Whiting has put out a new line of birds called 4Bs (bigger,better, bargain, birds). These birds are basically domestic barnyard birds that Tom Whiting has refined a bit. They haven't been bred for super small, super stiff hackle. Just your regular domestic chickens that have been selected for nice c...

Greenwell summed up my thoughts on silk thread pretty well. I use mostly silk for my fishing flies. I do however use uni 3/0, 6/0 and 8/0 as well as Danville pre waxed 6/0. Montana Fly Co. also has some nice threads. The point about the synthetic thread stretching is a valid. I have found that I hav...

Some really nice ties folks ! I would suggest looking at the small brown hackle that are found on partridge wing coverts for the March Brown nymph. I like the feathers that are on the edge of the wings and just below. And for what it's worth the tails on both the eastern and western North American M...

Awesome!

That work for trout.

For those who are interested here is the link to the Whiting wall of hackle: http://www.campfirelodgewestyellowstone.com/Whiting-hackle-color-wall.asp Jim MODERATOR NOTE: Jim, I fixed the link for you. For some reason the HTML code was buggered up, but now the link seems to work fine. Thanks for thi...

Great video as usual Hans!
thanks.

I happen to have about 10 pure brown Hebert Hen Capes. These are really tough to get. They were culled out of about 70 that they had. Dubbin, I usually have 5 or more of each color of hackle in stock. Just call or email me with specific requests, once I know exactly what you are looking for I can al...

Not sure what size thread that you have. Most of these threads fall in the 3/0 range or size c. Great for making thread bodies, not so great for tying because of the thickness. I have many of these spools and some are from the late 1800's and early 1900's that are still in great condition. Richardso...

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