Does anyone know where I can order snipe and jackdaw feathers for tying some wet flies? I guess they don't even exist in this country, although I have some recollection that there are snipe in the good old U. S. A., but they're illegal to kill.
snipe & jackdaw feathers
Does anyone know where I can order snipe and jackdaw feathers for tying some wet flies? I guess they don't even exist in this country, although I have some recollection that there are snipe in the good old U. S. A., but they're illegal to kill.
Lastchance,
I've taken many folks on Snipe hunts.
You may want to look for substitutes. They be REAL HARD to get.
Good Luck!
Buddy
It Just Doesn't Matter....
Jim Slattery has some real nice Snipe and Jackdaw skins. http://www.jimsflyco.com
Joe Fox
Snipe is readily available most hunting seasons, with a shotgun and waders. Ask your local duck hunter to get one or two for you, if you cannot find a skin.
As for jackdaws, I dunno, they would have to be imported from somewhere.
Luck.
Dennis
The best source I have found is Steve Cooper atcookshillflytying.comin England. Great product and service. If I'm not mistaken, this is where Jim Slattery noted above gets his stuff. Probably cheaper and faster from Jim, since he's here in the States, but if he doesn't have it, try Steve. He has the best feathers in general that I know of, and is very easy to deal with. PS, He's out of snipe at the moment.
Snipe are not illegal to kill if you have a waterfowl liscense. It is illegal to sell them.
search for coot on this site. there have been a few threads on this topic.
Rick
Shot several of each last year, I think. You're welcome to the skins. $1600 each. That should cover the fines if we get caught
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Rick if you want Coot or Waterhen try :-
http://www.cookshill-flytying.co.uk/p13skins.htm
You could always argue that they were not shot in the USA.
Coot have some quite large grey hackles which might be useful for Spey flies. The skin does pong rather strongly, I wouldn't eat one, but they are hardly an endangered species over here.
Donald - Our skins don't pong over here. At least I never noticed it. Tell me, what the blastedis "pong"? It's botherin me not knowin.
Brit slang, for a strong smell. Maybe I got one with a B.O. problem. I covered it in the insect repellant crystals for a while, cured the 'pong'.
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