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Title: Playing with head hackles
Post by: Robert MacDonald-Lewis on 23/12/2021 at 11:02

Playing around with trying some slightly different feathers to finish off some fairly traditional wet flies.

 First up, a Hen Pheasant covert feather:
(https://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/958-231221110053.jpeg)

and a Sooty Olive Waterhen Bumble (type thing…)

(https://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/958-231221110232.jpeg)

Title: Re: Playing with head hackles
Post by: Mike Barrio on 23/12/2021 at 11:15

They're nice Robert - I really like the "Sooty Olive Waterhen Bumble (type thing…)"  >)

Title: Re: Playing with head hackles
Post by: James Laraway on 23/12/2021 at 11:33

very nice - what do the feathers themselves look like ?

Title: Re: Playing with head hackles
Post by: Robert MacDonald-Lewis on 23/12/2021 at 14:47

(https://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/958-231221144528.jpeg)

Hen pheasant covert on left, waterhen in middle and the one on the right is a cock pheasant rump feather which I just used on the fly below


(https://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/958-231221144725.jpeg)