The herl hackle works for me. I'll bet it'll be murder in the water.

Mark

Good stuff, everyone. A great topic, Lance, and lots of great information on a very interesting fly from Leisenring's line-up.

Mark

I have ALWAYS been partial to green flies. This one's a winner.

Mark

Zounds! What would you use that for? The Giant Behemoth?

Mark

Another great looking fly, William. Keep up the good work. I'll be sharing this thread on our Facebook page.

Mark

Hi gingerdun, Eric Leiser, who has written some books on materials and dying them and who use to own and run his own fly shop some years back, used women's hair dye (Clairol) for dying rooster and hen neck. ( He did an article on the technique for Fly Fisherman Magazine some time ago.) It works quit...

WONDERFUL! Great tutorial and a super nice fly. Thanks for the contribution.

Mark

Hi All, I’ve been thinking a lot about how we select our flies for usage. When we look at a wingless wet fly (a new pattern), do we intuitively know that fly will work? Do years of tying and fishing experience come into play or is it the look, attitude, coloration, etc. How do you know? Do bells and...

Simply take a tip from Leisenring. The more expensive necks which are genetic in nature are finer and stiffer and often, better suited to faster water applications. The softer, webbier, cheaper barnyard hen type of necks often called Indian Hen, to me is more in the realm of game-bird style wingless...