Amazon parrot feather patterns

[ForumGhillie]

We have a talkative, friendly Amazon parrot that sheds feathers all the time. Some of the feathers are soft and I keep thinking about how I could use them in wingless wet fly patterns.

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This pretty close to a Stenacron mayfly dun...

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Any thoughts?

[Theroe]

Like!

One of my favorite flies and hatches to fish. Also one of the most beautiful mayflies out there.

Dana

[RickA]

I can hear it now.
"SQUAWK... stay away...#SH*!T... SQUAWK!!!"

[ronr]

That Stenacron is a beauty... Do you entomologists out there know whether that mayfly lives out here in Oregon or Pacific NW rivers...

[ForumGhillie]

That Stenacron is a beauty... Do you entomologists out there know whether that mayfly lives out here in Oregon or Pacific NW rivers...

I have never read anywhere that Stenacron interpunctatum is out West. It is known as a East & Midwest sparse hatch.

John

[DUBBN]

I can hear it now.
"SQUAWK... stay away...#SH*!T... SQUAWK!!!"

[ronr]

Thanks Ghillie... its just a beautiful pattern.. and might make a good searching pattern here anyway...

[Fishnkilts]

The color of the hackle is beautiful. It looks great on all those flies and I don't know which one I like better.

I guess it's nice to have a hackle supply right at home. But I'm sure there are times you have to wait for the bird to give up its supply.