Sexyloops Fly Tying School - jurassic hare - the monster material

Sexyloops Fly Tying School - jurassic hare - the monster material

t.z. | Friday, 16 September 2016

Ice. Snow. Cold. That is what one thinks when hearing the word "arctic" - the record in Norway is minus 50 or so C. That is technically speaking damn cold. Unimaginable cold. I was in minus 27. That was cold. But minus 30 and below is really way too much for me. Call me a wimp if you will.

So nature has to really prepare the animals living under such circumstances. They need real high outdoor clothing. The area I fish in summer is that cold. They hit minus 40 and below every year. This created a very special breed of hare ...


The hares of Lierne grow really big. I call them "jurassic hare" ... the T-Rex of the "Lepus" family. They are very strong and fast and have very good meat. This is why the people up there hunt for them in fall before the temps get too harsh. Really tough men these hare hunters. Hard shelled and soft hearted amazing human beings with a real good sense of humor. However, when I presented them with the request for hare feet they laughed. They couldn´t see the connection to fishing. It took a few years until they started to take this serious and were so nice to keep the feet for me. They are of course compensated generously for their efforts. 

The hare feet are huge. Twice or three times as much material one normally finds. The fibres are really long too. I use it for a lot of flies. It floats well and has a very interesting shine to it. - by the way - you can use thesearch function on sexyloops for "hare" so you find all the patterns.

Since I also had few front feet I dared to dye them. It worked really well. Thanks to all the good advice from the "seals fur guru" Claus Damsgaard Jensen. Thanks again for all the help. 

Drop me a note if you are interested in some of the feet. I have few "on stock" now. This is really special stuff. 

artic hare 

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back feet


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front foot


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dye bath


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front feet dyed

 
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claret front foot 



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some simple small flies - claret 

 
P.S. - do not hesitate to call should you be interested in a fly tying lesson, workshop for your club or anything in that direction. I also teach via skype.

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picture by Al Pyke 

Thomas Züllich, or - “t.z.” as most call him - is a German flyfisher & flytier living in Norway. His flydressing is based on old traditions as well as very modern and innovative methods of creating flies. You can book Thomas for guided trips, flytying classes and presentations. He regularly gives speeches and demonstrations at fly fishing fairs. Thomas is member of the ProTeam at Partridge of Redditch as well as Regal Vises. 

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