Harry Darbee was quoted as saying "When money really got tight, I began commercial fly tying because fishing seemd to be the only business that wasn't too affected by the depression". And in turn, he went on to develop a line of feathers that changed fly tying.

Harry used the "shot gun" approach to breeding. He threw a dunn rooster in with brown hens and waited to see what came out. His aim was for the perfect dunn, and as you can see in the pictures, the match is perfect.

A tightly held small flock has been preseved by one breeder..... take a look!