Thread: which bit to use

Hi Guys

Just wondering if anyone can tell me the best bit of deer hide to take for tying flies.

Cheers

Dino

Any bit,trout aren't too fussy they even eat shit

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Originally Posted by Dino

Hi Guys

Just wondering if anyone can tell me the best bit of deer hide to take for tying flies.

Cheers

Dino

The hide?, not much really.
The hair is used but only in a few specific patterns. The finer hair (don't know where from) can be used in dry fly caddis patterns like an
Elk Hair caddis

or one of my favorites the Humpy

or spun in patters like a muddler


As the hair is hollow is water logs easily but if not cut will float well.

Dino

I look for a mixture of different coloured hair for different patterns.

The finer the hair the better IMO, that said if your going for a rough or coarse look then thicker coarser hair will work well.

Belly hair and rump hair tends to be lighter in colour.

Hair from the shoulder, neck and or spine tends to be darker.

Tail hair is good too.

I also have hair from different species with Fallow and Sika being my first choice, with Red and Sambar also good depending on the pattern you like.

I use coarse hair for this Koura pattern I developed back in the late 70's and also for Mice.


Cheers
Pete

Bloody hell P38 they are cool. What weight would they be?

Man they are awesome Pete! How long to make one and are they ruined as soon as Mr fish chomps on it?

Originally Posted by Dundee

Bloody hell P38 they are cool. What weight would they be?

The Koura are tied on hooks size 6 up to size 2

This one is a size 4.

I put plenty of copper into them so they sink and retrieve then with a short twitchy action letting them sink again between twitches.

They work well .... especially in areas where trout feed on Koura.

The browns especially like the mice too.
Caught a couple on this one in the otamaire stream

Cheers
Pete

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Man they are awesome Pete! How long to make one and are they ruined as soon as Mr fish chomps on it?

Probably takes about 20 mins to put a Koura together depending on how fussy you are and they do last well.

The copper wire helps hold them together good.

Cheers
Pete

Pete, the koura a bloody awesome

@P38. Yeah, completely forgot about the ol mouse. There is supposedly a very good Beech mast this year and the mouse will make a very interesting pattern especially in the upper waters.

hook size means zip to me P38, would they cast alright on a spinning rod or be to light?

Originally Posted by Dundee

hook size means zip to me P38, would they cast alright on a spinning rod or be to light?

Yep you could cast one on a spin rod.

I'd use some split shot on the leader to assist with the cast.

Cheers
Pete