I think there was an article this past year in Fly Tyer or Flyfishing & Tying Journal about using bobcat & lynx fur.
Bob H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Fish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 9:52 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Bobcat and Cougar > >No, not a law firm or a rock group, just some fur I > >got from a friend of mine. Just a few pieces that he > >got from a taxidermist he does business with. Does > >anybody have any experience with this stuff? My guess > >is it would be good for nymph bodies, but no good for > >dries. > > > Ed Storey, of Feathercraft, published his pattern for a Lynx Tail nymph a > few years back. I've got it somewhere. Basically it's a leaded hook with > abdomen created by dubbing using the light-colored portion of the tail and > the thorax from the dark part of the tail. > > Most feline fur makes excellent nymph dubbing. However, as shown by Dave > Lewis with his Tweeter Caddis, you can blend cat fur with antron to make > good dry fly dubbing. > > Allan > > > Allan Fish > Greenwood, IN > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
