How many of you fellow flyfishermen........

.......also hunt for birds, and I do mean the winged, feathered, kind of
birds ;-) ?

Just curious.
I mean, after all, apart from the rest, there is a small issue of
getting fly tying material for free ;-)

BR/ Roger
Who just had his Gordon Setter help him to shoot two capercaillie hens,
two hazel hens, two black grouse and 15 ptarmigans in six days. I just
love that dog so don't you suggest using her for fly tying material
;-)

I just love that dog so don't you suggest using her for fly tying material
;-)
I love my liver & white Brittany, too, but when I brush him I get a
blend of the two colors that make a very nice sow bug. He always gets
a milkbone after a brushing, so he doesn't seem to mind at all.

vince

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
...
I just love that dog so don't you suggest using her for fly tying
material
;-)
I love my liver & white Brittany, too, but when I brush him I get a
blend of the two colors that make a very nice sow bug. He always gets
a milkbone after a brushing, so he doesn't seem to mind at all.

vince

My dog Fudge is golden retriever/hound mix. After brushing him a few
days ago I
couldn't help but wonder if what was on the brush could be used at my tying
table.
Thought about asking here, but also thought it might be a crazy
idea.......maybe not?

Moe

Dawn Moe wrote:


My dog Fudge is golden retriever/hound mix. After brushing him a few
days ago I
couldn't help but wonder if what was on the brush could be used at my tying
table.
Thought about asking here, but also thought it might be a crazy
idea.......maybe not?

It's been discussed here a number of times over the years, and several
people have claimed that they've tried it. There's nothing crazy or
even the least bit odd about it. As long as you find the hair useful
(and ANY hair can be used for something or other in tying flies), why
not?

Wolfgang

Wolfgang typed:
Dawn Moe wrote:

My dog Fudge is golden retriever/hound mix. After brushing him a
few days ago I
couldn't help but wonder if what was on the brush could be used at
my tying table.
Thought about asking here, but also thought it might be a crazy
idea.......maybe not?

It's been discussed here a number of times over the years, and several
people have claimed that they've tried it. There's nothing crazy or
even the least bit odd about it. As long as you find the hair useful
(and ANY hair can be used for something or other in tying flies), why
not?

I've used the undercoat hair from a long-haired cat before with decent
results. The fly floated like a cork for about the first ten drifts or
so, then sank like a stone. It made a decent GRHE work-alike, but, since
I've got a mask or two in my tying stuff, I didn't see the point in
going through the trouble of brushing the cat. ;-)
--
TL,
Tim
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"Dawn Moe" wrote in message
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My dog Fudge is golden retriever/hound mix. After brushing him a few
days ago I
couldn't help but wonder if what was on the brush could be used at my
tying table.
Thought about asking here, but also thought it might be a crazy
idea.......maybe not?

I tie caddis emergers and golden stones using hair from my golden retriever.

My dog Fudge is golden retriever/hound mix. After brushing him a few
days ago I
couldn't help but wonder if what was on the brush could be used at my
tying table.
Thought about asking here, but also thought it might be a crazy
idea.......maybe not?

I tie caddis emergers and golden stones using hair from my golden retriever.



Thanks for the little boost in confidence everyone. Now I don't feel so
foolish for trying it.Golden stones are one thing I had in mind Wayne, I
don't feel so crazy now. Thanks


Jeremy Moe

Thanks for the little boost in confidence everyone. Now I don't feel so
foolish for trying it.Golden stones are one thing I had in mind Wayne, I
don't feel so crazy now. Thanks

Oh, you're crazy alright, but by the yardstick they use around here,
not certifiable.

When you get to the point where you ask the folks in the petting zoo if
you can get some feathers out of the turkey pen (they were a really
nice dun color), then you'll be on the road to the long sleeved jacket.
Frank Reid

In article ,
says...

I tie caddis emergers and golden stones using hair from my golden retriever.


Labrador retriever fur will make a dry that is damn near unsinkable.
It will even make a lead-wrapped bead head nymph that is damn near
unsinkable.

Also, the dogs and I pursue ducks, pheasants, grouse, and partridge
every fall. The dogs are very good at their part of it, but
they still tolerate my skill level, if you can call it that.

Kevin

Have used many bird / game feathers / fur at the tying table.
Probably the best is antelope hair for caddis. The hair is hollow,
making a very floatable "elk hair" pattern.
In my failed youth, I would take pains to match duck wings to get the
matching bits for tying wings on various patterns.
Then I stopped tying wings on them.
I never noticed the difference on the stream.

cheers

oz, who got back from Colorado yesterday. It has been taken over by
the yuppies and Middle Park is suffering from organo-phosphates from
all the development.
I guess it's true: "you can't go home again".