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I keep asking myself why I do not use chenille for fly patterns more often. As a beginner, chenille was my best friend to make a decent looking pattern that I wasnt ashamed to show to friends and family. That really is a fine looking pattern, and I am sure you will have no problems fooling trout with it.

I really like the looks of the Black and Copper, Cactus chenille. I am going to keep my eyes open for it between now and Spring. I believe it will make an awesome Pats Rubber Legged Stone nymph.

Great work Carl!

Thanks Wayne. Chenille is a very functional material in fly fishing. It is easy to use, comes in hundreds of color combinations and material combinations and is relatively inexpensive. It appears to have been used much more readily in the near past than it is today, especially on older steelhead patterns. I think it un fairly has a little bit of that "no skill/poor man's dubbing" stigma.

Old Hat wrote:Thanks Wayne. Chenille is a very functional material in fly fishing. It is easy to use, comes in hundreds of color combinations and material combinations and is relatively inexpensive. It appears to have been used much more readily in the near past than it is today, especially on older steelhead patterns. I think it un fairly has a little bit of that "no skill/poor man's dubbing" stigma.

I agree with that whole heartedly. Again, really cool pattern Carl.

I have never been a great chenille fan on anything but streamer patterns, but then I have never had any of that Cactus black & copper coloured stuff.
Nice big heavy bug, very well presented.

. . . never had any of that Cactus-black & copper-coloured stuff.

It's more of an upscale, poor man's fly-tying material.