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    • August 20, 2022 at 5:04 pm #25192
      mmDanStag
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      A couple weeks ago at Bennett Spring I met a guy who was both a duck hunter and a fly fisherman who tied his own flies.
      as a result he had some very interesting CDC patterns he used.
      He also explained that he had enough cdc feathers to last him his whole life.
      There is a very interesting video by Kelley Galloup on how to extract those feathers which I recommend

      since free is good, are there any FATC duck hunters who have CDC feathers to give away to us fellow tyers ?

       

    • August 22, 2022 at 9:34 am #25220
      Kenny Klimes
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      Dan,

      I love fishing with the Barr’s Emerger fly – one of my favorite flies when the trout are rising! The Barr’s Emerger calls for Wood Duck feathers which duck hunters in our area shoot when in season. A bag of these feathers is a godsend. They are the ones that have “barred” stripes on them. BUT Mallards have a similar “striped” flank feathers that work just as well. If you aren’t friends with a Duck Hunter you ought to be!!

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