Quote Originally Posted by ScottP View Post
Here's a decent SBS from Allen McGee (his book, Tying and Fishing Soft-Hackled Nymphs, is excellent, by the way):

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...070207fotw.php

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Agree with ScottP, McGee's book is EXCELLENT and a must read for anyone interested in soft-hackles. Would also strongly recommend Dave Hughes' Wet Flies.

From a partridge, I mostly use the neck and shoulder feathers for soft hackles. Any "soft" feather can work (e.g. hen, starling, chukar, grouse) depending on size of fly and technique.