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skaha

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Presents from the Christmas tree
« on: December 13, 2010, 01:21:05 PM »
--Before all the local fly fishing stores... many fly tiers looked forward to Christmas for  a wealth of materials.
--Tinsel for the Spratley comes to mind.
--Wool, feathers, beads and coloured wires
--Raffia and translucent plastics for scuds

--Maybe you should volunteer to take the tree down at the end of the season and if a few things get misplaced.. Oh well.
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Re: Presents from the Christmas tree
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2010, 01:22:56 PM »
--vigorous combing of your pet ... cat, rabbit, husky dog or Llama may yield some underfur dubbing.
--just soak the underfur... not the pet... in vinegar and food colouring.
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Re: Presents from the Christmas tree
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2010, 03:06:31 PM »
definitely, skaha!  I always keep my eyes open for flashy looking christmas decorations that can be used for fly tying this time of year.  Dollar stores are good places to scrounge for unconventional materials. Feathers, marabous and furs are common.
holographic tinsels are around.
Aso,flashy colored decorative foils can be cut into thin strips and used as bodies for chironmids.   ;)
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Re: Presents from the Christmas tree
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2010, 09:53:03 PM »
;D :D
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Re: Presents from the Christmas tree
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2011, 12:17:47 PM »
That wasn't  a very nice thing to do to your doggie.  ???
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Re: Presents from the Christmas tree
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2011, 07:19:14 PM »
Quote from: Rieber on January 02, 2011, 12:17:47 PM
That wasn't  a very nice thing to do to your doggie.  ???

Maybe, but funny.
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Re: Presents from the Christmas tree
« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2011, 09:34:25 AM »
Ive tied a bunch of egg patterns and found the coolest thing to use if you like to add skiens....try the halloween cobweb decoration.
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