Osmo Jauhiainen wrote:

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Vaughan,
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I have been thinking! This raccoon dog might be similar with bear hair=
!
I am not sure yet. Maybe a subsubstitute for bear hair for Nalle Puh,
the famous dry fly from Finland. But I am sure that this will be good
for wing for streamers for trout/salmon.
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Hope to get ideas.
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You are living rather close to me! I hope to meat you and bring this s=
kin
with
me for finding good solutions for this hair.
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Osmo
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Osmo,
I'm not sure what the fishing plans are for this summer - other than to=20
do as much as possible - but hopefully we can cross paths. I have never=20
fished a Nalle Puh but have carried 2 a friend gave me in my fly box for =

5 years. I should give them a swim this spring. I must admit, I did not=20
know the pattern used bear hair.
Let me know what you are up to when you have some plans. At this point=20
Jarmo and I have plans to return to Lais=E4lven late July early August.=20
But this is flexible. I am also toying with the idea of going back to=20
Rostuelva in early July. However, as some of the boys are coming for=20
dinner this Saturday I expect these plans are likely to soon change.

Vaughan