Eric,
Thanks much for the lead on the hackles. Since i fish GFVs that are tied as true as I can to the descriptions in Wright's Superior Flies,
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I am looking forward to some GFV prospecting this Spring. I look forward to tracking down the best hackles. Andre, agreed with Eric, at least last Fall, I found that these #14-16 Variiants were fine with 5X-6X. Interesting that the fireworks often took me unprepared and it was hard not to pull the trigger too quickly. It seemed that half the strikes were with the Brown on the way down...
But, I'll admit, that a few wild Brownies fell for these after refusing my offerings over and over before...

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Edited 1 time by nativebrownie Apr 30 09 10:40 PM.