Re: Faux Waterhen Bloa
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:19 am
tie2fish wrote:Aye, there's the rub. I used a neck feather for this fly because the dark edging is more pronounced, and it's some bigger than coverts from a waterhen. The hook is a #12 Daiichi 1640, which looks smaller than most 12's because of the short shank. However, the upper wing coverts on the quail are roughly the same size as those on waterhen, so you could tie down to a #16 if you wished.William Anderson wrote:Bill that hackle is a nice one to have. How are the sizes compared to waterhen? What size did you tie this on...given the proportions of that hook.
Just for comparison, William, here's one tied with a Gambel's Quail upper covert on a Daiichi 1530 Size #16 ...
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