Using hen hackle for river wets....

[North Country Angler]

I know spiders more commonly utilise game bird hackles, but what's to say that a bit of well-marked hen wouldn't work too? The flies below are all tied using Lakeland's tasty dyed grizzle hen capes. What do you think - worth a chuck, or should I stick to the shotgun's choice?












Best wishes to you all on the cusp of the new season!

Matt

[BRUCE1]

matt, very nice as usual ... have a look at the new brahma hen capes from lakeland

http://www.lakelandflytying.com/2670...en_Saddle.aspx

[dexfab77]

Lovely spiders, defo worth a chuck or two I've tied a good few meself with the whiting furnace hen Lakeland had on a while ago

[guest15]

Cracking ties i use hen on most of my flies now including spiders, i actually prefer it to partridge etc, you still get the movement and it just looks better imo! its also more economical as you get approx 3-4 flies per hackle.

I like the dyed brahma capes from lakeland

[flyfishwithme]

Matt,
I have some Whiting Brahma hen capes which are the bees knees. These come in Dark, Light and a ginger. I think as game hackles become harder to get, these will replace (or are capable of replacing) a lot of game feathers. I am in the process of doing a re-tie of some of the traditional patterns using these as a test.
Good ties mate.

[seanie]

lovely little flees there

[NeilH]

This was tied with one of the Whiting Brahma hen capes



and this with a black hen cape (don't like the idea of using starling)



---------- Post added at 05:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:47 PM ----------

Originally Posted by North Country Angler

I know spiders more commonly utilise game bird hackles, but what's to say that a bit of well-marked hen wouldn't work too? The flies below are all tied using Lakeland's tasty dyed grizzle hen capes. What do you think - worth a chuck, or should I stick to the shotgun's choice?

Best wishes to you all on the cusp of the new season!

Matt

Those are simply beautiful Matt

[squeeks]

Or you could try Chris Reeves for the brahma capes and a lot cheaper too according to his website

Materials for sale

the black laced capes look rather nice too

[bordertroot]

Like the first spider Neil,why dont you like using starling ?

Bob

[Buzz]

Regardless of how hard i try i cant think of a bad word to say about those flies Matt, perfect in every way.
Shame they are for cheats that cant fish right enough.