Originally Posted by
Normand
i would buy some quality whiting hen hackle for wets and keep the quality dry fly hackle for just that, dries.
get some schlappen feathers for tying in throats.
OK, I'm hearing hen hackle. Got it. My original thought in using dry fly hackle was to purchase low grade necks/saddles, like Whiting bronze or pro-grade. I called Whiting and they told me that the "American" necks or saddles would be too large for tying trout flies.
Last edited by montana boy; 09-17-2009 at 08:31 PM.
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