I was just given some braided chenille, and I’m wondering what to do with it? Can I use it like regular chenille, or should I save it for a particular style of fly?
Maybe this link will help 
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[url=http://www.warmwaterflytyer.com/bench.asp?page=6:c50a8]http://www.warmwaterflytyer.com/bench.asp?page=6[/url:c50a8]
Oh, just saw you are a new member, so a warm welcome to you!
Robert B. McCorquodale
Sebring, FL
“Flip a fly”
[This message has been edited by dixieangler (edited 13 March 2006).]
Hi, and welcome to the site. Here’s a link to an example of a fly pattern that uses braided chenille:
Go to this website but type in a word that rhymes with witch for the asterisks. no caps.
[url=http://www.fedflyfishers.org/FlyOfMonth/*****creeknymph.htm:95400]http://www.fedflyfishers.org/FlyOfMonth/*****creeknymph.htm[/url:95400]
[This message has been edited by Diane (edited 13 March 2006).]
Hi Diane Idaho,
I don’t know a thing about braided
chenille, but I would like to welcome you
to FAOL. Always glad to see new members
to share thoughts and ideas with. Do stop
by the chat room and visit. Now we have a
Diane on both sides of the country, and
they are both flyfishers and woodworkers.
I for one think thats pretty neat.G
Warm regards, Jim
Hi DianeID,
I’m with Jim, welcome to the site. It’s the best fly fishing/tying site on the net. By the way, I’m in Boise. What part of the state are you located? Take care & …
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Thank you for the hints and the warm welcomes.
My quick history: My father’s best friend taught us to tie flies couple of decades ago. I think my father had underhanded motives… “home-grown” flies are cheaper than store bought; my fingers were smaller than his; tying kept me in the workshop during the winter and in the river during the summer.
We fished all over Colorado, Wyoming, and Alaska. (Very fond memories.) Decades later, I’m taking up tying again for my family. My husband found a fabulous bench and has made some beautiful rods. (I’ll stick to flies, thanks.) Tradition continues since our kids have started to tie a few North Platte Specials, wooly worms, and wooly buggers for their own box. We fish mainly on the Boise River, but also have tested the Snake, Owyhee, and various ponds and lakes. Al, we’ll have to compare notes sometime since we’re close to each other.
I herd a rumer that yu Boyseeuns is Iduh ho-uns too. Iz that rite? Come on over to the E. Iduho flyfishing Expo, and show us what that there braided chenille is all about. Welcome aboard Diane.
Hello, Lew,
I saw the homepage of the show. Unfortunately, it’s a four (4) {yes, half a day} drive from Boise to Idaho Falls. Pushing it (and wasting that $2.28/gal gas) might cut it down, but there’s still the trip back.
By the way, there is another expo here in BOISE.
25 March
Doubletree Inn-Riverside [url=http://www.bvff.com:aeea7]www.bvff.com[/url:aeea7]
And it’s about a 15 minute drive. Plenty of time and gas left to put in some fishing in if the weather in nice.
Regards,
Diane
(Currently looking outside and watching the snow fall and waiting for the river to lower.)
Hi Diane,
Gretchen and I will have a booth/demonstrate tying at the Boise Western Idaho Fly Tying Expo. Come on by and introduce yourself. Also, bring a sample of that braided chenille. Maybe we can offer some ideas for its use. Take care & …
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