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"Mike Connor" wrote:

"Sierra fisher" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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If my memory serves me right, bronze mallard are certain feathers, and
not
necessarily bronze in color. I believe that they are the feathers that
are
in the arm pit of the duck. They are the transitional feather from breast
to wing. They look a lot like breast feathers but they are much longer
and
a bit stronger. Because of this additonal strength, they are often used
for
wings on flies



Bronze mallard feathers are greyish with dark brown tips, speckled with
black. They are found on the shoulders of the duck. The better the quality,
the more and darker the brown. Here is a picture;

http://www.rockymountainflies.com/79.jpg

TL
MC



Bronze Mallard should be fairly easy to get by mail order although if
you are after top quality anything its always a bit harder. A good
source for most wet fly type feathers in the UK is Steve Cooper at
CooksHill fly tying. In the U.S a pal of mine sent me over to yorkshire
a bulk packet of bronzes from the states they were brilliant and were
packaged by ray rumpf. I understand rumpf sell across a wide area in the
states. jim
http://www.wetfly.co.uk