Jim’s for about 3 days. We had a nice time and fishing was good. Even a great Tuesday Tying night. We fished the west fork and mostly between the lakes. Caught some nice fish and lost better ones.