The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.
Doublespey wrote:
I have upland bird dogs, and skin out all my roosters ... I use lots of pheasant feathers...
...I also shoot huns, that I've been using for winging lately... Sure looks good.
...I use lots of duck as well...
...I get good use out of peacock BODY feathers...
and right angle the CDC feather stems behind the head, trim down, and create a pontoon emerger that floats, and balances the fly better on no hackles with the emerging legs of the CDC. Sure looks good.