Peacock

[ScottP]

Looking for suggestions on where to get quality peacock eyes for stripped-herl bodies. What I'm finding at flyshops has been somewhat lacking; pretty much the same stuff I've seen at (insert the name of your favorite) craft store.

Thanks in advance,
Scott

[planettrout]

Scott,

The quality of what I've come across, out there, is severely lacking. I switched to these in Natural and use markers for different colors:

http://www.performanceflies.com/category-s/159.htm


PT/TB

[herefishy]

That's how dumb I am, what do the lower class eyes lack - are the quills too narrow? That has been the only problem I notice with the stripped herl I bought long ago.

[Chuck441]

Haven't seen their herl lately, but the materials from Feather-Craft are usually excellent. www.feather-craft.com.

Chuck

[ScottP]

PT - thanks for the link; looks like a quality product

Chuck - although it's been a while since I've bought anything from FC, I've always found their stuff to be good quality

herefishy - I've still got one or two older (80's vintage) peacock sticks with a few herl left on them and they're, for lack of a better term, "juicier"; wider quill, fuller barbs

Regards,
Scott

[planettrout]

Scott,

At one time, Spirit River used to offer the stripped peacock quills (left, below)...I got a bunch of them. The Polish Quills are mo' betta' :





http://www.polishquills.com


PT/TB

[Joe Billingsley]

Agree with the praise for both the polish quills and performanceflies.com.

Joe