Soft Hackles

In article
,
Mike writes
On 10 Dec, 20:00, "W. D. Grey" wrote:


So do I Tom, but I forgot to mention in an earlier posting that I fold
both sides of the feather to one side - away from the eye of the hook
then start winding. This forms a great hackle for a wet fly. I always
tie partridge hackles in by this means.
--
Bill Grey

I do about the same;

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/3672/part2fe4.jpg ( Bit more hackle
on these heavy bodied ribbed flies)

The "standard" dressing of a partridge and yellow;

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2976/party1lr4.jpg

TL
MC


If the hackle was nearer the centre of the body it would be spider
pattern. Nice and sparse.
--
Bill Grey