I think every fly fisher turned duck hunter (or vice versa) has thought at least once: “Hmm, I wonder if I can make use of these feathers.” While most fly tying materials are either dyed mammal fur, synthetic fibers, or feathers that come from tricked out chickens, your harvested waterfowl can yield some pretty useful materials. This is about a very specific feather in a very specific location, that you can easily pluck, slap on a hook, and toss into a stream on your next trout adventure.
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