It is great stuff. I have been using for a few years now. Easy to tye with and as Don said you get almost any color. It also makes great stream wings.
BobH -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DonO Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 2:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VFB] Spey Hackle? Whiting has a complete line of spey capes (necks), from tiny size to tarpon size on each cape, dyed in every color of the rainbow.� The type of chicken is called a chiffon, and the feathers�look like a cross between fine hair and marabou.� I have some photos of my capes if you want to see them.� They are a dead ringer for heron, as Tom is breeding them specifically for this use. � DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric the Flytyer To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Spey Hackle? In addition to those, dyed pheasant rump feathers also work well.� Especially on the smaller speys. Other thoughts: Blue-earred pheasant ties the best speys in my opinion, but it can be quite pricey. Schlappen can also be used to tie speys as well. Burnt goose�also works well, though some preparation may be needed.�Burnt goose can have a tendency to split, even with presoaking. I have heard that Whiting makes some spey hackle material now.� Have not tried it yet. � Eric Hans Weilenmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 22 Aug 2004 at 17:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm curious, and since the list is slow, I thought I'd ask. I would like to > get hackle for spey flies so I can try my hand at it after the month and the > swaps are done, but Spirit River (no affiliation) is the only source I could > find for "Spey Hackle"... Is this simply cock hackle? If not, what makes it > different and what animal does it come from? Is there another name for it or > another source? Just curious... Pete, Traditionally the hackle used on spey flies would be grey heron. This is now a protected bird, and tiers have looked for alternatives. Mostly used these days are blue eared pheasant, 'burnt' goose or more recently feathers from a rhea, a bird from south america. Cheers, Hans Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers!
