A simple and very efficient method to increase the visibility for small CDC dry flies tied on #16-22 : adding a small bunch of white CDC barbs in front of the wing.
In certain cases I use yellow or pink instead of white, especially at sunset when the light and (...)

In the Leon area in Spain we currently find two mai families of roosters : Indio and Pardo.
The feathers from the both families must be very bright on the front and it must preserve this bright on the back. The speckles, the fleshy leaves, penetrate the feather (...)

When talking about peacock quill everyone thinks about the stripped barbs of the feathers from the peacock’s tail. Everyone expects it to be wide, nicely colored, gradually from white to dark grey, with a glossy look as if it were waxed. The peacock quill is (...)