dyed blue partridge?

[captain beefheart]

Hello, i am after some grey partridge dyed blue like in this picture www.danica.com/flytier/aconba/claret_bumble.htm Can anybody suggest an online dealer or does any sellers on the site have any? Thanks

[Former member]

http://www.artifly.com/flytying-feathers.htm

Cheers
Gerry

[ACW]

Just cant see why ,Jay is the feather for this ,it has properties that make it great for bumbles and similar.
I have bumbles tied with subs and the real thing ,open the box and I 99% of the time select the real thing .

BTW the fly shown does look good .

[captain beefheart]

Gerry you have a pm.

[benlikestofish]

I have some of Gerry's electric blue partridge and they are great in patterns like these when you want a bit more mobility to the front hackle than Jay would give,

Another alternative that I find even better is Dyed blue pheasant rump, as there usually sold on a patch and you can sort and find feathers easier, there is also a natural iradescence, I'm guessing Gerry will have these also.

I quickly tied this up to show the difference,

Claret Bumble Variant - as previous but with Blue Pheasant Rump



Cheers

Ben

[arkle]

Steve Cooper of Cookshill does large bags of top grade dyed partridge in several colours incl. blue for £1.25 ish.

[captain beefheart]

nicely tied! Thanks for the reply.