Are long tailed weasels carnivores?

CarnivorousLong-tailed weasel / Trophic level
Food and Feeding Behavior: The long-tailed weasel is carnivorous and its diet is similar to the ermine’s, but includes a greater portion of larger prey which is taken primarily by males.

What do I need to tie salmon flies?

Place a large wet-fly hook, such as size 10 to 6, in the vise. Start the thread on the hook; leave a small space behind the eye and wrap to the end of the shank. Tie a piece of gold tinsel onto the far side of the hook with five wraps of thread; if you’re using Mylar tinsel, place the gold side against the shank.

How do you trap a weasel?

Select and Position Bait Use fresh meat, if possible. Position your bait strategically, so that the weasel must bring its entire body into the trap and step on the trigger plate to get to it. Make sure that the bait is far enough from the trap walls that an animal cannot reach inside and steal it without entering.

How do you dress a stoat tail for fishing?

Step 5 – Tie in a wing of stoat’s tail, form a neat head and varnish with two or three coats of Cellire No. 1 The Stoat’s Tail may be dressed on singles, doubles, trebles or tubes. Just two of the many variants are shown below, the Silver Stoat, excellent for sea trout as well as salmon, and the Tosh.

What is a stoat’s tail?

The Stoat’s Tail may be dressed on singles, doubles, trebles or tubes. Just two of the many variants are shown below, the Silver Stoat, excellent for sea trout as well as salmon, and the Tosh. For more information on Grays Needle Tubes, see Trout and Salmon Flies

What is the best salmon fly for late spring?

In the words of Hugh Falkus, “Of all hair-wing salmon flies for late spring and summer fishing with floating line, the simple Stoat’s Tail is one of the best we have.” This fly has been around for a long time and has in all probability accounted for more salmon than any other fly, particularly if we take into account its many variants.