Weasel and Wallaby Flymphs
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Re: Weasel and Wallaby Flymphs
I have several skins of Wallaby but this is the first fly I've tied using this fur. I will have to try tying some more usinf the softer fur and some combinations
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Re: Weasel and Wallaby Flymphs
William, I have used the guard hairs (as do a few Tasmanian tiers I know) as wings (did I say that out loud? 
) on small Sedge/Caddis patterns, but you can use it as body material for larger flies, tails, wings or collar/hackles.
Just think of the way Squirrel tail and the like get used in fly tying and you can use Wallaby in much the same way.
It should also be pointed out there are more than one variety of Wallaby. We have only two here in NZ, one (the larger of the two) is resident in Central South Island hill country, the other smaller variety is in the Central North Island. Each type will give different shades of colour, density and length of fur..... the fur is denser and longer in the Winter, but usually better coloured in the Summer.
) on small Sedge/Caddis patterns, but you can use it as body material for larger flies, tails, wings or collar/hackles. Just think of the way Squirrel tail and the like get used in fly tying and you can use Wallaby in much the same way.
It should also be pointed out there are more than one variety of Wallaby. We have only two here in NZ, one (the larger of the two) is resident in Central South Island hill country, the other smaller variety is in the Central North Island. Each type will give different shades of colour, density and length of fur..... the fur is denser and longer in the Winter, but usually better coloured in the Summer.
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