Cat gut nymph

maharg · #1 (**permalink**) 03-12-2009, 09:58 AM

Anyone know where I might get some of the cat gut used to tie this fly?
Oliver Edwards featured it a few years back in FFand FT. He did say it was hard to get then, but perhaps things have changed.

Cheers, Graham

stevekale · #2 (**permalink**) 03-12-2009, 10:08 AM

Google "catgut" (no space)

Animus, Specialist Suppliers to the Veterinary Profession - AK Catgut Cassettes

hughsk · #3 (**permalink**) 03-12-2009, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by maharg

Anyone know where I might get some of the cat gut used to tie this fly?
Oliver Edwards featured it a few years back in FFand FT. He did say it was hard to get then, but perhaps things have changed.

Cheers, Graham

Me too............
Some of the old style tennis raquets used catgut i think thats where Ollie got it and bought a fair few from car boots but they were all nylon, any source would be helpful, always like the look of that fly

Hugh

stevekale · #4 (**permalink**) 03-12-2009, 10:13 AM

This is worth a read also:

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And this will help you understand the thickness of the range in my earlier post:

https://menavet.de/main.php?lang=2&i...ag=0&u_group=4

maharg · #5 (**permalink**) 03-12-2009, 10:16 AM

Thanks for that Stevekale, thats the article. Will need to see if I can talk to my local vet and get a meter or two. A big reel of 100m is a little large

Lucian · #6 (**permalink**) 03-12-2009, 10:22 AM

I use cat gut for fly tying. If you want I can help you

cheers
Lucian

Country Joe · #7 (**permalink**) 03-12-2009, 10:25 AM

Cat Protection League.

stevekale · #8 (**permalink**) 03-12-2009, 10:29 AM

Yep, but at least you can now ask for the right thing. I think what you want is the last one on the list (4 USP, 0.8-0.9 mm, i.e. in the middle of OE's 0.5-1.5 mm range). At least that's only 25 metres. You could probably split it with hugh and one or two others....

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Originally Posted by Country Joe And The Fish

Cat Protection League.

Luckily for cat lovers it has nothing to do with cats except that vets use it for sutures. It's "catgut" not "cat gut".