pheasant and partridge materials

[braveheart_sti]

the boss does a LOT of shooting / beating etc and brings back loads of pheasants and partridges

i know the pheasant tails are handy for tying certain flys but are any other parts of the birds above any use for fly tying ?

[maharg]

A few flies call for the chestnut, black tipped neck feathers on a cock pheasant. Apart from the tails not much else is used.
Hen pheasant tail and secondary feathers from the wing are used in sedge type patterns like the Invicta.
If the partridge are greys then pretty much the whole bird is used. If "red legs" a few breast feathers can be handy for big wet mayfly patterns.

Looking out for a few grey partrige skins myself at the minute. My mate shoots a lot also.
ATB
Graham

[flytier07]

The Mrs Simpson fly uses pheasant body feathers and there,s another pattern I can,t recall which uses the blue rump feathers. The small side tail feathers are useful and though not easily used they can also provide hackle on some flies-also the "church windows" and golden feathers are used. I,d say most of the feathers are very useful though obviously the tail is used mostly.

[wingman]

Smaller feathers on the hen pheasant wings are good for spiders and also the primary and secondary feathers for winged wets. English partridge (hen) whole skin is great for tying spiders particulary feathers around the neck, shoulder and back..

[arkle]

The "blue rump" feathers are used as Spey type hackle's

[braveheart_sti]

Cheers guys good to know . may experoment a little

[mancfly]

The partridge tail feathers are good for wings on sedge patterns. The central feathers are a lovely speckle, and the side tails are cinnamon coloured.