My interest in fly tying is growing all the time. I stared out tying a simple Midge pattern and now I am getting interested in other patterns. Now I may be headed into an area that may be considered dangerous ground.
The danger isn’t in what I am doing (well maybe a little). I don’t want to spend too much money on dead animals. So I began to try and figure out how to save money on tying materials (uhh, dead animals). I began to think of some of my friends that hunt. I asked around at local gun shops for the names of bird hunters. I actually came away with a few names and phone numbers. I know many deer hunters and I enjoy hunting (especially eating) them.
A few weeks ago I was telling one of the men I go to church with 
Sunday night he brought it to church and a bag of preservative. I began working it this morning and I have I hanging in a cool place drying.
The first question my wife had was, “Where are you going to put that when you’re done?” I don’t think she shares the same excitement and zeal for this that I do. I wonder what she will say if I bring home some of the road kill I have been eying.
Anyone know any patterns using coyote?
9 comments:
Treading bold and innovative, me thinks.
Skok's Pheasant Phlounder. It's a salt water fly, but looks great with coyote. That fly might make a nice streamer for big browns in the fall too!
Innovative, yes that's the word.
Chris, thanks for the tip on the fly I'll try to look that one up.
Here's a link for ya.
http://www.dwskok.com/pheasantphloundersteps.htm
I found this link to a fly fishing guide in Texas,where the fella uses coyote fur in a carp fly he ties.
http://www.dfwflyfishing.com/2009/01/coyote-carp-fly.html
So, the guy just gave you that hide? What was he saving it for in the first place?
He does taxidermy as a hobby. He gave it to me because the cost of the form out weighed the fun of it.
Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now keep it up!
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