agbff Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Cool article i came across, check it out http://www.flyfishmagazine.com/html/trash_flies.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Cool link. Ever tried tying with other exotic materials like stir sticks or bamboo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flytyer Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I have tried a damsel fly with a stir stick for a body but didn't like the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agbff Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 I made some midges from a coke can... looked kinda cool but hard to tie with. garbage bags for thin skin on caddis pupae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDoctor Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I love "found" stuff for tying. Old electrical cords for wire (coper johns). Computer anti static bags for Cromies, Holographic chocolate bar wrappers for streamer bodies. Any holiday will glean you a host of foil and feathers. Not to mention dollar stores, and of course Micheal's. Fabric stores for great floss. It goes on and on. I once found a feather placeholder made of Jungle Cock nails. Not to mention feather dusters. Lots of goodies out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agbff Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 i snagged a few pheasant tails from my girlfriends x-mas tree... her fault for puttin them up there right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhurt Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 My grandfather a few years back had a Phesant Farm out in Grassy Lake, and my mother had a huge selections of diffrent feathers, well untill recently, What a diffrence there is using REAL Peacok Feathers and some of the other color feathers I have been experimenting with, only thing is my mother is starting to notice that key feathers are not in abundance like she use to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jksnijders Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Michael's is a goldmine.. Acres of foam in many colors, beads, peacock feathers cheapo, and many stares from middle aged women probably questioning my sexual orientation when they see me with an armload of the aforementioned... As for pheasant tails, get lots during bird season, perhaps I'll post when I get a bunch more if anyone's interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jksnijders Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Backspooled a MIG welder a bit ago, got about 10 feet of wire that may work for Copper Johns, not sure how flexible it'll be though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 condoms make the best nymph skin! michaels has unlimited supplies of marabou, chenille, antron.. beedshops are killer too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jksnijders Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 condoms make the best nymph skin! michaels has unlimited supplies of marabou, chenille, antron.. beedshops are killer too! Lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agbff Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 condoms make the best nymph skin! michaels has unlimited supplies of marabou, chenille, antron.. beedshops are killer too! wouldn't the lubricated coating make it just slide outta the fishies mouth?! haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Sheep skin condom,take out of package wash with soap ,strech over heat register till dry.Like Max says great nymph shin . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalcal Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Belly button lint for dubbing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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