Comments on: Steely resolve in the face of the Perfect Feather http://singlebarbed.com/2009/12/02/steely-resolve-in-the-face-of-the-perfect-feather/ Fly fishing and fly tying for anything that bites Wed, 23 May 2012 19:31:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: KBarton10 http://singlebarbed.com/2009/12/02/steely-resolve-in-the-face-of-the-perfect-feather/comment-page-1/#comment-5068 KBarton10 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:17:53 +0000 http://singlebarbed.com/?p=4887#comment-5068 Spencer, There are many ways to wing the Light Cahill (or any catskill dry using similar wings)- but I'd suggest the two most common are the a)entire feather, and b)part of the feather. As a Western tyer - I use more hackle and more wing material than many of my eastern counterparts. The historical justification has been elevation and faster water - requiring a bit more visibility, and additional hackle to maintain bouyancy. ... and the "tip" of the post was to remember to clip the center stem - which influenced my choice completely. Wood Duck has these beautifully shaped feathers commonplace, especially compared to the bedraggled package of lemon-dyed mallard. Mallard has many larger flank feathers that allows you to use the sides of the feather rather than the tip - sometimes winging two or three flies from a single feather. Spencer,

There are many ways to wing the Light Cahill (or any catskill dry using similar wings)- but I’d suggest the two most common are the a)entire feather, and b)part of the feather.

As a Western tyer – I use more hackle and more wing material than many of my eastern counterparts. The historical justification has been elevation and faster water – requiring a bit more visibility, and additional hackle to maintain bouyancy.

… and the “tip” of the post was to remember to clip the center stem – which influenced my choice completely.

Wood Duck has these beautifully shaped feathers commonplace, especially compared to the bedraggled package of lemon-dyed mallard.

Mallard has many larger flank feathers that allows you to use the sides of the feather rather than the tip – sometimes winging two or three flies from a single feather.

]]> By: Spencer http://singlebarbed.com/2009/12/02/steely-resolve-in-the-face-of-the-perfect-feather/comment-page-1/#comment-5067 Spencer Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:07:28 +0000 http://singlebarbed.com/?p=4887#comment-5067 When you tie a cahill with wood duck, do you use an entire feather per fly? I suppose you could use the rest of the barbs for birds nests or the like... But still, at $0.75/feather, that makes for some spendy cahills! When you tie a cahill with wood duck, do you use an entire feather per fly? I suppose you could use the rest of the barbs for birds nests or the like… But still, at $0.75/feather, that makes for some spendy cahills!

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