Don: Which Quail? Gambel's or Mearns?
Alan Di Somma Phoenix,Az. http://www.azod.com http://www.azflycasters.org/ http://www.wmonline.com/attract/lakes.htm http://www.wmonline.com/attract/streams.htm "Tips for the Clueless" When your PC says "You have mail", don't go to the company mailroom and look for a package. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:17 PM Subject: [VFB] WAS soft hackle question; NOW small feathers for SH flies : soft hackles and small feathers... : as has been suggested, starling and hen necks are : good. metz, whiting and spencer all have fine product : to choose from and are available in lots of places : including our favorite...linesend.com : : let me offer this as well: www.hideandfur.com and get : yourself a california quail. the ones i have bought : are a very nice shade of blue-dun with steel blue tips : and the feathers from the neck could probably be used : down to a 20 or 22. a beautiful way to tie a bloa or : watchet and the best part is the skins are under 4 : bucks (or they used to be)! : : there you have it...i just relinquished one of my : best-kept, secret materials sources even though lots : of people know about it or they wouldn't be in biz. : : until later... : dj : : --- Rene Zillmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : > I use Metz hen necks for small soft hackle and for : > dry wings. On the : > 'ear'-corner are really small ones. Don't have hen : > necks from Whiting, guess : > they are much better. : > Ahhh... I forgot, I have a cheapo hen neck/saddle : > from Pardridge, has small : > ones too. : > Rene : > : > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- : > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > Datum: Donnerstag, 23. Januar 2003 00:37 : > Betreff: [VFB] soft hackle question : > : > : > > : > >I want to add a soft hackle to a couple of nymph : > patterns. The problem I : > am encountering is that most of the stuff i have : > seems to be better suited : > for 14 to 16 flies and up of course. Now with that : > said I have not "tried" : > all the feathers i have at my disposal. Can you : > fine folks make a : > suggestion? I want to have a small soft hackle on : > some red fox squirrel : > nymphs, pheasant tail nymphs and a couple others in : > sizes 16 and 18. Now, : > the materials that I have at my house "in stock" you : > might say are: India : > hen necks, partridge, grouse, metz hen saddle and : > pheasant rump. : > > : > >DonO if you read this, Whiting has a beautifully : > speckled patch that is : > black and grey. Substitute for partridge. What is : > the name of that. Chris : > helm was selling them at the tying expo this winter : > and I was going to buy : > one but I had just received a partridge skin, so I : > didnt buy it. Now I wish : > I had it because I think that that speckle would : > look real nice. : > > : > >john ridderbos : > : : : ===== : http://www.geocities.com/salmn8r/caddisforkids.html : http://www.geocities.com/salmn8r/furledstinger.html : : Please e-mail direct for scheduling and pricing information of fly tying presentations and seminars for your club or group. : : __________________________________________________ : Do you Yahoo!? : Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. : http://mailplus.yahoo.com :
