"Bird Flu Forces Fly Fishing Industry To Go Synthetic!"
Wow, you know this never occurred to me but wow...This is definitely eye opening!
Just in the news today I was reading where the bird flu is expected to hit the US this summer.
Will this cause more and more of us to use synthetic vs. natural materials such as bird feathers?
I hope this doesn't impact us much more worse then it already has.
Do you think it will?
Read the full article below...
- Michael
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Bird flu forces fly fishing industry to go synthetic:
- By Ed Stoddard
"JOHANNESBURG, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Bird feathers are to trout flies what leather is to Gucci.
But concerns about bird flu are forcing the makers of the artificial flies used by anglers to turn to synthetic fibres instead of traditional material such as pheasant or duck feathers -- sacrilege in the eyes of some purists."
Just in the news today I was reading where the bird flu is expected to hit the US this summer.
Will this cause more and more of us to use synthetic vs. natural materials such as bird feathers?
I hope this doesn't impact us much more worse then it already has.
Do you think it will?
Read the full article below...
- Michael
++++++++++++++
Bird flu forces fly fishing industry to go synthetic:
- By Ed Stoddard
"JOHANNESBURG, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Bird feathers are to trout flies what leather is to Gucci.
But concerns about bird flu are forcing the makers of the artificial flies used by anglers to turn to synthetic fibres instead of traditional material such as pheasant or duck feathers -- sacrilege in the eyes of some purists."
posted by The "Duke" at 1:22 PM
2 Comments:
I do not know if it really is,if you read the older books [circa 1800] you see that these old masters used just about anything they could wrap around a hook or tie to it. i.e. grass and carp scales.
This is true...However, to the purists out there I'm sure they'll be affected. I'd be curiuos to hear this also from a purist point of view. Thanks for the comment :)
-Duke
Fly Fishing Enthusiast
http://fly-fishing-tips.blogspot.com
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