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Tony Deacon
February 28th, 2004, 07:33 AM
"Aquazur-Dra" > wrote in message
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> 'Cats Whisker' is a very famous streamer/lure pattern and is used by fly
> fishermen all over the world but do you know who invented it ??.
>


Try this:

http://business.virgin.net/british.classic/catswhisker.html

The previous reference gave a dressing with only a wing of white marabou. It
should have a tail, as well. Apparently, the originator used white cat's
whiskers to stiffen the marabou in an attempt to prevent it wrappng round
and getting caught up around the hook bend.

Tight Lines,
Tony Deacon