I am starting to tie up some Green Drakes and the recipe calls for porcupine quills. Does anybody know a source or a substitute. Sure don't want to go off in the woods chasing porcupines.
Green Drake
I am starting to tie up some Green Drakes and the recipe calls for porcupine quills. Does anybody know a source or a substitute. Sure don't want to go off in the woods chasing porcupines.
Depends how traditional you are. I tie mine with extended foam bodies.
wwwnocbay.com
These peopler sell stuff for native American crafts including porcupine qills and some other items useful for fly tying.
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all leaders tangle; mine are just better at it than most. Jim
I can think of few acts more selfish than refusing a vaccination.
Are you sure it's not Porcupine Guard Hair ?
Northwoods,
I've tied extended bodied flies with porky quills. You can use them for any of the larger mayflies. If done properly you can get a nice body and lightweight fly by using shortshank hooks. Anyway, I've plenty of quills and will mail you a bunch if you drop me an email with your mailing address.
Here's a link to a Coffin Fly tied with porky quill.
Allan
[This message has been edited by tyeflies (edited 08 April 2006).]
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