DonAndersen Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Guys/Gals, Got some time to play with a new feather after gluing up a rod today. Been looking for a good hackle for bugger patterns and there it was. The craft shop next door. EMU hackle from an Alberta Company. The shop that carries it is Creative Artists Dream Ltd. @ 403.845.3704 in Rocky. A couple of notes about the flies. The tail & body are olive marabou. The hackle is EMU in a brown/olive dun counterwrapped by a thread loop tiwsted Holographic silver Flashabou. The head has a strip of hot orange denoting an unweighted pattern. The EMU feathers are longgggg and fluffy. Should give great movement in the water. Here are some pictures of the fly and the fly/feather. catch ya' Don Quote
admin Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Nice looking tie Don. Reminds me of the Catatonic leech as well. Quote
Inconnu Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Great idea Don. I bought a package of their dyed feathers a few years ago and have played around with them a bit to find a use. The top half is pretty spikey for hackle but the lower half or so is softer so it works well for that pattern. Now I can use them for something more constructive. Thanks Don.....Kerry Quote
Kingfisher Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Nice one Don. That looks like a good damsel pattern. Fished on a clear intermediate line near some marl would probably produce some good action. Rob Quote
maxwell Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 thanks for posting dude.. bin looking for agood source locally for a while... got a fwe feathers a few years back in a swap and made some buggers... havnt had any in my box since not for long tho Quote
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