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 off Parachutes - The Fly Tying Bench - Fly Tying The one thing I have never liked about tying off at the eye, after tying the hackle to the post, is the security of the hackle is dependent on one open turn of thread taking the thread to the eye
Strung Rooster or Rooster saddle Neck cape? - The Fly Tying Bench - Fly . . . What is the best materials to work with in the following situations? (Strung Rooster, Rooster Cape, neck or saddle) 1) tying salmon flies like the Comet, Skykomish Sunrise, ETC 2) tying small trout flies 3) tying artistic salmon flies 4) tying larger trout flies 5) any other tying situations you
Hackle - Beginners Corner - Fly Tying Hackle is a feather, found on the neck and or saddle (back) of a bird we mainly use chicken hackle Colors vary depending on the breed of chicken Also some hackle is dyed in various colors There is a difference between hen and rooster hackle Quote FlaFly Advanced Member core_group_3 0 2,746 posts Location:Tampa Bay Florida part time
Dry Fly Hackle - The Fly Tying Bench - Fly Tying Before good genetic hackle, dry fly hackle was wound with the dull concave surface forward The theory was that that the casting would force the fibers to bent back and they would then be straighter when the fly landed If they were tied convex shiny side forward, the casting would make them bend back even further
Wrapping soft hackle - The Fly Tying Bench - Fly Tying Regarding tying soft hackle hen and partridge feathers I am trying to understand the differences between: Tying the base of the feather to the hook and spinning the feather tip vs tying the tip of the feather to the hook and spinning the base of the feather It seems when you look at video’s on
Wrapping Hackle on Adams - Beginners Corner - Fly Tying Im really having a hard time wrapping hackle not only with the Adams I have been working on the last few days but I think Im doing something basically wrong overall Dont know what Not even about any specific fly , when I tie on the hackle I have the concave (dull) side down Generally about 15
Hackle Gauge - Page 2 - The Fly Tying Bench - Fly Tying The TMC 100 for example has a relatively wider gape so the 1 5 rule would leave you with too long a hackle and tail if you measured against the gape Regardless of the hook manufacturer or the style of hook bend, the hook shank always determines the length of the body (abdomen and thorax) and hackle of a dry fly