Re: Halloween Hackle
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 12:25 pm
Smell my feet!kanutripr wrote:Trick or TREAT!!!!
Vicki
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Re: Halloween Hackle
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 12:27 pm
DUBBN wrote:Smell my feet!kanutripr wrote:Trick or TREAT!!!!
Vicki
Gimme something good to eat!!!!
Vicki
Re: Halloween Hackle
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 12:40 pm
We're stUUUUUpid!kanutripr wrote:DUBBN wrote:Smell my feet!kanutripr wrote:Trick or TREAT!!!!
Vicki
Gimme something good to eat!!!!
Vicki
Re: Halloween Hackle
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 12:41 pm
Yup and we hijacked this thread but good! 
Vicki
Vicki
Re: Halloween Hackle
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 12:49 pm
I'll second what DUBBN said about the fly being good for a caddis emerger/pupa.
Looks great!
Looks great!
Re: Halloween Hackle
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 2:32 pm
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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Re: Halloween Hackle
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 3:57 pm
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.
Re: Halloween Hackle
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 4:24 pm
Thank you swellcat. I was thinking it was saddle hackles, but I wasn't sure. Looks like you got a great deal!
Re: Halloween Hackle
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:43 pm
"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.
Re: Halloween Hackle
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:00 pm
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.