I need help identifying, and then finding this feather

[HighPlainsDrifter 0]

 

As stated in the title, I'm trying to locate where I can get this feather. I think that maybe this is it:

 

http://www.cascadecrest.com/82-Hackle-Patch-Grizzly-p/275.htm

 

But maybe the one from cascade crest is a little narrow? I love the width, length, and the fine, wispy edges on this feather. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks!

~HPD

 

[JSzymczyk 0]

It's not one feather. It is a standard grizzly saddle hackle over white marabou.

 

It's not a dry-fly quality hackle. Looks like you'd do well with the link you posted.

 

With any natural material, you are going to get a variation of feather shapes on a skin.

[HighPlainsDrifter 0]

Well now I know! Funny how obvious it seems now that it has been pointed out to me. Thanks!

[utyer 0]

That looks like a NECK feather not a saddle hackle. The very top of the neck has plenty of hackle that is way too big for anything but streamer wings. They have the much wider profile like in your picture. A bugger pack will give you some wider feathers too. Many saddle hackles are being bread to provide long dry fly hackle,

[flytire 0]

Try a whiting American hackle used for feather wing streamers or a grizzly capon neck

 

http://www.eflytyer.com/materials/feathers.html

 

another one to consider is ewing streamer hackles or even metz

 

http://www.featheremporium.com/images/fly-tying-feathers/streamer-capes/streamer-feathers-3.jpg

[tidewaterfly 0]

Looks like a neck hackle to me too. I used to raise my own to get that type of feather. They're excellent for tying many types of flies, but I wanted them for Keys style Tarpon flies & bass flies specifically.

 

BTW, if you didn't know, "grizzly" comes for the Plymouth Rock chicken, or Barred Rock as it is also called.

 

Check this out!

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/rockin-roosters

[HighPlainsDrifter 0]

Thanks for the help. I've placed an order for a couple of options and I'm sure I'll get what I'm looking for. Are those your birds tidewater? we've never been able to keep more than one rooster because of the quarrels.

[hairwing 0]

I really liked the fly so I gave it a go.

 

Of course with a little twist............

 

[tidewaterfly 0]

No, I haven't had any in many years now! I stopped tying commercially 11 years ago, so it's been that long. That link was just something I found while browsing. I had 100 roosters at one time, both Barred Rocks & White Rocks. I built pens to keep them separated. They have a hierarchy, and each bird tries to rule the roost! They will fight that's for sure! When they were all young it wasn't such a big deal. Once they matured I had to keep they separated or they would kill each other.

 

One time, one of the birds had apparently established itself as the head honcho. Until he attacked me one day while I was feeding them. He caught me right in the back of my leg with a spur, and I caught him with a well placed kick. Knocked him against the fence & made him loopy! The others saw he was dazed & about 4 of them attacked him. Retaliation!

 

Cool birds, but they can be brutal!

[HighPlainsDrifter 0]

I really liked the fly so I gave it a go.

 

Of course with a little twist............

 

 

Me too! funny how we both chose the same hair color:

 

 

 

My collar is a little weak. There are some lead eyes hiding in there to get it down.

 

Tidewaterfly, you are right about those birds being brutal. One spurred my sister while my dad and I were building their coop. I threw my hammer at it, and it didn't go so well for the rooster. She still has a scar on her shin from his spur.

[tidewaterfly 0]

I think I have a scar still as well. He got me good! On such a large bird their spurs are big & sharp! After that incident I started clipping their spurs to keep it from happening again.

 

Nice looking flies!