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wolf fur for fly tying?
okay, I have never used wolf fur, or fox fur, or coyote, nor do I ever intend to, while I have a fundamental belief that all men have the right to (for the most part) do as they please as is withing their own morals, I personally cannot (within my own moral bounds) use these furs, but, for the record, what flies are tied with these furs? I have never seen an actual fly that is tied with them, but, I see the hides all over in fly shops, what gives? what am I missing, what flies are tied with these furs?
You see wolf and coyote hides in fly shops all over the place? Seriously? I'm sure I've seen them around, but they're definitely not common in the shops that I go to, so I don't know who's using coyote and wolf for what flies. I don't even know where I'd get it if I needed it right now.
However, I have seen plenty of fox fur and fox tail in shops and in fly patterns. It's a pretty common material. I'm no expert on fly tying recipes, but I know it's used for streamers and other wet flies. Fox tail hair is very long and wispy and would look good in the water, like maribou but probably more rugged. Arctic fox is white -- a number of traditional salmon flies call for it, so, that'd be another place where fox fur or tail would be used.
I think, in general, the variety of fly tying materials is on a downswing. As less-expensive synthetic materials become more available and more accepted by leading tyers, the need and market for very exotic animal materials will decline. If you read old fly fishing tomes like "The Complete Angler" (written in the 1400s), or even "Trout" (written in the 1930s), you will find recipes for a single fly with fluff and hair and quills from about twenty different animals -- skunk hair, polar bear fur, hawk feathers, squirrel fur, etc. etc. You'd have to be hunting and trapping all year to have the right materials to tie some of those flies. Way back in Ye Olden Dayes, I think it had a lot to do with coloration and texture. If you wanted jet black feathers, you had to get them from a raven -- permanent dying of feathers wasn't perfected. If you wanted white, water-resistant fur it had to come from the foot of a snowshoe rabbit -- Dacron wasn't invented. As time went by, those obscure and hard-to-find materials were passed down by tradition. Nowadays synthetics may actually work better than the natural fibers they replace, but some people want to keep the traditions going just on principle, and there is a certain appeal to tying (for example) a Hare's Ear Nymph with all natural materials and thinking that this fly pattern is so old we don't even know how old it is.
So, there may be some arcane fly patterns that call for wolf hair or coyote tail, but I'm sure other materials could be substituted with something less exotic and less controversial.
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Another great resource for Tying Fur products is Amazon. They have far more than just books!
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Hareline: Extra Select Craft Fur The longest and fullest craft fur we have ever seen. Perfect for all your streamer and saltwater needs.... |
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fly tying material hareline extra select craft fur Q65PFF2IQPGH1LDQ7GAH... |
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Tying Flies with Foam, Fur, and Feathers $14.15 Using foam with other materials to create flies 48 effective and innovative fly patterns Hot Spot Ant, Japanese Beetle, Katydid, Salmonfly, and Steeves' Mouse plus how to design your own patterns Terrestrial expert Harrison Steeves brings years of experience fishing terrestrials that catch fish even in the midst of a mayfly hatch. Steeves has created patterns with foam, shows in step-by-step color... |
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Dyeing and Bleaching Natural Fly-Tying Materials $24.95 The second edition of this important book focuses on one of the most crucial aspects of the fly-tyer's art: color control. It is the most important book devoted entirely to the subject-an indispensable and practical handbook by one of America's finest and most respected professional fly tyers.A. K. Best explores the equipment and supplies needed for accurate and safe dyeing and bleaching--most of ... |
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Fly Tying: Adventures in Fur, Feathers and Fun $16.86 Illustrated with his own detailed drawings, John F. McKim's ADVENTURES IN FUR, FEATHERS AND FUN introduces readers to the delicate art of fly tying. For years a workaholic, a begrudged visit with son Mark to a local hobby show changed McKim's life. Anglers will rejoice in McKim's writing and step-by-step demonstrations for fly tying.... |
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Craft Fur ::: Extra Select ... |
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Fly Tying Materials: Eumer Arctic Fox Tail 2X Eumer Arctic Fox Body Fur is a premium soft wing material about 2-2.5" long. A premium tube fly material and an excellent temple dog hair substitute. On the hide tail piece.... |
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Tying Flies With Foam, Fur, and Feathers $18.71 This book is in New - Excellent condition |
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American Fly Tying Manual $7.43 American Fly Tying Manual |
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A Kid's Guide to Fly Tying $11.95 A Kid's Guide to Fly Tying |
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Fishermen Tying Their Nets $69.99 Eliot Elisofon Fishermen Tying Their Nets - Photographic Print |
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Poul Jorgensen's Book Of Fly Tying $18.63 Poul Jorgensen's Book Of Fly Tying |
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Tying the Knot - $14.99 Documentary filmmaker Jim de S?ve explores the many issues behind the controversial topic of gay marriage in Tying the Knot, a film which also offers a look at how the legal and societal structures of marriage have changed with time. Tying the Knot focus on two cases of long-term gay couples whose passing led to legal squabbles between the members of their respective families over issues which would have been comparatively clear-cut if the couples had been able to legally marry. In addition, de S?ve interviews activists on both sides of the issue of legally sanctioning same-sex unions, and looks backward at how changing laws regarding women's property rights and interracial marriage have created a precedent for rethinking the legal contract of marriage. Tying the Knot was screened at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi |
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