Best tying materials for dry flies

[Stuart DeWolfe]

Could someone please recommend a list of the best materials to use for the
bodies of dry flies.
Thanks in Advance

Tight Lines & Fond Memories

Stu.

[Peter Aksberg]

> Could someone please recommend a list of the best materials to use for the
> bodies of dry flies.

Any material that wraps around the hook and survives some water will do.

Foam
Peacock herl
Quill
Goose biots
Fur
Dubbingmixtures
Floss
Tying thread
Tinsel
Cellophane
Candy Bar Wrappers


/Peter

[Svend Tang-Petersen]

Stuart DeWolfe wrote:

> Could someone please recommend a list of the best materials to use for the
> bodies of dry flies.
> Thanks in Advance
>
> Tight Lines & Fond Memories
>
> Stu.

My favorites:

Superfine dubbing
Goose and turkey biots.

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Svend

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[Gene Cottrell]

Australian muskrat - natural gray


"Stuart DeWolfe" > wrote in message
.. .
> Could someone please recommend a list of the best materials to use for the
> bodies of dry flies.
> Thanks in Advance
>
> Tight Lines & Fond Memories
>
> Stu.
>
>

[George Cleveland]

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 16:22:47 -0400, "Stuart DeWolfe"
> wrote:

>Could someone please recommend a list of the best materials to use for the
>bodies of dry flies.
> Thanks in Advance
>
>Tight Lines & Fond Memories
>
>Stu.
>
>

I like aquatic mammal fur. Beaver is my favorite, with muskrat right behind.

g.c.

[Hooked]

"Stuart DeWolfe" > wrote in message
.. .
> Could someone please recommend a list of the best materials to use for the
> bodies of dry flies.
> Thanks in Advance
>
> Tight Lines & Fond Memories
>
> Stu.

SLF dubbing, or any synthetic dubbing.