The places that Leisenring fished probably had plenty of cows nearby. Even in the 1960's, when I was growing up in N.Indiana, cows were an abundant part of the landscape. My grandmother lived in Speedway near Indianapolis. In those days, before air conditioned cars were common, nearly the entire tri...

There is actually a cow dung dubbing. Scroll down the page on this site:
https://www.frankiemcphillips.com/categ ... bbing.html

Jeff, without Leisenring and Ray Bergman the Cow Dung would probably be little known in the US as well. Here is an interesting reference to the history of the fly: http://softhacklepatternbook.blogspot.com/2014/07/cow-turd-flie-or-more-commonly-and.html . A modern interpretation: https://youtu.be/c_...

On the plus side chukar feathers are easy to get and I doubt the difference would be apparent on a finished fly.

Comparison picture:

http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=1514

Other side.

Chukar tail next to landrail wing.

Here is a picture of the real thing. I like to use chukar tail feathers as a substitute for landrail (corncrake).

An example of primrose yellow.

http://hibiscus-sinensis.com/regency/colors.htm

I like these:

http://www.anglersworkshop.com/Accessor ... torage-Box

I also have one of these:

http://www.anglersworkshop.com/Accessor ... ni-Tray-II

Bill