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Where can I get porcupine quills?

:bugeyes: Truly amazing you are a fantastic tyer :headbang: This realistic stuff is getting my fly tying yen started up big time. been tying the fishable stuff for many years 28 to be exact. It's time to move on to something more challenging

I take it that thin coats are the way to go with the Liquitex flexible varnish/

Thanks for all your help. This is a great forum to learn from. :headbang:

I have a question on coating legs. After wrapping raffine on Japanese nymph legs you are to coat them with a varnish right? Someone told me that I can use the loon uv wader patch kit with uv light. Is there any truth to this technique? Also if not can you tell me what i should use. thanks for your help :dunno:

I want to post some pics and wondered what kind of camera to use. I'm no computer whiz can someone help. I have a digital camera but I can't get any real clear photos. Am I doing something wrong? :dunno:

Can someone tell me where to get them. Thanks for your help.

Got the book on tuesday what a wonderful book can't wait to try some of the techniques.

Thanks for getting back to me. After looking at all the flies in this forum I can't help but get syched up I love to make realistic flies. But never knew where to get info etc. This fourum takes it up a notch or two. Hope when I get started into this I can do you proud :headbang:

I just ordered Paul Whillocks book Flies as Art. Will I like it?

May i ask what material your using for the legs? They look real nice. Also where can you get the material from.

I fished the outer banks and caught alot on a black and orange clouser with rootbeer colored krystal flash. When fishing in the cheasapeake bay pink and white clousers work well. Like everyone else said use clousers.

Well On Friday there was a small craft warning so we just went to the jetty off of Smith Point Lighthouse. We would do a drift and wait for rises in the bottom and cast a clouser and Bam!!. We caught are limit that day Fish were around 20''. Saturday went out to the N.N reef and caught at least 20 to 30 stripers around 18 to 22''. Had a perfect tide. then we went chasing the birds. as we were riding around I saw a bunch of birds working and when we got to the birds there must of been a 1/4 mile stretch of fish busting bait. So I put a black and red clouser on with a 400 grain sink tip counted to 5 and stripped and darn if i didn't catch on that went 32'' Gave me a hell of work out.Also caught a bunch off small ones around 16 to 18''. If your familiar with the area this all happened around bouy # 62. Was alot of fun. Just to add a little more fun while comming back home thru the jetty there were birds working in the jetty we stopped and caught a few more small ones. Was just a good trip

I agree with streamside the eraser is the best way. But you can use bleach the fibers just fall off but makes the stem very brittle. Once you have the fibers all off with bleach wash with clean water then put them in hair conditioner and when your ready to use them just rinse them off with water. If your tying alot of flies at one time just get a bowl of water and let them soak in water and use them when needed.

great looking fly might have to tie some up and take to the Chesapeake Bay. Rockfish would love them