Hi Ruard.....wonderful flies you tyed there.....just really cool. That little tiny bit of thread showin' in the rear end of the fly on top.....(the first one), is something i do on purpose very often. To leave just a "spot" of the color showing is a trickering device very often....and it looks cool to me.
i use those feathers off a JC neck a LOT! They can make great streamer wings.....collars (wraped or other wise), tails, cheeks, veilings, and can be tyed in as droupings......like when you tye the nails in "drouping".....downward. Keep postin' pics Bro. We love it.

My favorite of the three body color wise, is the last (bottom) one.
