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Hackle for streamers

Jan 1. 2001
One of the things most often asked by neophyte streamer tyers is what types of hackle are best suited for streamer wings. The short answer is... there is no single source best suited for streamer wings. The long answer... well... I'll ramble on about it for the remainder of this essay!
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Picking hackle

Jan 1. 2001
Saving Some thoughts on hackle ...or living with less than the best
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Palmer hackling

May 10. 2000
Method A way to palmer or body hackle
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George F. Grant’s Flies

Jan 8. 2000
Special George F. Grant's flies utilize some very special techniques.
Soeren Glerup shows you here.
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Spey Hackles

Jan 1. 2000
Hackle I've been fascinated with spey flies for a long time. The first I had ever seen was a Purple Spey tied by Tim Purvis, which arrived in a swap of steelhead flies a bunch of us FF@'ers exchanged several years ago. The next was an Olive Spey tied by Juro Mukai in a swap of atlantic salmon flies.
Read GFF partner Bob Petti's article here.
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Hen Hackle Demystified

Jun 6. 1999
Feathers Hen hackles have long been the source of confusion to many fly tyers. Whether they are looking for wings for their dry flies or hackles for their wet flies, there seems to plenty of head scratching when it comes time to purchase the appropriate feathers.
Read all about it
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Ewing Streamer Hackles

May 1. 1999
Review One of the most difficult things for today's streamer tyer to find is suitable hackle for winging Rangeley Style streamers.
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Wet fly hackle

Apr 20. 1998
Wet fly Learn to tie a really classical wet fly hackle.
All about it
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Tying the Matuka style

Jun 15. 1997
Style Who would have guessed that a fly tied to fish the lakes of New Zealand would have such an impact all around the world?
Find pattern examples and a detailed description here
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The nature of feather construction

Aug 30. 1996
Morphology We have all read fly patterns that refer to quills, barbs, barbules, fibers, shafts, stems, vanes and so forth, but when we read these terms do we know what they have reference to? This article sets all these terms and many more straight.
Read the article here

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