Comments on Caddis Chronicles: Back to Ed Engle and His Blue-winged Olive Emerger

And.....yes, ostrich may work nicely wound around ...

2011-04-07T17:45:28.090-04:00

And.....yes, ostrich may work nicely wound around the thorax.

The marabou is just the fluffy stuff at the base o...

2011-04-07T17:41:47.455-04:00

The marabou is just the fluffy stuff at the base of an olive dyed hen neck.

Jimmy, I got them at Shannon's. They are called brite beads and are glass. I think Spirit River markets them. I'm sure Michael's has glass beads that are lined with various colors.

I suppose you could use ostrich for the thorax too...

2011-04-07T14:57:40.935-04:00

I suppose you could use ostrich for the thorax too.
Where do you get the beads? Craft store or fly store?

I'd seen the midge bubble back but was not sur...

2011-04-07T07:59:03.070-04:00

I'd seen the midge bubble back but was not sure what the BWO might be like. Nice use of dubbed marabou, think I'm going to try that.