Soft Hackle Collars

[Lawrence]

Just wondering how everyone ties in their soft hackles? On my vises last fly that I tied, I tied them in using a loop and it turned out really well. Wish I had a camera to take a pic

[Flytyer]

I just tie in at the tip and then one and half to turns and then tie off; nothing fancy

[SilverDoctor]

I do the same as Flytyer, make sure the concave side of the feather is pointed back. To tie em sparse peel one half of the fibers off the feather before tying it on. Works great too.

[admin]

I tie them in by the tip and double back the feather so that it sweeps back. It goves you a nice result. You can also strip off one side to get a smoother collar.

[Lawrence]

I tried doing that as well but the barbs from the partridge feathers I had were just to long

[Flytyer]

What sizes are you trying to tie?

[Lawrence]

16

[Flytyer]

Are you using loose partridge feathers from out of a bag? If you are that is probably the problem, I personally I tried 2 bags and I doubt if I found a dozen and a half good feathers combined from the 2 bags.

[Harps]

Are you using loose partridge feathers from out of a bag? If you are that is probably the problem, I personally I tried 2 bags and I doubt if I found a dozen and a half good feathers combined from the 2 bags.

 

I found that too.

It's well worth it to just buy a whole skin then you get your pick.

 

1 full turn is all you need most times, but there is no such thing as under or over dressing 'em.

Sometimes too long is good too.

 

A whole "brotherhood" on fishing and tying flymphs (Spiders, Wingless Wet,. Winged Wets, Flymphs or Soft Hackles, etc)

http://outdoorsbest.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=367995

http://www.flymph.com/

http://picasaweb.google.com/pharps/Flies/p...859385346537618

http://www.dtnicolson.dial.pipex.com/

 

Cheers,

[Lawrence]

The feathers I'm using are from a friend that hunts and he keeps alot of the feathers for his arrows and he just gave me a zip lock bag filled up. So I have a variety of feathers to choose from. I think there are three different feathers that I have from the partridge, tail feather, wing and body.

[Flytyer]

I agree with Harps, get yourself a skin and you'll see where the best feathers are found, for me that is base of the tail , back, neck and throat

[Lawrence]

Good stuff guys thanks! While on the topic of partridge feathers have you guys found any use for the really soft grey feathers (I'm pretty sure they're from the body). They seem to have this really wicked looking sheen to them that looks like it can reflect light off if them

[Flytyer]

Good stuff guys thanks! While on the topic of partridge feathers have you guys found any use for the really soft grey feathers (I'm pretty sure they're from the body). They seem to have this really wicked looking sheen to them that looks like it can reflect light off if them

 

I sometimes will use them as wings on streamers, sometimes as a wingcase, throats and that sort of thing

[Flytyer]

You can also tie them in to represent gills or legs on nymphs....almost forgot that one.

[Harps]

Soft grey in colour or soft in texture??

 

If its the aftershaft, you can use it to tie a great caddis emerger.

 

Here is a good run down of what you can use various feathers for... it for a pheasant, but works for partridge too.

http://www.blueribbonflies.com/howto/flyty...asantskin.shtml

[Harps]

Gartside Philo Caddis Emerger

http://www.danica.com/flytier/tdidas/garts...dis_emerger.htm

[Lawrence]

Thanks for the link for the feathers,

 

as for tht fly, that would be those feathers and man does that fly look klller !