The new coot skin arrived! Yippee..my substitute for heron feathers – or so I was hoping.
This really wasn’t an experiment – as others have used coot for a variety of spey flies. But I had to see if it met my expectations of a good looking buggy fly with hackles that would stand up in the faster water fished this time of year.
The goods
Time to try it out.
I wrapped the hackle three times over the alpaca wool body to help it stand up.
The first outing confirmed it fishability and success. The half-pounders couldn’t stay away from it.
I’m sold.
