Snowshoe Hare's Foot and Calf Tail

On Sun, 27 May 2007 18:53:19 GMT, "Bob Weinberger"
wrote:


"Steve in Maryland" wrote in message
oups.com...
Is there a substantial difference between the performance of snowshoe
hare and calf tail? The texture seems so similar, and snowshoe hare
is hard to come by.

Steve
Maryland


Snowshoe Hare Foot guard hairs are naturally water repellant, making them
excellent for dry fly wings and tails. While calf tail has similar
appearance and texture, it is not water repellant.

Bob Weinberger La Grande, OR


I would have said the calf tail is a lot more crinkly and coarse than snowshoe
hare...

/daytripper

"daytripper" wrote in message
...

I would have said the calf tail is a lot more crinkly and coarse than
snowshoe
hare...

/daytripper

......and, you did. You are completely correct. Calf tail is
considerably more coarse than snowshoe foot. As stated by Bob, the snowshoe
floats a bit better, and collects a bit more in the way of air bubbles with
it's finer texture. On the other hand, for wings on larger flies, calf's
tail, and
body hair is fine stuff.
Tom