I have been using the rest of the peacock feather to tie the wingcase on PT or
hares ears..
Rick
From: Jimmy D. Moore
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 1:16:05 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] The woman in a fly-tyer's dream...
Great D
the herl stripped of the short fibered flue is used for the bodied if
traditional flies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcs22w30tVI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6wKQXye4e4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIRPkUzk6IM&feature=PlayList&p=DB5E6C3707FDF7C0&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1
>
> There was a fly I saw several years ago, think it was in the first
> 'Flytyers Almanac', that used the quill as an under body for a sandeel
> pattern. Looked pretty good to.
>
The lengths of herl are also used as an over wing on saltwater patterns.
Ashley
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> *
> Now, I have a Question.* Al
Great Day in the Morning ! Wonder how many peacock feathers it took to
make the dress, and how
much the total cost was. That thing would keep the entire VFB in
feathers for a year. Probably take
a John Deere tractor hooked to a rope around her waist, to help her move
forward. :-D
Now, I have
