Try using ostrich herl - more widely available. -- Complete Fisher Forum www.completefisher.com/forum
Complete Fisher Site www.completefisher.com On 12/6/07, Henk Verhaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 6 Dec, 2007, at 0:18, George wrote: > > I found and interesting pattern on FlyTying and FlyFishing > http://www.flyfishing-and-flytying.co.uk/patterns/grizzly.html that calls > for goose herl. > > Does anyone know what this is? > > > > Sort of like a goose biot, only from the other side of the stem of the > feather... Dunno exactly what feather is implicated -- I'm assuming a tail > feather here, which should be rather symmetrical, so it actually should not > matter which side of the stem you take the herl from. > > > More accurately, it is the barb from a suitable goose feather... > > > =============================== ><(((((º> =============================== > > | Dr. Henk J.M. Verhaar | e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > > | Ecotoxicoloog en vliegbinder | tel: 035 656 2128 | > > | Stichts End 17 | mobiel: 06 26 136034 | > > | NL-1244 PK Ankeveen | web: www.xs4all.nl/~flyrod | > > =============================== <º)))))>< =============================== > > > > >
