Whiting Brahma Hen Cape

[Warm Water Fly Fisher]

i bought one last weekend (march brown color) and it is awesome. Many hackles for wet flies and soft hackle patterns. It was only $10, you can't beat the price. Another great product from Whiting.

[chris from canada]

Just wondering,

I also enjoy tying, and fishing wets.

Are the stems thin, and soft.

I had bought some a while back, and found that the tend to spin a little when tying, because the stems were a little thick.

Can you post a pic?

Take care,
chris

[Hans Weilenmann]

Chris,

The stem on the Whiting Brahma neck feathers are quite slim, as hen feathers go. I think you will find them very acceptable.

That said, I use the Brahma saddle feathers more because they tend to exhibit a more defined mottling.

The stem on the Whiting Brahma hen saddle feathers are very slender.

Here is a fly, which I named Brahma & Olive, tied with a saddle feather:



Cheers,
Hans W

[Donald Nicolson]

I, like Hans, have also used Brahma necks and saddles.
Here is a Brahma saddle version of a Partridge & Orange,

This is the page from my site,
http://www.dtnicolson.dial.pipex.com/page56.html

This is another, although it sounds a bit negative comparing to real plover, I actually liked them and they do catch fish.
http://www.dtnicolson.dial.pipex.com/page53.html

This is an experiment with Greenwell Nymph variants, using Brahma neck hackles.
http://www.dtnicolson.dial.pipex.com/page42.html

Hope you find them of interest and use.

ps I like your fly Hans.

[Rangerman]

With respect to the Whiting Brahma...if one were interested in tying soft hackles, primarily sizes 12 to 16, would a saddle provide a range of feathers in these sizes or would a cape be better suited for this application?

Thanks in advance for the information.

[Hans Weilenmann]

With respect to the Whiting Brahma...if one were interested in tying soft hackles, primarily sizes 12 to 16, would a saddle provide a range of feathers in these sizes or would a cape be better suited for this application?

While #12 would easily accommodated by the Brahma saddle, as seen in the sample below, #16 would suggest the neck would be the more appropriate choice. Another option might be a Coq de Leon neck, used for the second fly displayed in this post.


#12 Sparkling Sedge Pupa (Brahma saddle)


#16 Sparkling Spider (Coq de Leon neck)

Cheers,
Hans W

[Rangerman]

Hans,

Thank you for your prompt response to my question.

Regards...Dave

[chris from canada]

Thanks for the great info guys.

The flies were absolutely amazing!!!

Gonna order some for my birthday.

Take care,
chris

[JohnD]

This fly is less refined, much cruder than above. This hen is more like $15 or $16 and the stems are very thin and supple.

[dsaavedra]

i dont tie much spiders. but hans your fly is so simple its hard to believe they catch fish! as is the partrige and orange. i dont tie these soft hackle spider flies very much because i reallly dont have any use for them and what the heck are they suposed to imitate anyway?