Hamill's Heron
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 9:28 am
...
A forum to discuss tying and fishing wingless wet flies and other soft hackle fly patterns
http://www.flymphforum.com/
Johnno,Johnno wrote:If I may be so bold to suggest squirrel for the tail rather than Aussie possum tail which tends to be slightly Bouyant (I use it a lot on possum emerger patterns)
I was the victim of a random act of senseless kindness - a guy on another forum sent me a quart-size bag of woodie flank feathers so my hoarding instincts have abated, not that I go crazy with the stuff. I also found that the woodduck has produced better cloaking wings on theses Heron flies than mallard flank; quills seem to be a bit thinner, making it easier to fold/wrap and retain the curvature I want. Not sure if that's a function of the mallard I have - I've only tried the bagged feathers; need to pluck some off a drake skin I have to see if it's any better.zen leecher wrote:Scott, what benefit do you find from selecting woodduck for dying over mallard? It seems a waste of good woodduck if you are dying it? Might be I feel that way as I don't see any woodies during hunting season and tend to hoard what feathers I have.
Good points about the wing shape and the thinner quill.ScottP wrote:I was the victim of a random act of senseless kindness - a guy on another forum sent me a quart-size bag of woodie flank feathers so my hoarding instincts have abated, not that I go crazy with the stuff. I also found that the woodduck has produced better cloaking wings on theses Heron flies than mallard flank; quills seem to be a bit thinner, making it easier to fold/wrap and retain the curvature I want. Not sure if that's a function of the mallard I have - I've only tried the bagged feathers; need to pluck some off a drake skin I have to see if it's any better.zen leecher wrote:Scott, what benefit do you find from selecting woodduck for dying over mallard? It seems a waste of good woodduck if you are dying it? Might be I feel that way as I don't see any woodies during hunting season and tend to hoard what feathers I have.
Regards,
Scott