fcflyguy 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2005 What is your favite soft hackle? fcflyguy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted March 6, 2005 Hen necks and partridge feathers OSD. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TroutRuleBassDrool 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2005 Of the few materials I've tried, I like Partridge the best. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maddog48 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2005 I really can't narrow it down. I guess it depends on the pattern I'm tying. If it's a Red Ass or one of the Partridge ane... patterns, obviously I like a partridge hackle. For spiders or flymphs, I use the Conranch JV hen. Other than that, I guess I try to match the pattern recipe as close as possible. I'm a big help, huh? Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
appalachian angler (tn.) 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 Partridge: soft, webby, folds easy, and is speckled! All of the charactoristics to make a cool collar! A.A. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cornmuse 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 QUOTE (fcflyguy @ Mar 6 2005, 10:19 AM) What is your favite soft hackle? fcflyguy Repeat after me - "There's nothing like partridge, there's nothing like partridge." Joe C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishyfranky 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 I like Partridge because I've always had a thing for Susan Dey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
siestafred 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 Partridge, absolutely ! And depending where you are you don't have to buy it, there's lots of guys who hunt the (not very wily) critter, and are happy to share the feathers. Cheers....Fred Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Knisely 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 Woodcock... cool colors! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashbourn 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 Black Bird or Crow Its great on black soft hackles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HFT 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 Brahma hen cape-sweeeet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crotalus 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 Partridge and guinea Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JarrodRuggles 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2005 guinea and parrtridge for me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cllvt 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2005 QUOTE (fishyfranky @ Mar 7 2005, 09:15 AM) I like Partridge because I've always had a thing for Susan Dey heh heh - me too. I am tempted (back to soft-hackle flies) to pick up some starling as that is highly recommended in some books, and try a few with that. Anyone used it?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millerwb 0 Report post Posted March 9, 2005 I have some starling. Small feathers good for small flies. Why buy starling though, around here, at this time of year I can see 20 or 30 in the yard feeding. They are easy pickings with a pellet gun and the city wants you to shoot them, grackle too (something about West Nile). The grackle have larger feathers and if you peg a male, they have a blue iridecense (sp?) to them. That said, I also like Quail a lot! I have a bunch and it works great for soft hackle flies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
