FlyTieDad 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2013 Hello, Pretty new to fly tying and I'm trying to build up my supply of dry hackle. I have a very nice collection of wet hackle colors but for dry I'm pretty limited. Mostly I'm looking for something things in the 10-24 range for size as well. So to my quesiton. What would be the best colors to purchase in both cape and saddles to give me the best options. I've already settled on medium Dun as most have suggested, as well as natural Grizzly. If you could only purchase 4 saddle/cape combos what would you get? Just to let you know I'm freshwater only but I'll tie anything I can learn to. Thanks, FlyTieDad Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
throwinflys 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2013 i saved a lot of money buying the whiting into pack. it came with 4 half capes. this set of feathers will tye a whole lot of flys and you get 4 different colors. cant beat the deal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2013 if I can only have 4 I would choose 1. Grizzly 2. brown 3. black 4. cream or white with the white and grizzly they can easilly be dyed any color you may want Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2013 for a new tyer i would also suggest the whiting intro pack they might tie down to 24s but as a new tyer are you ready to go that small? jstockard is out of them http://www.orvis.com/store/product.aspx?pf_id=8a1r Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyTieDad 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2013 for a new tyer i would also suggest the whiting intro pack they might tie down to 24s but as a new tyer are you ready to go that small? I'm not sure about 24s yet, but I have tied some Little Black Stonefly's at a 20 so far. I about go blind... but I manage. Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2013 For dries I would happily only use 3. Black, cree and barred ginger. I would stick to a cape as these have a wider size range with fewer of each size. A saddle will have a much narrower size feather but obviously nearly all feathers are that size. So if 12/14 were your 80% flies a saddle with that range would be much better. But if you want to try your hand at #10-#24 a cape might cover those. Pro grade or bronze whiting would be my fav. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockworm 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2013 If I were to start over my first 6 capes would be (in order of preference): medium dun grizzly furnace light ginger (maybe barred) black light dun (maybe barred) a cream hen cape (preferably a "winger") would be nice for spinners Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RodL 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2013 I would stick with capes like some have stated, they will give you a wider variety of sizes per skin. I would go with the following colors: 1. Medium Dun 2. Grizzly 3. Light Ginger 4. Brown With the Dun and Ginger I would try and get them in the barred variety, Collins hackle has some nice barred necks and you get the matching saddle with the purchase. Rodney Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColindaFlyguy 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2013 For me hackle is the most impotent. For hackle for Wet files or even streamers i would go more away from hackle capes. I would get a chucker skin, a English Partridge a half or 1/4 grizzly saddle (for the price ) If you got money. but don't want to spend a lot of money. then buy one thing at a time. This is what i would start with if i wanted to get some feathers. Chucker skin- $24 's tops- They have nice small blue dun to drac k dun hackles English Partage- for tails and colors $25-$30 1/2 or 14 grizzly saddle $25- $40 or maybe a 1/2 of a Grizzly Cape $25- $40 Some streamer capes from Barrows tackle for about $10 each they have Ginger, Nat, Barred, Furnace and Nat Brown and a ton of dyed colors for woolly buggers. a Ringneck Present $12 to $14 These are what i would buy if i didn't know much about hackle . I hope this has helped you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColindaFlyguy 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2013 If capes are your thing i would go to a fly shop a but it there but the colors i like are Ginger, Barred Ginger or any light to dark brown color 1. Any form of barred or light brown color Like a Barred Ginger 2. grizzly 3. light or bleached grizzly 4. black or dyed Black over white. 5. coupe of Hen necks in speckled brown and gray, 6. Cree if you can get it. 7. Any variant with colors like white, dun, brown badger hackles all on one cape. variants capes are a great vale cuzz you may get meany colors all one 1 cape if i was trying to get 3 capes it would be 1. Cree 2. Any form of Grizzly 3. variant hope this helps you out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites