if i remember the site correctly (been a while since i was there), they offered gambel and california. i have a couple california quail skins and don't know if they are another name for the mearns quail or not.
dj --- Alan Di Somma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > : > ===== 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
