more fly tying materials.....

[boneaddict]

You guys maybe sick of seeing weird bird photos, but here the feathers are before they hit the fly.  This guys feathers are probably most notobly used as tailfeathers in a royal coachman.


his crest in MANY atlantic salmon and steelhead flies.  My favorite is the fartn-phool

[boneaddict]

another one....can't think of a particular pattern which utilizes his the most but.....

[bowhuntin]

Those are some neat looking birds. Do you actually tie flies and use their feathers?

[boneaddict]

I do.  That was probably the spark for getting me interested in doing this, or at least knowing about all sorts of pheasants.

[bowhuntin]

Thats cool, I bet you get some satisfaction after catching a fish from fly's you tied from your own birds you raise and get feathers from.

[boneaddict]

I SURE DO!

[hogsniper]

Wow bone, Those are some great looking birds....I fly fish alot and the top bird would be a handy one for me. I loose alot of coachmans and wolfes up in the high lakes and creeks...those fish up there go crazy over them....

[boneaddict]

Thanks...the Royal Wulff is one of the best flies for Cutthroat.  They just can't resist it and it really doesn't look like any bug. 

[FrankDown]

Are these your birds or just pics of the birds in general?

[Leanne]

Hey Bone do you ever sell skins of those birds?

My boyfriend is crazy about tying atlantic salmon and spey patterns and I would love to get him a good grade skin.....of anything! 

[Leanne]

Another pattern that uses the black tipped golden pheasant feathers is the General Practitioner!  Love that fly.

[boneaddict]

Sorry Leanne, I hadn't visited this topic for awhile and didn't realize you asked a question.  No I don't.  At least not usually.  On occasion one of my breeders dies, but usually have aspirations of mounting them.  I cleaned out my freezer a month or so back and sold some to another guy who wanted mounts.  ITs funny, I can sell an adult Junglefowl for $150 live and he is worth $350 dead.    A couple of my birds should keep their heads hung low. 

[boneaddict]

check these out Leanne.   It was another thread on here, but some great tails off of that amherst.

I raised hybrids for a bit, as tyers like the combo of the red golden and amherst, but bird breeders tend to frown on that.  Colorful critters.

[boneaddict]

He'd like this bird.....

[Pathfinder101]

Just found this thread.  Cool stuff.  I used to tie a lot of exotics, and still have some of the feathers, but the last few years I mostly stick with the tried and true patters.  Love the pics though...