I think the reason Rogan never revealed the process in print is because it was common knowledge. I have some of the extract that was used to dye Tyrian purple. The exact process was lost to history in the 15th century. Later the process was re-discovered centuries later. But because it was a result ...

Aged urine has been used since ancient times for cleaning and dyeing. I have an Irish dye book from around 1900 that tells how to make an indigo vat with it. In County Donegal, where Rogan lived, the weavers were still gathering lichens (crottle) up to 1940 to dye the wool for their tweed clothing. ...

When I first got into fly tying years ago; I learned that one of the mysteries of fly tying was; how did Rogan got the color for his Fiery Brown fly. The only clue, apparently, was that he used donkey urine. I did a huge amount of research, traveled hundreds of miles, did a number of dye experiments...

As I mentioned above, I am here, so if you want to lay a bet, you are welcome. Just don't put down anything you can't afford :D I’m putting my well-being at risk by mentioning this but Alberto and I both got into a”discussion” with Mr. Smith. At the end, I was as red as a beet, and Alberto told me ...

Johnno wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 3:43 pm Interesting article.. great read!

I take it that Mr Smith didn’t take the comments laying down and bit back?

I would wager money on it.

There are certain mysteries embedded in fly fishing history, particularly regarding dyes and color, that I have explored extensively. My experience with Dr. Herd and others is that they expect direct, specific, written references.

My thought was that not everyone here is also there.

This article is Andrew Herd’s take on North Country spiders.

https://www.54deanstreet.it/en_US/blog/ ... y-method-9#

It's a good one!

Daiichi 1640, Kamasan 980 and Drennan Specimen hooks all appear to be identical. The Drennan hooks were the ones recommended by Roger Fogg for spiders. So, is Daiichi the only one going downhill or are they all in it together?