wet fly hackle

[horses50]

Just been trolling through the internet looking at some wet flies,found a few useing partridge feathers, HUNGARIAN !!!!! surely an english or the french partridge would do? Why do some people try to make an easy job hard.

My tying has mainly been dry flies,buzzers and lures {sorry about the last one} i now want to expand my fly collection to include a big section of wet flies.Please excuse my ignorance but i am assuming that all wet fly hackles are tied useing hen feathers?I would also appreciate if somebody could point me in the right direction of which flies i should start with you know the must have wet flies,i have looked at the sbs section but there are quite a few on there i just want to know were to start. thank you.

[Ephemerella]

Perdix perdix is the Grey, English or Hungarian partridge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Partridge

It is the best body feather to hackle 'partridge' series spiders.

The Red-legged or French partridge Alectoris rufa feathers are unsuitable for partridge spiders.

[Country Joe]

You can tie wets with a cock hackle, but myself, and lots of other tyers prefer hen,
As it gives more movement to your Flees.

[BRUCE1]

Originally Posted by horses50

Just been trolling through the internet looking at some wet flies,found a few useing partridge feathers, HUNGARIAN !!!!! surely an english or the french partridge would do? Why do some people try to make an easy job hard.

My tying has mainly been dry flies,buzzers and lures {sorry about the last one} i now want to expand my fly collection to include a big section of wet flies.Please excuse my ignorance but i am assuming that all wet fly hackles are tied useing hen feathers?I would also appreciate if somebody could point me in the right direction of which flies i should start with you know the must have wet flies,i have looked at the sbs section but there are quite a few on there i just want to know were to start. thank you.

the hungarian one is a good alternative and a damn site cheaper than the english grey one ,albeit i prefer the latter ...

[horses50]

Thank you for the replies,the web site that ephemeralla put up made intresting reading i did not know that the english and hugarian partridge are one and the same,just goes to show one is never to old to learn.Barbusbruce were can i lay my hands on some of those hungarian feathers? Thanks

[Jackwow]

Originally Posted by horses50

Just been trolling through the internet looking at some wet flies,found a few useing partridge feathers, HUNGARIAN !!!!! surely an english or the french partridge would do?

What about Scottish partridges, surely they are vastly superior?

[Macmagoo]

Of course they are superior.

[BRUCE1]

Originally Posted by horses50

Thank you for the replies,the web site that ephemeralla put up made intresting reading i did not know that the english and hugarian partridge are one and the same,just goes to show one is never to old to learn.Barbusbruce were can i lay my hands on some of those hungarian feathers? Thanks

orvis do them and

http://www.cabelas.com/p-0001100.shtml

or give these a ring here and see if they have any in or can get them for you

http://www.cookshill-flytying.co.uk/index.htm

[RoyChristie]

Dear Mr Horses..

Call Steve Cooper at

http://www.cookshill-flytying.co.uk
as mentioned above, buy a pelt and you will be set up for life.

Steve should have some in stock - if not, we are at the start of the shooting season, you will not have long to wait.

There is no question - Steve's goods cannot be bettered for quality and the price is good too.
Do not waste your time with inferior quality materials.

happy tying,
Roy

p.s. Irish partridges are the finest.

[horses50]

Thanks Roy i have had some material of steve already and i know the quality so i will probably get in touch with him.
Gary