Ewing Hackle

I've a couple of questions to ask. Any opinions?

How do Ewing capes compare to Keough or Whiting capes?
I have a Whiting grizzly that is great and a Keough tyers
grade dun that I'm not impressed with (value wise....
even though the Whiting cape was twice as expensive it was the
better buy).

I'm looking to tie blue wing olives (mainly) and want a cape to replace
the dun that I have.
I saw a dyed grizzly blue dun by a company that I've never heard of
(and can't remember the name) that looked pretty sharp, but was 60
bucks. I wasn't in the mood to pay that much and the shop owner
wouldn't split the neck.

What are your choices when it comes to tying BWOs? I live in the
northeast and usually fish small streams.
Has anyone used Ewing's Dry Fly Mini Paks? I thought that might
be a good way to sample different colors. Or is it being a penny wise
and a pound foolish?

Thanks in advance to anyone offering their experience.

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"Charlie M" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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I've a couple of questions to ask. Any opinions?

How do Ewing capes compare to Keough or Whiting capes?
I have a Whiting grizzly that is great and a Keough tyers
grade dun that I'm not impressed with (value wise....
even though the Whiting cape was twice as expensive it was the
better buy).


I have not seen many Ewing or Keough capes, so can´t really offer a reliable
opinion.
Those I have seen were OK but not as good as Whiting. I do have a nice dark
brown dun Keough cape.

For some colours which I don´t use much,I got the Whiting 100´s. These were
very good. I have since got a few saddles in these colours. The saddles
only have a narrow range of sizes, usually a maximum of three sizes, and you
have to be careful when choosing them, but they are first class vakue for
money, even though they seem expensive at first. You can usually buy half
saddles as well. It really depends on how many flies you tie. If you are
only tying a couple of dozen, then go for the 100 packs, ( Enough hackel to
tie a hundred flies). If you are tying a raneg of sizes, go for a cape, and
if you are tying a lot of the same size flies, go for a saddle.

The whiting/hoffman/hebert capes/feathers/saddles, are very hard to beat,
either in quality or value.

TL
MC

"Mike Connor" wrote in
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For some colours which I donït use much,I got the Whiting 100ïs. These
were very good.

I've started liking them quite a bit, as well. All my sulpher's really
deplete a cape in the size 16 region, and these really fill the hole.

I've noticed that Whiting is now selling quarter saddles, which might be
somewhat more cost-effective, if they're sized well.

Scott

If you're in the Northeast (or anywhere else for that matter), and do
not want to pay the premium for Whiting Farms hackle, Charlie Collins'
hackle is an excellent substitute. He does not have a websiteand his
contact details a
Collins Hackle Farm
436 Kinner Hill Rd.
Pine City, NY 14871
(607) 734-1765

I am not connected to Collins Hackle Farm in any way. I have merely
seen how many of the Pennsylvanian commercial fly tyers use his necks -
and he gives you a free saddle with each neck bought.

Paul
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Scott Seidman wrote:

"Mike Connor" wrote in
:



For some colours which I donït use much,I got the Whiting 100ïs. These
were very good.



I've started liking them quite a bit, as well. All my sulpher's really
deplete a cape in the size 16 region, and these really fill the hole.

I've noticed that Whiting is now selling quarter saddles, which might be
somewhat more cost-effective, if they're sized well.

Scott

"Holly Flies" wrote in message
...
If you're in the Northeast (or anywhere else for that matter), and do
not want to pay the premium for Whiting Farms hackle, Charlie Collins'
hackle is an excellent substitute. He does not have a websiteand his
contact details a
Collins Hackle Farm
436 Kinner Hill Rd.
Pine City, NY 14871
(607) 734-1765

I am not connected to Collins Hackle Farm in any way. I have merely
seen how many of the Pennsylvanian commercial fly tyers use his necks -
and he gives you a free saddle with each neck bought.

Paul

Ditto on Collins. I make a point to search out Charlie at every fly show I
attend.

In article , Holly Flies
wrote:

If you're in the Northeast (or anywhere else for that matter), and do
not want to pay the premium for Whiting Farms hackle, Charlie Collins'
hackle is an excellent substitute. He does not have a websiteand his
contact details a
Collins Hackle Farm
436 Kinner Hill Rd.
Pine City, NY 14871
(607) 734-1765

I am not connected to Collins Hackle Farm in any way. I have merely
seen how many of the Pennsylvanian commercial fly tyers use his necks -
and he gives you a free saddle with each neck bought.

Can you give some details as to cost/colors etc?

Steve Sullivan asks(of Collin's Hackle)
Can you give some details as to cost/colors etc?


standard range of very good colors; duns,
gingers,browns,grizzleys, some dyed colors. Typical price range: #1 are $50 for
neck and saddle, #3 are $35 for neck and saddle. Saddles are largish feathers,
generally #12 sized, necks have good range of feathers from #10-22, some
smaller on the #1s and #2s.
Tom

Thanks guys. I'm still looking. Guess I'll know it
when I see it.

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