hmm...what to tie with these

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05-24-2008, 10:10 PM
DDRRedneck500

hmm...what to tie with these

I just got really lucky, a good friend of mine happens to own a bird, and it just started molting. he knew that i was big into flytying, so he asked me if i wanted any. me, being a sensible person and a horrible flytying addict of course said yes. so i was just over at his house today and he gave me the first few feathers so far. now that i have them, im kind of at a loss for what i should tie with them. the two outer feathers are wing feathers and the middle one is center tail feather. so what do you think?
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05-25-2008, 01:35 PM
Betty Hiner

Perhaps some pretty little biot flies with the wing feathers? I tye up some really kewl parrot biot flies ... macaw, blue and yellow ... that work wonderfully!
05-26-2008, 06:04 PM
Ken Y

maybe you can use them for classic wet flies, or some wingcases on a nymph. hope you find a way you can use them
05-27-2008, 01:24 AM
g3

what to tie...

Be careful...there were some articles a year or two back in FlyTyer, I think, about using feathers from other sources...you might be treading on thin legal ice...for example, if you found some lovely blue jay or cardinal feathers in your yard...major deal if questioned. I believe Jim Krul (Catskill Museum of Fly Fishing?) could offer you some valuable opinions on this.

Better safe than in jail. George
05-27-2008, 01:31 AM
DDRRedneck500

Quote:

Originally Posted by Betty Hiner

Perhaps some pretty little biot flies with the wing feathers? I tye up some really kewl parrot biot flies ... macaw, blue and yellow ... that work wonderfully!

sadly the biots are far too short to be of any use as a body. maybe as tails though...

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Originally Posted by Ken Y

maybe you can use them for classic wet flies, or some wingcases on a nymph.

yea is was originally thinking of using them for classic wet flies to get a bit more practice with them.

g3, i had started a post about that same topic about a month ago actually, but these feathers are from a bird that was bought from a pet store here in virginia, so all the feathers are perfectly legal.

thanks for all the advice. look forward to hearing more ideas.