THE LATEST NEWS and advice on fly fishing, fly fishing gear, fly fishing trips, and fly fishing books and media.Bird Flu Forces Tiers to Go Synthetic
European customs officials are banning the import of untreated feathers in the effort to curb the spread of the quick-spreading bird flu epidemic, leaving fly tiers around the world without natural fibers. "'We have experienced problems with a few lines of products -- in particular our turkey plumes. A shipment of turkey plumes was burnt at UK customs, as the vet could not inspect it in time,' said Debbie Coleman of ishop, a UK-based online retailer that sells flies and fly tying equipment." From Reuters.
