{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Pheasant wing treatment

Use Borax. That will cure it up good and keep in a plastic bag. Best to skin it off the bone first though.

On Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 3:20:12 PM UTC-5, Dave Marcus wrote:

My colleague recently came back from a pheasant hunting trip and brought me back the wings from a pheasant (picture attached). I'm appreciative for the thought (although was hoping for the tail feathers) so i wanted the groups thoughts on the following.

1. What is the best way to treat these wings to keep them from rotting? They've currently got some salt on them but not too much...they're starting to release some liquid, did I miss my window to properly treat these? They're probably 4-5 days old, should I just toss them? I live in a 1 bedroom apartment and don't have an outdoor space to "air it out".

2. If I can keep them, what flies can I make with pheasant wing? I've made many pheasant tail nymphs but the hackle on these feathers isn't long enough. Anyone have experience with this material?

Any advice or thoughts would be welcome.

Thanks,

David

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