ice dubbing

[flipnfly]

so what's everyones take on ice dubbing both pearl and uv i like it but then again i thing its sparkle wins me over as a fisherman i have one fly that catches fish with it so far its pretty much like a size 16- 18 peacock black hare's ear and i fish it in the film later april early may any tricks or tips will be greatly appriceated

 

[Wmass]

I started using Hairline UV dubbing lately and that stuff is great. Easy to dubb, you can blend it well with other stuff, and I think it gives just the right amount of flash to the patterns. I have even started blending a little bit into superfine dubbing and using it on dry flies.

 

[tabasco_joe]

I use it on a caddis puppa pattern. Seems to work good.

 

[GreenWeenie]

I've tried tying a couple patterns all pearl ice dubbing and the same patterns with a natural or synthetic off-white dub with a little ice dub blended in. Although limited "tests", the blended version seems to outperform the all ice dub version.

I tie an off-white/pink shellback scud and incorporate a little ice dub that really works well. I also add a little to a muskrat body, patridge hackle bead head wet that also works well. It also adds some sparkle as underwings to CDC or rabbits foot emerger patterns and also trailing shucks.

 

[Fishidiot]

Like tobasco_joe, I like this stuff for caddis nymphs, and, like GreenWeenie, think it's even better blended with natural stuff. The ice dubbing tends to have rather thick fibers and seems to be a bit better suited for nymphs on the larger size, say about #16 and up.

 

[flipnfly]

thanks for your replies i like the idea with the caddis and scuds

 

[MKern]

Sandfly gave me some good advise: it's best when spun.

If you don't like spinning dubbing - leave it on the shelf.