Wes Try some ringneck pheasant feathers or a moottled hen back both are less expensive than a grouse skin. Hen backs come in a good range of shades and various mottled patterns. Mel ----- Original Message ----- From: Wes Wada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 6:41 AM Subject: [VFB] Big, long, grouse feathers?
> Hi all, > > I have a tying problem. I am tying big tape wing caddises ala Doug > Swisher, and am in need of big, long grouse feathers to tie big, long > caddises. The typical packet of grouse feathers at the fly shop has > maybe a half dozen usable feathers at most. The rest are puny little > things. I am looking for the brown color and especially the random > mottling these feathers have. > > I am thinking my only recourse is to buy a full grouse skin, but if > there is any other solution or source where I can get better feathers, > I would go there first. > > Suggestions? > > Wes Wada > Bend, Oregon > > P.S. Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor and Co. was broadcast > live from Bend yesterday. The broadcast will be repeated today at noon > Pacific time. (www.phc.mpr.org) It was fun, and gives you a peek at > our town and life in Oregon. >
