Milltown

I would be interested in the champlain jane fly pattern if you have found it. I had one that was given to me as a kid by an older gentlemen, my brother lost is while I let him use it one day.

I would love to try their stuff, but it's been a month since I ordered and it is just being shipped now. Edit: Speak of the devil it got here today and seems to have been worth the weight, they sent me all that I had ordered about $15 worth of stuff and included 5 extra bags of dubbing, an extra glue stick, and one looks to be a full squirrel hide that I didn't pay for. Can't wait to tie with the stuff!

I emailed him on the 25th after about 2 weeks waiting for my order. He stated that his was about 7 days behind in shipping, but that he would be close to caught up on Monday. I'm expecting my package today, I'f I had known it was going to take this long I would have ordered more. Has anyone here looked into becoming a "dealer" through him? I would consider placing that large of any order and spreading it across several friends who tie.

pain in the butt if you ask me.

When I ordered a week ago he emailed saying that he would have the 100 style back in two weeks. So that leaves about a week. But maybe he can comment on the other styles here as well.

I'm loving the hooks I got, but I'm cheap guy.

Where is a good place to order hackle from?

So where is the best place online to order fly tying material as far as price and quality?

I only wished that I had thought ahead to save more of the birds from last fall, oh well. I'm in the process of getting pheasant body/tails and will probably shoot a turkey this spring.

So let me give you guys a little introduction of myself, I've been fly fishing for quite a while and have just gotten into tying my own flies. I'm a poor college student and haven't tied many flies or spent any money on fly tying as of yet. My Grandmother gave me some of what was left of her fly tying stuff from 25 years ago including some material which I have been tying with currently, including a 40 year old jungle cock cape that she originally paid $10 for . A lot of it is old Herter's thread and the old wool and floss wrapped around the little pieces of cardboard. As someone who currently has more time then money, I was wondering what animals and what parts you use and harvest yourself for fly tying and the process involved. I know people who raise pheasants. Also have access to most animals and birds that are hunted or trapped in the state of Maine. Currently I have a whole deer skin from a deer seasons ago and it still seems to be in pretty good condition. I was wondering what parts I could use from it. I'm also interested in process of making/harvesting my own dubbing from rabbit or deer, but don't really know the process. My other question is about the differences between elk hair versus deer hair for tying a caddis, my favorite fly. Thanks for the read and the help.