The Feather Emporium - Page 3 - The Fly Tying Bench - Fly Tying The first reason is that hackle can be under or over graded The second reason is that without examining the hackle, you cannot really tell the distribution of the sizes hackle on the cape or saddle The third reason is that you can't see the color accurately even in a photo I take the cape or saddle outside and examine it in the sunlight
parachutes - The Fly Tying Bench - Fly Tying I have rotating hackle pliers but have never tried antron as a post The flies that I tie the most with parachutes are in the size range of 14-18 Will either of the materials listed work well? I usually have used calf tail which is a pain to work with Also how do you tie in you post so that it doesn't add bulk to the body of the fly? Steeldrifter
Wingless Bee - Step by Step Patterns Tutorials - Fly Tying Wrap the hackle back to your thread in 2-3 wraps and tie down the tip, at the rear of the hackle, with a couple wraps of thread Snip or break off the tip of the hackle Wrap your thread forward through the hackle with a couple turns and end in front of the hackle and behind the hook eye Pull the hackle back and form a small neat head Whip
Dean River Lantern - The Fly Tying Bench - Fly Tying Dean River Lantern Category Pacific Salmon Steelhead Hook - Gamakatsu T10-6H or equivalent, Sizes 1 0 - 8 Thread - Matching Tail - Black squirrel tail, long Under body - Flat silver tinsel Body - Fluorescent chartreuse, red, orange, yellow or green Edge Brite overlapped Hackle - Matching hackle U
Hackle Question - Beginners Corner - Fly Tying The hackle is very good quality and they sell for about $20 now, I think They come in all the standard colors - black, brown, grizzly, dun, ginger etc When you're ready to start purchasing full capes and saddles, I highly recommend Collins Hackle Farm Wonderful quality, and when you buy a cape, they give you the matching saddle patch free
Tying a Parachute - The Fly Tying Bench - Fly Tying Agree with the outrigger comparison I've watched far too many parachutes, from many tiers, sitting at a 45 degree angle on the surface Remember this: the hackle sits above the body, so the weight of the wing and hackle want to tip the fly over Broader hackle prevents this Split tails don't hurt, either, but not all parachute patterns call for a split tail
First dry fly - The Fly Tying Bench - Fly Tying Ive been tying since November, and have quite a nymph and streamer collection built up, but I just tied my first dry today Went with a size 16 adams, the pictures not the greatest, but how does it look? To me it looks like the hackle goes down the body a bit far, but its at least buggy looking
Hen Capes - The Fly Tying Bench - Fly Tying I just starting tying dry flies again after a 35 or so year hiatus I purchased a dun and two grizzly Whiting Herbert hen capes to use for wings on some classic dry fly patterns The dun and one of the grizzly necks have feathers that are very skinny with soft quills The other grizzly neck has feathers that are super wide with wide bars that only allows two color bands on a typical dry fly
Tying Dry Flies. . - The Fly Tying Bench - Fly Tying Ive been trying to tye some dry flies, mostly the simple ones, like an Adams, or a Hendrickson The problem is that im having trouble tying in the hackle, and doing the dubbing Whenever i try to dub, i end up having a big mass which is loose, and when i tie it on, i can see the thread thru it A