Smell my feet!kanutripr wrote:Trick or TREAT!!!!
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Halloween Hackle
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DUBBN
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DUBBN wrote:Smell my feet!kanutripr wrote:Trick or TREAT!!!!
Vicki
Gimme something good to eat!!!!
Vicki
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DUBBN
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We're stUUUUUpid!kanutripr wrote:DUBBN wrote:Smell my feet!kanutripr wrote:Trick or TREAT!!!!
Vicki
Gimme something good to eat!!!!
Vicki
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Yup and we hijacked this thread but good! 
Vicki
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Re: Halloween Hackle
I'll second what DUBBN said about the fly being good for a caddis emerger/pupa.
Looks great!
Looks great!
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You kids crack me up. I'll bring this thread back on track. Swellcat, this is a great pattern. I love quill bodies and this combination is compelling. Nicely proportioned and seasonal to boot. Great post.
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Thanks very much.
The source bird's body had been discarded in a Fort Worth (where cockfighting is illegal) park. The fire ants had their picnic interrupted, and the rooster gets a tiny bit of immortality—having his scruffy feathers live on a little in the form of flies.
Most of the quills are reddish and wind up looking something like pheasant tail-brown . . . which isn't a bad thing, I imagine.
DUBBN wrote:. . . my father had a strain of chickens called "Red Quills". I wish I had kept a few of those feathers.
The source bird's body had been discarded in a Fort Worth (where cockfighting is illegal) park. The fire ants had their picnic interrupted, and the rooster gets a tiny bit of immortality—having his scruffy feathers live on a little in the form of flies.
Most of the quills are reddish and wind up looking something like pheasant tail-brown . . . which isn't a bad thing, I imagine.
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Thank you swellcat. I was thinking it was saddle hackles, but I wasn't sure. Looks like you got a great deal!
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"Red Quills" (chickens) was simply a slang name or local name for Coachman Brown birds, i'm pretty sure. What exact breed we're talkin' about.....somebody out there in chicken land most likely knows. Give Charlie Collins, or Henry Hoffman (google) a shout.....they can tell ya. i had a few that color when i was doin' the birds thing. Some had partially black feathers in their tails just like in that pic above.....and i remember the roosters could be some of the fiestiest ones of all when they got older, but they did a hell of a good job keepin' those hens fertilized.....damn good eggs.
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Swellcat,
Not just a great looking seasonal fly, but a "clean & green" one as well...... with a low carbon footprint to boot!
Great find in the park, that would be a $120 cape here.
Not just a great looking seasonal fly, but a "clean & green" one as well...... with a low carbon footprint to boot!
Great find in the park, that would be a $120 cape here.
"Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout".... Irish proverb.