BnD 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 I have been given a whole lot of emu feathers...they have dark black tips and then fade to white near the bottom...question is can these be used? and for what style flies? any pics of flies u have tied with them would be great!! thanks... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicrider 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Here's a good looking explanation of some uses. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 I know, I know ... it's shallow, but I can't help it. I can never understand what she's saying. I usually just turn the sound off and watch her talk. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RickZieger 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 A warmwater fly that works well at times. Size 6 to 12 hook bead head. peacock sword tail emu feather palmered up body for tail. I dye the feather several colors with easter egg dye. Rick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FIN-ITE 34 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Ya' know Mike, that's like a box of Oreo cookies without the glass of milk. Your loss. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackaig 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Had a play with emu feathers some time ago, I can not find any use for them at all. Rhea is brilliant stuff. Lots of uses for that. But the emu I could find no practical use for. Cheers, C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philly 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2016 FWIW. I tied these probably 16 years ago when I received a bag of emu feathers from a friend in Texas who had a run in with one. The bodies are emu feathers wrapped and trimmed. Tails(except on the Dun), wings and legs are all emu. Emu Nymph Emu Emerger Emu Dun I do remember catching a few fish on the nymph and the emerger. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted July 3, 2016 emu buggers if the feathers are this type off the body rather than the spiky ones off the tail: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyquahog 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2016 My emu contribution from the past. The late Bill ("Giant Killer") Catherwood used lots of emu in his deer hair creations. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
troutguy 0 Report post Posted July 5, 2016 My wife wanted an Emu egg off of eBay. They are malachite green. Some crafty project. The egg was packed in feathers, not styrofoam peanuts. Some of the feathers will do anything ostrich will others are more like saddle hackle. Others seemed too spikey to do anythink until I looked and experimented. Each individual feather barbs had barbules that made great midge sized ostrich type feathers for gills and such. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
