Never quite got around to it and I'm sure you'd get the whole "poaching" thing levelled at you too in many places.
I have done so because the very same fly has been quite successful with Trout
The 'trout' version worked the single time I tried it out and honestly anyone who says it's not 'on' can f*ck off, fly fishing is an all-encompassing term. I like streamer fishing
Give the fish what they want, not necessarily what you want to catch them on. The thinking angler and fly tyer who is prepared to experiment and think out of the box (or more plausibly think differently to everyone else's fly box) is the future. I digress........ was that a rant
Eumer Finn Racoon body hair is indeed interesting stuff which Ben put me onto at the end of last year. I still need to get my head around using it, fiddly fluffy shit.
I like the baby ostrich plumes and bought a couple of pacsk for some flies I tied for a family friend, I baulked at the price then and it's as bad now.
Hareline were offering them as 'Spey Plumes' I think ??? and the kingfisher blue plumes were just lovely, would work nicely on something like a templedog version of the Kinermony Killer.
My tying vices will be coming out shortly, I have many many flies to tie before next year
H