Re: [VFB] How many hackle feathers do you use for a fly

[mark romero]

Rene, two videos you can get to sort of show you how diverse hackling can 
be, (because of course, the fish don't...............) are 1. Dave Brandt's 
volume of a new set of 4 by Catskill masters, and 2., one by Royce Dam which 
he was selling at the Sowbug when we were there. Both approaches work....yet 
they are fastly different. One is pure Catskill style, the other is a 
western approach. All the information you'll ever need is out there, you 
just gotta hunt it out. If you need help getting the Catskill videos, i can 
help. The other three in the "set" are, wets by Ralph Graves; streamers by 
Burt Darrow (our new president at the CFFC&M); and nymphs by Floyd Frankie. 
Lemme know, mark.......


From: Tony Spezio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [VFB] How many hackle feathers do you use for a fly
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 17:00:18 -0500
I guess they did not have the new hackles or are calling for two colors.
Tony
Rene Zillmann wrote:
Tony,
one of the books I bought some 3 or 4 years ago in Canada, it was not an 
antic one.
Rene

Tony Spezio wrote:
Rene,
If they are the old books, the hackles than were short and the quality 
were not the best. With better hackles now, it only takes one hackle 
unless you are using two colors. If I were using two different color 
hackles like grizzly and brown like in the Adams, I would tie the hackles 
in one in front of the other, wrap the front one first and wrap the 
second one through the first one.
Tony

Rene Zillmann wrote:
List,
I recently run through some of my tying books.
When it came to hackling a dry fly, they very often called for 2 
hackles, which were wound one after the other to build the hackle.

When I tie my own dry flies, I usually take one hackle, especially when 
I use saddle feathers. How do y'all do this?

Rene



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