What can I tie using them? I have 2 large cans full of them ( minus the tails...thats what the hunters want to display) and dont have the foggiest what to tie with them. I mostyl fish dry flies......
Ruffed grouse feathers?
What can I tie using them? I have 2 large cans full of them ( minus the tails...thats what the hunters want to display) and dont have the foggiest what to tie with them. I mostyl fish dry flies......
soft hackles, march brown spinners and duns, hopper wings (like flat over the body).
"There's more B.S. in fly fishing than there is in a Kansas feedlot." Lefty Kreh
I can't say about fly fishing but there's a lot of feed lots in Kansas.
Wes' Pattern Book
http://www.flypatternbook.net
Anything you can think of. I had a fly all ready for ya, but then I read the "minus the tails"...
The Breadcrust. A great caddis emerger.
http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/fly...fm?parentID=86
My bad. MINUS TAILS!
Last edited by DUB; 02-13-2010 at 05:53 PM.
Hi Sully,
Like DG, I had a fly immediately in mind and then read "minus the tails." The breadcrust is a good fly, but is tied from the tail feathers. That is the fly I first had in mind, and would guess it is also what DG was also thinking of.
That said, I have also used them for soft hackles, and for legs, etc. on nymphs. The problem with them for drys is that they are not stiff, but are soft and webby, thus ideal for soft hackles and nymphs, but virtually unsuitable for drys.
A problem with some of the feathers is a rather large stem, except close to the tip. This can be overcome and has been discussed in the past, but getting in to that could hijack the thread. I have personally not used grouse feathers for hopper wings or for caddis wings, but have used similar feahters, and the suggestion above is a good one. Such feathers can be treated with fleximent and used for such.
Regards,
Gandolf
OK fellas.. I can tie up some soft hackles with them. I dont want to just toss them.
Grouse hunters here want the tails for display...so the rest "goes to waste". I will need hoppers too...so there's another use of them.
Thanks
Sully,
Ruffed grouse, also know as "Partidge". Just a thought
Mike
Work is something for people that don't fish.
I did these with ruffed grouse-sorry, but some use the tail.
Hope they give you some inspiration.
Last edited by Daniel J; 02-13-2010 at 10:22 PM.
It's.....Just....A.....Stick...!!
I use the body feathers for fins on muddler minnows.
They make great sides (cheeks) on streamers.
I use them for wings on scotch tape caddis, lots of good soft hackle there.
Just on a side note though grouse and partridge are two different critters.
Steve
Last edited by SteveP; 02-13-2010 at 09:01 PM.
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