Doug,

Very nice patterns! Great photography and explanation of the process. The cottontail is an underrated source of great dubbing, feet, (as we've discussed before) and also very tasty in the pot!

Nice job!

Tim

That is a very nice looking pattern, Carl. I'll bet it fishes well in a variety of applications.

Tim

Hi Bill, Goose body feathers are split and "burned" by bleach, then stabilized in baking soda and water for Spey-type hackles as you suggested. Similar to burning the flue from peacock herl with bleach, your mileage may vary. I have purchased bleached and dyed goose feathers for steelhead ...

Bill,

That's a fantastic looking Sulphur pattern. Nice details, and no surprise that it is such an effective patter, Welll done, as always, sir!

Best,

Tim

I did notice a couple of comments about harvesting regular (cottontail) rabbit's feet and wonder if this material has the same translucence and hydrophobic properties as the snowshoe hare stuff. Anybody know for sure? Bill, I don't know for sure, but Art Lee wrote about it in an article in Fly Fishe...

Bill, And if they don't take it when the Hendricksons are on the water, it might be a good match for Isonychia. Dying rabbit's feet seems to be pure witchcraft. I've only had a few dyed feet that were really what I wanted/was looking for. That's why I use cottontail feet for my Hendrickson and BWO e...

Very cool, Jim!

Lots of good fly tyers, and special friends in the photo and in that short clip!

Best,

Tim

Hans,

Did you dye the entire JC neck, or just a sampling of eyes? Very interesting look, and they would look good on steelhead patterns.

Nice work, as always, sir!

Best,

Tim

William,

Great post, and a very impressive series of flies. Well done, as always!

Best,

Tim

Very nice looking pattern, Carl!

The Atherton series has worked well for me, and has been a favorite for a long time.

Best,

Tim