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- Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:38 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Cowdung question
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15258
Re: Cowdung question
The places that Leisenring fished probably had plenty of cows nearby. Even in the 1960's, when I was growing up in N.Indiana, cows were an abundant part of the landscape. My grandmother lived in Speedway near Indianapolis. In those days, before air conditioned cars were common, nearly the entire tri...
- Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:38 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Cowdung question
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15258
Re: Cowdung question
There is actually a cow dung dubbing. Scroll down the page on this site:
https://www.frankiemcphillips.com/categ ... bbing.html
https://www.frankiemcphillips.com/categ ... bbing.html
- Thu Feb 04, 2016 1:07 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Cowdung question
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15258
Re: Cowdung question
Jeff, without Leisenring and Ray Bergman the Cow Dung would probably be little known in the US as well. Here is an interesting reference to the history of the fly: http://softhacklepatternbook.blogspot.com/2014/07/cow-turd-flie-or-more-commonly-and.html . A modern interpretation: https://youtu.be/c_...
- Wed Feb 03, 2016 1:10 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Cowdung question
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15258
Re: Cowdung question
On the plus side chukar feathers are easy to get and I doubt the difference would be apparent on a finished fly.
- Wed Feb 03, 2016 12:54 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Cowdung question
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15258
- Wed Feb 03, 2016 12:43 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Cowdung question
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15258
Re: Cowdung question
Other side.
- Wed Feb 03, 2016 12:31 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Cowdung question
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15258
Re: Cowdung question
Chukar tail next to landrail wing.
- Tue Feb 02, 2016 10:31 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Cowdung question
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15258
Re: Cowdung question
Here is a picture of the real thing. I like to use chukar tail feathers as a substitute for landrail (corncrake).
- Sun Jan 31, 2016 3:51 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Leisenring's Tups Nymph
- Replies: 25
- Views: 16080
- Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:28 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Ideas for thread and other spooled stuff storage
- Replies: 24
- Views: 16145
Re: Ideas for thread and other spooled stuff storage
I like these:
http://www.anglersworkshop.com/Accessor ... torage-Box
I also have one of these:
http://www.anglersworkshop.com/Accessor ... ni-Tray-II
Bill
http://www.anglersworkshop.com/Accessor ... torage-Box
I also have one of these:
http://www.anglersworkshop.com/Accessor ... ni-Tray-II
Bill