[Old Man]

Anybody use road kill for tying flies. Well here's one for you. It's been on the side of the road for about a month now. It has nice black shiny fur with a little white thrown in.

 

[Mumbles]

You finally took that little sucker out from under that orange hat of yours? About darn time!

 

[Gone]

There's been plenty of skunk going around lately without yours, Jim.

 

[papafsh]

The whole thing stinks to high heaven!
BTW: that skunk can't have been there for a month Jim, it still looks too fresh? probably not the correct word to use in this instance. I have used road kill for tying materials, squirrel, mink, ferret tails. But I'd pass on yours...

LB

 

[Gone]

You are correct, LB- fresh skunk = oxymoron

 

[dryflylarry]

Don't touch it Jim! Just don't touch it!

 

[Rob Ast]

If its been there for a month is it now a green butt skunk or a red butt skunk?

 

[Out of Here]

This thread just stinks!

 

[Matthew Gulbranson]

You'll never catch a fish again. Once that skunk is on, it'll never come off!

 

[Old Man]

The whole thing stinks to high heaven!
BTW: that skunk can't have been there for a month Jim, it still looks too fresh? probably not the correct word to use in this instance. I have used road kill for tying materials, squirrel, mink, ferret tails. But I'd pass on yours...

LB

The temps have been below freezing for quite a while now so nothing rots. Hell, the Crows and Magpies won't even touch a dead skunk. And not to worry, I ain't touching it either.

 

[Keith Hixson]

I had friend who is a professional fly tier and uses real skunk hair for his "skunk patterns" . It's a real skunk pattern. Old man you gotta skin it out. :rofl:

 

[Old Man]

At one time Skunk was an expensive fur. My mother had one in the 40's and the 50's. Cost my dad upward in the $600.00 range. In the late and early 40's and 50's that was a lot of money.

We lived in Wisconsin then and my dad had a very good job. We had the best of everything. Then he quit his job to move to Washington to work in the Bremerton Shipyard. 1943 I think. I've
been going down hill ever since. bawling:

 

[tythetier]

Go for the tail Jim!!!!!

 

[Old Man]

Go for the tail Jim!!!!!

Talk about people rising from the dead. I haven't heard from you in a ***** age. Where have you been hiding at?? And how's you dog doing?