Stumbling Across Material

[Njardar]

We went to the Illinois State Fair today and my wife always likes to see the animals getting groomed. So as we're carefully walking through the sheep buliding there is a group of women doing a wool spinning demonstration. Not one to pass up an opportunity I now have some nice natural wool for tying. In the back of my mind I recall that it is used as an indicator in either Scotland or Ireland because the natural oils keep it waterproof it floats well. Any one have any info on this, or other possible fly patterns using sheep's wool?

- Charlie

[flytyer57]

We went to the Illinois State Fair today and my wife always likes to see the animals getting groomed. So as we're carefully walking through the sheep buliding there is a group of women doing a wool spinning demonstration. Not one to pass up an opportunity I now have some nice natural wool for tying. In the back of my mind I recall that it is used as an indicator in either Scotland or Ireland because the natural oils keep it waterproof it floats well. Any one have any info on this, or other possible fly patterns using sheep's wool?

- Charlie

Wool head sculpins?

[jdmidwest]

I always pick up a few guinea feathers and odd stuff in the 4H poultry exhibit. The kids get mad when you try to pluck them off live birds though, FYI.