anyone use nutria for dry tails ?

[troutslammer]

i picked up some of this the other day , makes a really nice tail , was wondering though if anyone has used it and if so , what are your thoughts on durability issues , thanks in advance

 

[dryflyguy]

Sounds like an artificial sweetener.
I've never heard of it. I assume it's synthetic?

 

[bam]

It's a big water rat, known as a pest in the southern states.

 

[troutslammer]

it comes on a hide , had alot of under fur with different length sparse guard like hairs (medium brown)

 

[reds]

Where did you get it? I saw a pattern using it a couple of years ago, but have never seen it anywhere, admittedly never looked to hard.

They are an invasive species in the south, I believe brought in from South America.

 

[troutslammer]

found it at a sporting goods store near clarion , i will look to see if they have anymore , if they do ur in luck , i will mail it to ya , hows that sound ?

 

[reds]

Sounds great, the pattern I was talking about was in an article on the clarion in an old ffm.

 

[troutslammer]

i was talking to an older guy today about using it and he said its not good for dry fly tails , but they used to sell it for the nutria nymph , kinda like muskrat i guess