Have to agree with you Don. I just got my first California quail about a month ago, love it. It was a steal, from Ebay $3!
Bob Haering [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Don Johnson Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 12:18 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
