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Re: H,C. Cutcliffe Flies

Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 7:20 am
by Theroe
Thanks John- EXCELLENT POST!!

Re: H,C. Cutcliffe Flies

Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 2:46 pm
by tups
Thank you for a great post. I have read that Cutcliffe preferred game cock hackles for his flies and lamented that these birds were no longer being bred as a result of a prohibition on cock fighting. The sport was also later outlawed in the US. Consequently game cock feathers disappeared from commerce.

In 2018 I spent 5 months in Puerto Rico helping with hurricane disaster relief. During my time there I travelled to every mountain town and hamlet on the island as part of my work. It turns out cock fighting us still alive and well in PR. Game fowl are quite common there and can be found everywhere as barnyard and feral birds. The dominant hackle colors are well represented, including ginger, brown, red, & black. And in an area of SW PR I found a small, isolated population of beautiful dun colored birds - the holy grail so to speak.

Re: H,C. Cutcliffe Flies

Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 11:11 am
by wsbailey
Years ago I bought various colors of cow’s hair from a rancher. I was disappointed with the black because it wasn’t quite black. It was only recently that I realized that this might be Cutcliffe’s “bullock’s hair, of dark, almost purplish tint”.
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Re: H,C. Cutcliffe Flies

Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 2:20 pm
by Theroe
wsbailey wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2019 11:11 am Years ago I bought various colors of cow’s hair from a rancher. I was disappointed with the black because it wasn’t quite black. It was only recently that I realized that this might be Cutcliffe’s “bullock’s hair, of dark, almost purplish tint”.

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Ahhh-HA!!! One of the many benefits of never getting rid of anything.....See how this works ??

Re: H,C. Cutcliffe Flies

Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2019 5:16 pm
by wsbailey
Video about Cutcliffe.


Re: H,C. Cutcliffe Flies

Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2019 11:58 am
by redietz
wsbailey wrote: Sun Nov 24, 2019 5:16 pm Video about Cutcliffe.
There's a sale on right now on pre-orders of Gaskill's new book:

LINK TO PURCHASE BOOK: https://doublebadgers.kartra.com/page/cutcliffe-main

Re: H,C. Cutcliffe Flies

Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2019 2:07 pm
by joaniebo
Thanks for the link. Just ordered a copy.

Re: H,C. Cutcliffe Flies

Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2019 2:41 pm
by redietz
joaniebo wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2019 2:07 pm Just ordered a copy.
Me too.

Re: H,C. Cutcliffe Flies

Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2019 3:38 pm
by hankaye
Howdy All;
wsbailey wrote: Sun Nov 24, 2019 5:16 pm Video about Cutcliffe.

https://youtu.be/KoZhV8nr3PE
Appears that they made more then 1 video:


there's more...

hank

Re: H,C. Cutcliffe Flies

Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2019 3:50 pm
by Mike62
redietz wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2019 11:58 am
wsbailey wrote: Sun Nov 24, 2019 5:16 pm Video about Cutcliffe.
There's a sale on right now on pre-orders of Gaskill's new book: https://doublebadgers.kartra.com/page/cutcliffe-main
That looks like a great read; just put it on my Christmas list. We'll see if Santa is paying attention.