Yes, and similarly stiff. I can't discount it, a lot of people use it, it's durable, looks great, and sinks fast. However, for me, on a sinking fly, I prefer a softer, more movement prone feather, partridge or grouse, hen, barred woodduck (lemon yellow), ect, or hare. I just find a fly with a...
That is just a old spool of Lt. Tan Danville Flymaster. These have head cement, as I've decided just wax doesn't work as well after a hot water dip, and it doesn't affect the color much.
My Clearwater intermediate did that last year. Yesterday I used it and it worked like it was supposed to. Maybe it just got used enough. Now if I can just figure out how to catch fish with it.
We were setting up for the triathlon one year, and Dan's buddy who was in charge of the swim course setup brought his big boat with outboard. The ranger came by to check things out and almost shut the whole thing down. Same explanation "I thought...............".