Fur and hair from skin patches - fly tying special
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- Опубліковано 6 бер 2024
- Today it's about fur and hair from skin patches. Most small rodents, weasels, foxes, deer and many other animals have useable hair for fly tying. While most of us probably best knows the obvious candidates like deer hair, bucktail and squirrel tail, there is hundreds of other useful furs. You can buy these from your fly shop, but finding these materials at furriers and from hunters can be an interesting and cheap way to get top quality tying materials. And of cause, there is the roadkill option, which can be a bit messy.
A while back I received a package from our Canadian friend, Hank. Inside was a bunch of different patches of fur. Good pieces materials with fur left on the hide, which had been dried out with the addition of borax soap in order to preserve the material.
The cool thing about doing a material swap with a friend in another country is that things that might be common in, in this case, Canada, can be very exotic for a Scandinavian fly tier like me.
Today we dive into the box and check out some of the materials. Later on, I will tie a bunch of flies using these materials and a couple of dubbing techniques.
Thanks for watching :0)
Cheers, Ulla and Michael
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So glad you and Ulla are back in business. You looked very happy and relaxed in the update video. I was happy and excited for the upcoming videos showcasing your tying and design skills. Using Hank's, that jack of all trades, excellent materials. I've been waiting to see Ulla's wildlife film too, awesome! I watched this video on the back porch and two red squirrels ran by, one chasing the other, their tails glowed just like orange sparks, backlit from the sun! That was too much 🐿 Thanks my friend!
Thank you Joe. We have been back working on the angling videos for several weeks now, but we decided to make sure we were a bit ahead of schedule, before releasing the first videos. Yeah, Ulla finds a lot of pleasure in following the animals on our small piece of land, and we are both amazed how diverse the wildlife is in our wild garden. Sounds like a beautiful experience you had with those red squirrels.
Trout season has started in Denmark, and spring should be arriving anyday soon, but our garden pond is ice covered again this morning.
Good to talk to you again my friend. Hope you and your family (including the dogs) are doing well.
Cheers, Michael 🙂
Welcome back Michael and Ulla! Great video as usual! 👌
Thank you Dirk. Good to be back among friends. Cheers, Michael 🙂
Great stuff, inspirational as ever👍🏻
Thanks Gary. Cheers, Michael 🙂
What a great bag of tying hairs and furs!!! I know you will tie some fish catching flies with all those for sure. Good to be watching your videos again, I always enjoy them watching from the USA.... Welcome back!!!
Thanks a lot for your feedback. Cheers, Michael 🙂
This was an awesome video Michael! Good to see you back!
Thank you. Cheers, Michael :0)
As always....outstanding. I have been experimenting with mouse zonkers and have made some really nice fly's. Don't ask me where I got the mice! Ulla....as always your camera work is what makes this channel so successful. Without you....none of this would be possible. Been missing you as well. Welcome back to the both of you.
Thanks a lot Alex. Mouse zonkers sounds interesting. Yeah, Ulla keeps it all together, and sure deserves the credit. We are glad to be back. All the best to you and your family. Cheers, Michael 🙂
Glad to see you back Michael!
Happy that you are pleased with the materials!
I prefer the use fur from the hide - it gives me more options on how to use it (dubbed, dubbing loop or clump), and I can control the "spikeyness" with more or less guardhairs.
The summer deer hair is great where you want stiffness without too much flair or buoyancy. I use it for pectoral fins on my darter/sculpin patterns to keep the fly upright when resting on the bottom.
Cheers!
Hank
You are right. Summer deer hair are less buoyant. Great bonus info Hank. Thanks. Cheers, Michael 🙂
great as usual
Thanks my friend. It's good to be back with you guys. Cheers, Michael 🙂
I am so happy, you are back...
Thank you for your feedback Aleksander. Cheers, Michael 🙂
Squirrel is often overlooked. Very buggy and spiky. If you don't like the underfur brush pelt out with a wire pet brush (save for dubbing). Welcome back!
Thanks for your feedback. Great tip on that underfur. Cheers, Michael