Wood Duck Parachute Post

[ScottP]

Just for curiosity's sake, I pulled a few fibers off the wood duck (then put it back) and tied up a March Brown




Regards,
Scott

[John Rhoades]

Very nice looking fly, Scott

[Ed_D]

Scott, that fly certainly looks good and the mallard seems to be well-marked and able to stand up to posting.

Thanks,
Ed

[Byron haugh]

I think an often overlooked post material for parachutes is the CDC feather. They are pretty cheap and come in a variety of colors. They offer the semblance of wing structures, I believe.

[ScottP]

Here's some with the Congo Hair posts (sorry, no orange); not as organic or as aesthetically pleasing (maybe), but easier for me to see and like I said, the stuff sheds water and helps keep it on top.











Regards,
Scott

[Joe Billingsley]

Is Congo Hair basically the same material as EP Trigger Point fibers?

Joe

[ScottP]

Joe,

Don't have any experience with the Trigger Point product, but it's very similar to the EP Fibers, just a whole lot cheaper; pretty sure it's polypropylene. Andrew, sorry to take your post off on a synthetic tangent.

Regards,
Scott

[quivira kid]

If you think the feathers are nice, wood ducks taste even better than they look!

[Jeremy]

Just for curiosity's sake, I pulled a few fibers off the wood duck (then put it back) and tied up a March Brown




Regards,
Scott

Scott, that's really a cool looking fly! Never have I seen a post like that before.

J.

[ScottP]

Jeremy,

Thanks. The wood duck is pretty easy to work with; no special issues posting it up.

Regards,
Scott