My use for "scrap" feathers

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My use for "scrap" feathers

Post by Boarmountain » Sun Nov 11, 2018 8:52 am

My soft hackle sculpin. I use the mini schlappen for the body hackle as it gives a nice taper.
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Re: My use for "scrap" feathers

Post by Boarmountain » Sun Nov 11, 2018 12:18 pm

WiFlyfisher wrote: Sun Nov 11, 2018 10:18 am Mike, that is awesome! What is the tail?

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Re: My use for "scrap" feathers

Post by Boarmountain » Sun Nov 11, 2018 12:47 pm

Here is one that I incorporated a cone for a little jigging action
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International, North American, National champion taxidermist specializing in "catch & release" fish mounts
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Re: My use for "scrap" feathers

Post by Boarmountain » Sun Nov 11, 2018 6:15 pm

WiFlyfisher wrote: Sun Nov 11, 2018 5:01 pm Mike, beautiful! What is the collar hackle. I am looking for night time flies like this for brown trout fishing on my freestone home waters.
Collar feathers are Brahma hen and cdl hen saddle feathers
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Re: My use for "scrap" feathers

Post by DOUGSDEN » Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:50 pm

Mike,
These are delicious looking....from a fishes point of view of course!
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Fish when you can, not when you should! Anything short of this is just a disaster.
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