Grey Fox Variant

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Grey Fox Variant

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Art Flick's favorite fly, Grey Fox Variant
Just love what can be done with just a few chicken feathers! :)

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ibookje, Beautiful tie ! The Grey Fox Variant has been a “go to “ fly for me on many eastern streams.

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Very nice!!!!

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Beautifully proportioned variant. Where did you find hackle that large?

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Thanks all!
Rich I used not so old Collins (dark ginger) and old Metz (grizzly and light ginger) capes. Whiting just doesn’t have the hackles for traditional Catskill dry flies

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