Orange and Turkey
Playing around with some burnt goose shoulder recently. Many tiers speak highly about it for spey fly hackles. Pulled one out of the package and scratched my head. "How the heck is a stem this thick wrapping around a hook?" I thought to myself. Well.....there are a few tricks. Not all of which I was able to duplicate.
There is a natural "split" running down the center. Tried the mashing them with the handle of a screwdriver and splitting them with the backside of a razor blade. This batch wasn't haven't it.
Stripping the fibers from one side and soaking the stem in warm water with some hair conditioner to soften the stiff stem did work. This made them much more manageable and made for a fine fly.
Hook - Blue Heron #2
Tip - Small silver oval tinsel
Tag - Orange floss
Tail - Orange GP crest w/ a small orange ringneck pheasant collar feather
Butt - Orange ostrich tail
Body - Black angora dub rear and orange angora dub front
Rib - Medium silver oval tinsel
Hackle - Black saddle hackle rear and orange burnt goose shoulder front
Wing - Natural turkey tail
Collar - Black schlappen and select gadwall flank
Cheeks - JC nails
Head - Black thread and Loon UV cure
Playing around with some burnt goose shoulder recently. Many tiers speak highly about it for spey fly hackles. Pulled one out of the package and scratched my head. "How the heck is a stem this thick wrapping around a hook?" I thought to myself. Well.....there are a few tricks. Not all of which I was able to duplicate.
There is a natural "split" running down the center. Tried the mashing them with the handle of a screwdriver and splitting them with the backside of a razor blade. This batch wasn't haven't it.
Stripping the fibers from one side and soaking the stem in warm water with some hair conditioner to soften the stiff stem did work. This made them much more manageable and made for a fine fly.
Hook - Blue Heron #2
Tip - Small silver oval tinsel
Tag - Orange floss
Tail - Orange GP crest w/ a small orange ringneck pheasant collar feather
Butt - Orange ostrich tail
Body - Black angora dub rear and orange angora dub front
Rib - Medium silver oval tinsel
Hackle - Black saddle hackle rear and orange burnt goose shoulder front
Wing - Natural turkey tail
Collar - Black schlappen and select gadwall flank
Cheeks - JC nails
Head - Black thread and Loon UV cure
