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Post by crawfish on Dec 9, 2006 20:58:20 GMT
Nowadays its illegal to use actual Heron feathers but has anyone used the Heron subs, if so could they tell me if their as good ?
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Post by splicedsharpe on Dec 9, 2006 22:07:34 GMT
So am I to understand that in Britain it is illegal to use heron, at all, is it illegal to send for from outside Britain as well?
You could use schlappen, tends to be a bit "bulky" but if one remove one side of the feather it wont look as over dressed, but feathers are a bit on the soft side IMO. Also for smaller sized flies I've used golden pheasant feathers dyed black. Also there are "Whiting spey capes" which are to be similar to the old time, Spey rooster necks. Never tried them have heard both good and bad especially the first capes on market here in Sweden were apparently of mixed quality, but that's some years ago now. There is usually no problem to get hold of heron here in Sweden...
Jan
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Post by stu47 on Dec 17, 2006 21:14:31 GMT
Its not illegal to use Heron,they are just very difficult to get in the UK as the bird is protected.A taxidermist a couple of months ago was selling heron feathers on ebay.I used to source feathers from a taxidermist i new and got feathers that wasnt readily available in shops. As you say splicedsharpe you have no problem in Sweden or here in Norway.
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Post by johnmac on Dec 18, 2006 17:42:53 GMT
I've yet to see a fly tied with heron feqthers or heron substitue... what part of the bird is used? and can anyone post a fly tied using said feathers??
Cheers all. John.
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Post by jimthefish on Dec 18, 2006 18:58:08 GMT
Dyed black, heron makes a beautifully mobile Willie Gunn instead of black buck.
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Post by splicedsharpe on Dec 18, 2006 19:23:08 GMT
Hi John: These are all tied with heron, natural grey or colored black. I think you use both neck- throat- as well as feathers from the side and back. Always bought them in a bag  hair wings  An "oldie" with grey heron  stu47: Ok, then i suppose our British friends could bye them from Sweden/Norway I've seen them on Swedish sites 10 feathers a pack approx. 3.60 £ Jan |
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Post by stu47 on Dec 18, 2006 20:24:30 GMT
Splicedsharpe I dont see why not,you need no cites for these, so if they ship abroad should be no problem,some of the ones i have seen come from Ken Sawada in Japan. Some nice flies there,the bottom fly is similar to flies i had been making.
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Post by johnmac on Dec 20, 2006 12:57:33 GMT
very nice flies..... the feathers look very mobile! Thanks for posting them!
Cheers, John
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Post by stu47 on Dec 20, 2006 17:57:52 GMT
Heres one i made earlier  |
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Post by stu47 on Dec 20, 2006 18:04:34 GMT
Not a very good picture of one with heron
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Post by splicedsharpe on Dec 20, 2006 20:08:52 GMT
Nice fly stu! what hook is that?
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Post by stu47 on Dec 20, 2006 21:40:19 GMT
That one is on a Mustad 80500 salmon size 2,i am still experimenting with the flies, have only been making salmon flies for a little over a year now,but tied trout flies for many years
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Post by williegunn on Dec 20, 2006 22:23:51 GMT
I thought Methadone was the heroin substitute or am I needing new glasses?
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Post by stu47 on Dec 21, 2006 15:04:36 GMT
I hear binoculars are e good sub for bad glasses Willie
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