Mark, It is about the river Spey in Scotland, a famous salmon river. The flies which were tied to fish for salmon in this river incorporated a hackle with long and soft barbs. I don't remember, what birds they used in those days. Today Whiting offers a neat substitute, a special breed of roosters and hens, their feathers can be used to ty these flies.
Basically it is a salmon fly with a body hackle (the Spey hackle) and a low feather wing. Resulting in a low profile. Rene Mark Beresford II schrieb: > maybe a stupipd question, but "Spey Hackle"... > Spey Casting....Spey Hackle?? > > what the hecks spey hackle?? lol, thanks! > > mark. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51438/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs>
