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

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. ;-)
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TL,
Tim
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