phg 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2015 OK, I had to look it up, it's just a hen Ringneck Pheasant. Common, plentiful, naturalized throughout much of Europe and N. America, fully legal (in the US). Good wet fly and soft hackle material. The picture you posted is a nice looking pelt, but it seems, to me, a bit overpriced (an eBay special?). As SBPatt and Crackaig have shown, though, you can do a lot with it. Basically, it can be substituted in any pattern that calls for game bird hackle or body feathers. The wings can sub. for turkey, grouse or guinea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simplejack 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2015 Hackle looks pretty good in those pictures. I'm sure I can come up with something I will post once a tie a few. Probably tie them on some TMC105 hooks. How do you properly match a pair? Just try to perfectly match 2 feather that look the same, just reverse from each other? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene L 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2015 The wing feathers make a nice March Brown wet. Lighter in color than the turkey March Brown we tie around here. And the barring stands out better since it's more of a contrast. Around here, you don't see the wing feathers or even the skins for sale at fly shops. No pheasants around here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simplejack 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2015 OK, I had to look it up, it's just a hen Ringneck Pheasant. Common, plentiful, naturalized throughout much of Europe and N. America, fully legal (in the US). Good wet fly and soft hackle material. The picture you posted is a nice looking pelt, but it seems, to me, a bit overpriced (an eBay special?). As SBPatt and Crackaig have shown, though, you can do a lot with it. Basically, it can be substituted in any pattern that calls for game bird hackle or body feathers. The wings can sub. for turkey, grouse or guinea. I seen a couple website that sold these skins and most where pretty tight like the partridge I see online sold in the packages. Usually cost around $15 plus shipping. This one was $15, but the shipping cost was $9 after I talked his down from his $15 he was asking, but he usually sends them all spread out on a big piece of cardboard. Top price was paid for this skin, so it wasn't a "deal" but hopefully it was a good investment, if not, I will just sell it and buy something else Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites