"Stephen Welsh" wrote in message
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Excellent tips Tom, thanks! Tried them last evening to great effect.
I may have to wait till spring to fish the caddis: midges might
prove handy very soon even though, to date, the fish have generally been
hanging deep on pupa.

The snowshoe is an interesting material, excellent for smaller bugs, the
underfur makes a nice (somewhat coarse) translucent dubbing as well.

Yes indeed. The body of The Usual is underfur dubbed over red (or orange)
thread. It shows through nicely when wet.

A couple of examples from the 2000 fly swap:
http://www.gula.org/roffswaps/detail...ge=FS2002&id=3
http://www.gula.org/roffswaps/detail...e=FS2002&id=22
http://www.gula.org/roffswaps/detail...ge=FS2002&id=8
http://www.gula.org/roffswaps/detail...e=FS2002&id=28
http://www.gula.org/roffswaps/detail...e=FS2002&id=39