Not that big on salmon flies.I like small ones.
But listen to the Hamish, he has a reasonable idea what he talks about
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As for arctic fox, lovely stuff, great movement almost like marabou but it depends what type of water you are fishing in.
Bucktail is great for faster water as it holds its shape due to the stiffer fibres, whereas arctic fox is better in slower water where the movement can be seen, in fast water the fibres just flatten and provide little shape.
So each material has its own merits and uses, do not ignore either.
Spey style flies are worth looking at too, they are very pretty and great fun to make, very effective too, fished right
A great use for those pheasant body feathers you might have, (gold body, bronze mallard wing tied low, topping tail and a spey tied rusty coloured pheasant body feather, i like it on a size 6 or 4 single)
If you want to catch fish, start with Stoats tails and willie gunns, and be very patient
Sandy
