the key is collecting that ww11 dryer lint...., hard to come by these days..

Thanks Steve.. I've been trying to figure out the Shrimp dub shroud and couldn't get it right... now I can!

I've been reading the snowshoe hare posts on the reference tab. I remembered I had dyed a snowshoe foot when I was dying calf tails for Norm Wood Specials. It produced an interesting shade of reddish tan with the expected variations associated with the white natural. I decided to try a Better's Usua...

Steve...I'd love to see that how too... I'm using the patterns in your book for inspiration...

Yep... for a $100 bucks, I'll just hack it off with scissors, or I may try the hacksaw blade...if a good one cost a hundred.. what good can a $3 one be.... I do have some patches of various furs I bought at a grab bag at an IFF show... there is some mink, beaver, otter, and other furs I can't identi...

Doug... do you use a dubbing rake when trying to remove just a small amount of dubbing from a hide or do you just clip it off with scissors....if using a rake.. what brand?

Cool. Thanks for the diagrams Martin. I had a feeling that was the case just never took the time to confirm it. Orange in the murky water? I can use that info here in Florida we have a lot of tannic stained rivers and creeks. Blue was a great color on the Metolius River in Oregon. That last sentenc...

Hey Roadkill, I'd love to see your versions of Steve's Sedge emerges when you come this way next month.. I'll tie some up too and we'll compare notes and results... UC Steve... been adding some of the shrimp ice dub to some fur in different flies and love the look...As soon as the weather allows, we...

my earlier comments are certainly with tongue firmly in cheek....I do find I really like tying with the Pearsall's Gossamer and I greatly appreciate the history and those dedicated to preserving it.I do tie for the pleasure of the process but mostly for fooling the fish.

I'm envious of all you folks who have done this so much longer than have I... I didn't even know Pearsalls' existed until after they stopped making it and therefore I'll not have collections of these beautiful silk threads....However,... close your ears you purists... but I'm taking White Pearsall's...