Polar Bear hair

Is Polar Bear hair legally available in the U.S.? If so who sells it ?

As far as I know it's available legally. It's awfully expensive, though.

Yes, it is available legally. Try the BearLodge Angler in Wyoming. [url=http://www.bearlodgeangler.com:60f49]http://www.bearlodgeangler.com[/url:60f49]

There is also a fellow in Spokane Wa, he is listed on the Fly Tying Suppliers List,
click on Fly Tying to find it.

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LadyFisher, Publisher of
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Is there a material that would work as a substitute for polar bear hair?
CJ

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The only limitations we have are the ones we put on ourselves.

Ain't nothin' like the real thing. But any long noncompressable white hair will work ok. Kid goat for example.

Polar bear has a translucence that other materials don't.

Jay

[This message has been edited by Jayatwork (edited 07 February 2006).]

John Waite lives in Spokane. Has published a book called "Serious Flyfishing"
John is a fly fisherman and has been involved for many years. A 24 Lb Rainbow Trout was caught on a polar bear streamer John tied, was at one time a record in Idaho.
The book has a lot of his flys using PB.
I'm not sure if he is still in business as I visited him a few years ago. Really a nice guy and he is supposed to be one of the few legal sellers of PB in the States.
His Phone # is: 1-800-347-7585. This is the # I find in my book.

Of course I have no $$ interest, just happy to have spent some time with John and was allowed to look at and buy some PB.

Denny


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Denny
Denny@conranch.com
Co-Owner Conranch Hackles

I have a small and precious patch of Polar bear hair I picked up legally a few years back and the closest I've found to Polar Bear is the white fur from a skunk. It has almost the same translucent look as the polar bear, especially the fur from the tail. It sure is a LOT cheaper and moreavailable. Other than tying Salmon flies, I think I'd substitute Skunk fur. I'm pretty sure the fish won't know the difference and you can get is from several places like hideandfur.com.

Jim Smith

I was given a patch of Polar Bear and, while trying to figure what pattern I wanted to tie with it, I found out what it cost. Now, I have it locked up in my gun safe.

Just a thought.
What about the outer fur from a Smaoyd{sp} husky? It is long and very translucient. We would bath ours witha little bit of Mrs. Wright bluing in with the shampoo. Man that coat did sparkel.

I use Yak Hair as a substitute for Polar Bear. Just my 2 cents. John
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