Bi-colored Dubbing Brushes

[Soft-hackle]

Hi Ruard,
I believe you can find it on Amazon as well.

http://www.amazon.com/Fly-Fish-John-Ath ... 110&sr=8-4

Mark

[Old Hat]

I try to keep Atherton's ideas on multiple color use in mind whenever I am coming up with a new pattern or mixing dubbing. I have a few flymphs and softies in my box inspired by Atherton's light and dark nymphs. I often use a two tone brush on my flymphs with a darker transition into the thorax area especially when palmering the hackle through the thorax. I either go a bit darker into the thorax or use this area as an attractor zone with bright or odd colored dubbing. Another option is not tying a bi colored dubbing, but just lightly adding a few fibers of different color to the brush through the thorax. So you have a full brown brush but just a hint of say claret mixed in just in the thorax area.

[DOUGSDEN]

Old Hat,
That is an excellent idea you have here. I am particularly fond of claret dubbings as I think the fish respond well to this shade. This is just a casual observation on my part. Nothing scientific about that. Great Idea's from a great group of tyers. Thanks for your experience and wisdom!
Dougsden

[Jim Slattery]

Multi colored dubbing is something that you have to to when you are hatch matching. I suppose you could keep dying dubbing until you hit the right color but would take a lot of time and resources. What I like about multi colored dubbing is that I feel it gives the fly the illussion of movement. All of the colors bouncing off each other as compared to a straight color make the flies look buggy. The same reason Grizzly, barred or mottled feathers seem so buggy.

[Soft-hackle]

Good point, Jim, about movement.

Mark

[gdsaltzman]

I have been doing this to use in tying Czech style nymphs, usually make them the primary color with the strip in the middle to make the hot spot.