what is the oddest material/fur/feather you ever tied a fly with?
Two things, firstly i found a brilliant, very soft brown chenille from a blanket, which is very fine and the perfect “buggy” color, which makes excellent nymphs and finally the elasticated rubber cord from inside a folding walking stick, its diameter is just right for making legs on both nymphs and big dry flies, I like it as it knots well and isn’t as soft as some other flexi-floss type materials. Also its white, yet dyes very easily with standard fly tying dye. Its also possible to add a bar effect with some waterproof permanent pens.
Ive used other weird materials in the past, one of my favorites, which ive grown to accept as “normal” is using the co-axial copper cable sheaths for tying salmon tube flies, its like a weave of very fine copper wire in a tube, which adds attraction and weight to the lighter plastic and aluminium tubes, im not claiming to have invented the idea of using this material but its certainly worth a try for salmon and steelhead tubes-if you haven’t tried it i suggest giving it a try, it works very well.
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fly tying material hareline extra select craft fur Q65PFF2IQPGH1LDQ7GAH… |
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Hareline: Artic Fox Hair A fine textured, durable hair for winging steelhead, sea-run cutthroat and streamer flies…. |
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Tying Flies with Foam, Fur, and Feathers $14.16 Using foam with other materials to create flies 48 effective and innovative fly patterns Hot Spot Ant, Japanese Beetle, Katydid, Salmonfly, and Steeves’ Mouse plus how to design your own patterns Terrestrial expert Harrison Steeves brings years of experience fishing terrestrials that catch fish even in the midst of a mayfly hatch. Steeves has created patterns with foam, shows in step-by-step color… |
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Fly Tying: Adventures in Fur, Feathers and Fun $16.86 Illustrated with his own detailed drawings, John F. McKim’s ADVENTURES IN FUR, FEATHERS AND FUN introduces readers to the delicate art of fly tying. For years a workaholic, a begrudged visit with son Mark to a local hobby show changed McKim’s life. Anglers will rejoice in McKim’s writing and step-by-step demonstrations for fly tying…. |
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Fur and Feather: Fly-tying for Trout … |
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Natural Hares Mask This product contains ;the full range of spiky, buggy, variegated and mottled hairs that blend into the very finest dubbing for the Gold Ribbed Hares Ear family of flies…. |
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Craft Fur ::: Extra Select … |
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Anglers Book Supply Co 157188212X American Fly Tying Manual $29.63 New fullcolor edition. Describes the materials tools and basic techniques of fly tying. 290 patterns in all each with a color photo showing the pattern a materials list and basic tying instructions. Allcolor throughout; 8×11 inches 48 pgs. Clear illustrations and photos show you how to tie all 290 patterns in the book which are shown in full color and large size with tying instructions adjacent to each. Bestproducing North American flies including most popular dry nymph wet streamer and bucktail steelhead Atlantic salmon Pacific salmon cutthroat Alaskan saltwater bass and panfish patterns. Color plates of tying materials including fur hackle thread etc. Fly pattern index. Fishing tips for most patterns. Printed on heavy gloss paper stock. Bound for easy opening. Softcover |
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Fly Tying $20.35 This book is in Used condition |
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Fly-Tying $16.46 This book is in New – Excellent condition |
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Fly Tying for Beginners $40.6 Any angler who takes up the art of fly tying will discover an added dimension to the wonderful sport of fly fishing. This profusely illustrated instruction book shows beginners how to craft 50 professional-looking flies for trout and salmon fishing. Each fly-tying project consists of step-by-step instructions accompanied by close-up photos of the work in progress and a large photo of the finished fly. Beginners will learn how to make dry flies, wet flies, bugs, nymphs, hairwings, and streamers. They`ll also get advice on which flies are best for catching which variety of fish. Author Peter Gathercole is the ideal fly-tying instructor, offering a thorough grounding in the core techniques required for fly tying, while assuming no previous knowledge on the reader`s part. As he instructs, he also demonstrates that with good guidance and a little practice, every angler can tie a fly that is good enough to fool a fish. More than 500 color photos. |
