barring a tail.

[nealfish]

tying up some flies that call for a brown tail barred black. don't have any fly tying stuff for barring, does sharpie work?

 

[ryguyfi]

You betcha. Some guys carry waterproof markers on stream to make last minute color changes to flies.


IMO, I don't think that minute of a detail matters anyways.

 

[jay348]

What kind of tail material?

I use sharpies all the time. You should be fine, but I've found some materials take the ink better than others.

I recently found out the hard way that some sharpie coloring (yellow in my case) turns bright red if superglue touches it...had no clue.

Experiment a bit and you'll find something you like.

 

[nealfish]

some sort of synthetic fur my dad bought a couple years ago, not sure the brand but it works well. its for a floating shrimp pattern on the tail.

 

[MidgeManiac]

If you're barring hackles, do it before you pull the fibers off of the feather.