I forgot to add.... Those are stacked deer hair they aren't spun. To get frog spots... for example do a search on stacking deer hair. http://www.flyfield.com/deerhair.htm I'm sure Don O can better explain stacking deer hair to you but you basically build the colors up on top of each other. Don't spin them around the hook. Same thing for stripes that don't go all the way around the fly. Deb
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Gramp Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 7:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VFB] Patterns in Spun Hair? Hi everyone, First off, a WELL DONE to mike bliss for hosting the go- to swap!! I just got the bunch of flies back, and all i can say is... WOW! I have to apologize, yet again, for being so late with my flies... On another note, congrats to DonO for his deer-hair flies in the recent issue of 'The Art of Angling Journal'! These flies (and admittedly others) got me thinking... How, exactly, does one incorporate 'tiger-print patterns' into the spun hair? I have the fly tyer's benchside reference, but don't even know what to look up... Also, how does one incorporate feathers in the fly and still spin completely around the feather? (I'm thinking of the turtles using english jay for the flippers, for those who have access to the recent journal). I hope these questions are clear enough... Tight wraps and lines, Pete
