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what feathers to keep

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  • 30-01-2011 10:22pm
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    thekevin4540
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭


    what feathers from what birds should i keep for flie tying

    i have 1 woodcock 2 cock teal 2 hen teal 1 snip and thay are not plucked yet and i will get a few cock pheasants

    i have 4 mallard wings 2 shoviler wings 2 cock pheasant wings 2 partridge wings . what should i keep for tying flies


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    fontanalis
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    Woodcock; the wings can be used of traditional wets, I think feathers from behind the neck are good for spiders/soft hackles
    Teal Drake; wings (think there are greenish feathers on there) can be used for traditional wets and the black & white feathers from around the neck can be used for the Teal & series (teal blue & silver etc)
    Snipe; more or less same as woodcock
    Mallard drakes: blue wing feathers good for flies like the butcher. The brown/bronze feathers on the neck are good for wings for traditional wets and dabblers
    Cock pheasant; the centre tail is great for nymphs (I think the wings from a hen are best for tying wings on wets)


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    yank_in_eire
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    Don't forget the flank feathers on mallard drakes for dabblers and the flanks on teal drakes for sea trout flies like teal blue & silver and peter ross.


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    coolwings
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    If you have shooting friends, don't forget grey squirrel tail.


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    thekevin4540
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭thekevin4540


    coolwings wrote: »
    If you have shooting friends, don't forget grey squirrel tail.

    i shoot my self thats how i got the wings and feathers but i never saw a gray squirrel


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