I'm anxious and excited to get my Whiting plucked saddle hackles. I don't have any hackle so it will be nice to get an assortment (I signed up for two categories).
Question. In general, how many flies should one expect to tie from one long saddle hackle? Preston Waterloo, Ontario --- John Martinez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mine are on the way Natural Dun and White. Just out > of curiosity, did anyone notice big differences in > how many feathers per cape? The dun was > unbelievable, there were well over 30 feathers per > pack, while the white only yielded about 24-25 per. > Another thing, several of the white hackles were > broken short, I culled out the worst ones, but > included others since they were still fairly long > and had plenty of good hackle left. Most of the > broken feathers seem to come from the sides of the > skin. The dun had no broken feathers that I noticed > and the cape from the previous swap had only two or > three. > > > -John >
