Fly Tying: Showcasing Peacock Dubbing 

Awsome fly Tim tied some of them up last week in size 18 and was highly successful with this fky last week on pine creek during bwo hatch

Great comparison video. Because I can't go fishing now, I take sample flies and tie them on mono and run them through a bucket of water. Then I can briefly see the movement and the translucency of the fly. I am happy you did the video, I happen to have most of the dubbings you had in the video. We must have similar taste when choosing material. All the best and thanks for taking the time. Sean

Tim, A great Fly tyer and fly fisherman from my area in NEPA , Jim Misiura devised a pattern which is made up of Jack Gartside Secret Stuff ultra fine hair....It dubbed onto a wet/nymph hook with a pinch wrapped like hackle is a killer pattern for trout especially during the caddis hatch....Its fished as an emerger and has been proven to work by this novice fly guy...Great Video...Thank You !

I have a big smile in my face...lol The reason is your Orvis Premium Dubbing Wax. There is a Chinese manufacturer of this Wax and this Wax comes in exactly this little orange stick you shown, sometimes in a Light green or purple. There are many fly tying shops they do there own lable on this stick and sell them. I have the same two orange sticks and they labled as -Traun River Products- and the same from WASPI...there is a third one, called Tit-Lines and now i see this same stuff labled by Orvis...lol The prices for this sticks are: WASPI - 2,99 Orvis - 6,99 Traun River Products- 4,95 Tit-Lines - 2,95 So People watch out ... !

What hook are you using in the demo? I like the wide gape.

i got a friend who raised peacocks for eggs to and truky hunting i got a bunch of feathers from one that died whats the difference i those and ones you buy, same question for cock hackle and feathers

Tim, what dubbing would you use to best represent the natural peacock for flies like the Prince Nymph, Griffth's Gnat, Copper John or Royal Wulff? Peacock is now on the CITES list so it may be harder to get for some tiers depending on where you are in the world. Can any of the dubbings you used be tied densely and then trimmed short to look like natural peacock?

Can't you do that with a whip finisher?

i know this video is from 2014 but your touch dubbing really is not correct..touch dubbing mostly is used on smaller sized flies without using a dubbing loop..your touch dubbing you left out the important part,,to spin the bobbin after you stuck the material to the thread,,same as a split thread technique..it gives you a buggy dubbed type of chenille..without spinning the bobbin and trapping the fibers the fly would fall completly apart..no dubbing is lose in the package..its lose or tight depending how you apply it..theres only long fibered dubbing which is very easy to apply or short fibered dubbing which gives alot of guys trouble such as arizona synthetic peacock dubbing which you didnt mention...