Source for Bullock's Hair?

[bearbutt]

Does anyone have a source for Bullock's hair?

I tried Google, and this is what came up:



Admittedly, nice, but not especially helpful. I'm looking for black, but blackish-brown would be fine.

Happy to trade for some if you have any to spare.

Thanks,
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[Johnno]

I’m so glad you didn’t Google bollocks hair.......

[wsbailey]

I have some. What fly are you tying?

[letumgo]

[bearbutt]

I have some. What fly are you tying?

Some archaic salmon patterns from Scrope--his "Toppy" and "Meg in Her Maws."



They have a flymphish quality to them--rough. I've never seen Bullock's hair before--could you post a picture? How like/unlike seal of pig's wool is it? I'd like to tie these true to the original materials, but I'm not unwilling to pull a ruse.

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[wsbailey]

Cow hair is softer than seal but stiffer than mohair. I probably have most if not all of those materials. The problem is that they are in the garage and winter is at its worst.

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[bearbutt]

Thanks for the photograph, this stuff looks great--just the right color and texture. I wonder why it's not used more often? It would seem to be great for stoneflies also.

A cold winter is always good for insect control, lol.

Stay warm!
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[wsbailey]

John Younger, another Tweed fisherman, was also a fan of using cow hair. In fact he accused Scrope of stealing his fly patterns. Cutcliffe mentions several flies that use cow hair. On a trip to to Devon, Skues encountered flies tied with cow hair. One of his BWO nymph patterns is tied with cow’s hair the color of dried blood.

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[letumgo]

Bill - Do you sell the cow dubbing? If so, I’d be interested.

[zen leecher]

I kept wondering if this hair was down around the scrote as in tups indispensible.