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Re: Brown Hackles
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 6:52 am
by upstatetrout
redietz wrote: Fri Jan 02, 1970 2:44 pm
Something else I found interesting was that I had a very hard time finding a brown hen cape at the International Fly Tying Symposium the other day. I think I looked at every hen neck in the place, and only found one that was plain brown. I don't know how to read that: does nobody buy them or do they sell so many that the can't keep a large stock?
Plain Brown in hen or rooster are indeed rare. I was lucky and found this cape at the show. Not a hint of furnace and good tailing to boot.
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Re: Brown Hackles
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 8:18 am
by DUBBN
Upstatetrout and Redietz , the last two capes I bought were dyed. I check every fly shop I stop at looking for natural.
The cape on the left is my last natural. The one on the right is dyed. Still productive.
Taken yesterday on the Colorado River using a size 18 Muskrat, which is tied with a Brown hen hackle.
Re: Brown Hackles
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:37 am
by Roadkill
Beautiful flies but they appear to be wingless.
Re: Brown Hackles
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 2:03 pm
by Theroe
Sideling Hill has a lot of browns, all nice. Good price, too!
Re: Brown Hackles
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 8:30 pm
by nfrechet
Roadkill wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:37 am
Beautiful flies but they appear to be wingless.
oh shit! i just noticed that
too late to change and nobody else minded
Re: Brown Hackles
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:52 pm
by letumgo
I moved the post over to the wingless section. All good!
Wayne - What a beautiful trout. You da man!