It seems to be a wool polyester/nylon blend, it's soft and has the sparkle of Antron yarn. There is no way of knowing since the packaging gives no clue of the blend, not could I find the product online.
I compared it to Veniard's No. 477 and it looks close. I have to tie a few Sawyer's Killer Bugs with the 3 closes matches and see which produces. Needless the yarn looks very buggy and should work for several nymph patterns.
"Fun with Fibers" Package
Possible Chadwick 477 Substitute #1
Possible Chadwick 477 Substitute #2
Possible Chadwick 477 Substitute #3
Veniard No. 477 and Fun with Fibers #1 side-by-side
Close-up "Fun with Fibers" (top), Veniard No. 477 (bottom)
Veniard No. 477 and Fun with Fibers #2 side-by-side
Close-up "Fun with Fibers" (top), Veniard No. 477 (bottom)
(Fun with Fibers #2 looks the closest)
Veniard No. 477 and Fun with Fibers #3 side-by-side
Close-up "Fun with Fibers" (top), Veniard No. 477 (bottom)
And the winner is....#2!
ReplyDeleteI'd still get a small package or spool of red mohair and wrap one or two mohair fibers (really doesn't take much!) when you wrap the yarn. That will be enough to give the fly a pinkish hue when wet - and I really do think that's the key to the fly's awesome effectiveness.
Chris, thanks for the tip. I'll try it.
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