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Bertie Doe

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  1. Thanks Silvercreek for your kind offer. As you say, shipping costs to Europe are excessive, mainly because they won't 'ship' by surface mail but insist on air-freight. While looking at Killer Bugs I came across Tim Cammisa's version on youtube :- http://tinyurl.com/n76rvhv As you see, he uses Jamieson Spindrift in oyster :- http://tinyurl.com/mglgprf It's also a 2 ply wool as per Chadwicks and Borroco UAF. At this price I'll also get a match for the more yellowy sand, used on the bed of the local lake/reservoir. Could prove handy for bodies for other patterns. I think the oyster will work better on the feeder streams.
  2. Thanks Silvercreek for your kind offer. As you say, shipping costs to Europe are excessive, mainly because they won't 'ship' by surface mail but insist on air-freight. While looking at Killer Bugs I came across Tim Cammisa's version on youtube :- http://tinyurl.com/n76rvhv As you see, he uses Jamieson Spindrift in oyster :- http://tinyurl.com/mglgprf It's also a 2 ply wool as per Chadwicks and Borroco UAF. At this price I'll also get a match for the more yellowy sand, used on the bed of the local lake/reservoir. Could prove handy for bodies for other patterns. I think the oyster will work better on the feeder streams.
  3. Thanks for the wet/dry info Fisherboy - I guess I should have spotted that. It's a pity the 477 has been discontinued, even though Thomas Chadwick & Sons are still going strong here in the UK. I've found a seller of Berroco in the steel cut oats color. Unfortunately they only stock the heavier grade of yarns, used for the chunkier pullovers and cardigans. I may buy some if I can't source the Berroco Ultra Alpaca Fine grade over here. Mind you, 400 yards should last me several life-times
  4. Hallo, I'm a newbie to both fly fishing and tying. This is a great post so thanks all - saved to 'faves' In Silver Creeks' closeup pics of the 2 patterns : Chadwicks and Berroco both wet and dry versions look similar. They each have a wire 'underbody'. So my daft question is - what other ingredient will make one float and the other sink? Is it the obvious application of floatant to one and sinkant to the other? Thanks in anticipation.
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