I've been experimenting with mixing Frog's Fanny (aka Cab-O-Sil TS-720)
with the dubbing when tying nymphs. The idea is to get the strongly
hydrophobic treated fumed silica particles tied deep into the nymph
body. So far, so good. It makes a realistic looking bubble to my eye.
I've been tying a variant of Skip's Nymph -- basically a PT with hare's
ear dubbing for the thorax instead of peacock herl. The next step is to
try it on-stream. I'll go out for a spring whitefish extravaganza
tomorrow, to fill my smoker.

Photos to follow on abpf.

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