So some time ago my friend Tsutomu Tanaka sent me some Alpaca dubbing. I like the gingery shade of the dubbing. Alpaca dubbing is very coarse. Alpaca fibers are hollow, so great for dry flies.
You do need to use dubbing wax (I use Overton's Wonderwax) to make the coarse dubbing work along.
'Alpaca Dun'
Tail: Dark barred ginger spade hackle
Body: Alpaca dubbing
Wings: Dun hen hackle tips
Hackle: Dark barred ginger
Body: Alpaca dubbing
Wings: Dun hen hackle tips
Hackle: Dark barred ginger
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