So I have been mildly obsessed for the past couple years with two things in particular. One being the woodcock hackles and the other is red fox underfur. I have collected patches and sections and masks and snipped and teased areas to create textures and shades. Absolutely geeking out with these dubbing blends. One of my favorites has been the creamy underfur found behind the ears of a red fox mask mixed with natural seals fur. It is likely part of my fear of being caught on the stream without a tan caddis flymph, but I fished this pattern as tied below to a Hendrickson hatch a week ago in Pa and did well. I even landed a sweet double as I was landing a beautiful 11"-12" brown on the dropper when it's identical twin took the same pattern on the point.
Those things leave a particularly sweet taste.
This is pale red fox in a split thread of brown Griffith's 14/0, no rib.
This with a tinsel rib.
And this with a cdc underwing.
And this with the natural seal blended with the red fox on a chunkier hook.
