Quote Originally Posted by malevo View Post
In the Parrish's response the official states "...or other organic matter as part of your fly pattern." All furs and feathers are organic matter! That means that only synthetic materials in Idaho flies? I think that someone is misinterpreting the regulations

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Personally, I can't imagine using eel skin because it just sounds creepy. Regardless, when I read the response from Mr. Parrish I had the same thought as you did. Where the heck does he think 'skins', 'furs', 'deer, moose, elk, etc. hair', 'hackle', 'maribou', all sorts of feathers come from? A mixing vat/extrusion devise in some chemical plant! Maybe the Idaho DNR needs to have the word "organic" defined for it? What a ridiculous, yet typical governmental response.