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steely34 -> Eggy Soft Hackle (10/31/2009 6:09:16 PM)

Here's a tute that has a bit of huntin mixed in. Took a buddy's son out this morning for a bit of pheasant hunting. Since the shoulder's been acting up a bit - I thought I'd leave the shotgun at home and do some dog handling for the young lad. Anyway - we had five flushes and the young'un got two birds. So as I was cleaning the birds for him, I plucked some of the great feathers that come off of the rooster. Did some tying this afternoon and kind of ended up tying a soft hackle with an egg twist. Why is it that the egg can always find it's way onto so many fly patterns? Don't know what to call it and I'm sure there are patterns out there that probably are tied like this and I don't even know how it will work but we'll find out next weekend on the tribs.

Some huntin mixed in - One tired pup:

[image]http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii148/chrismat34/PA310656.jpg[/image]


Materials:
 
Hook: Daiichi 1150 size 14
Body - Ice Dub
Hackle: Pheasant cape
Head: McFly foam or equiv.
 
1. Start the thread
 
[image]http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii148/chrismat34/PA310658.jpg[/image]

2. Dub the body
 
[image]http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii148/chrismat34/PA310660.jpg[/image]

3. Tie in the hackle by the tip - stripped one side.
 
[image]http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii148/chrismat34/PA310661.jpg[/image]

4. Wrap the hackle forward leaving space for the "head"
 
[image]http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii148/chrismat34/PA310662.jpg[/image]

5. Create the egg head as normal by tying in one piece of McFly foam on the top and one on the bottom of the hook shank. Whip finish off.  Clip to length.
 
[image]http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii148/chrismat34/PA310663.jpg[/image]
 
 



Plum Bob -> RE: Eggy Soft Hackle (10/31/2009 6:43:15 PM)

Nice lookin little bug, think i'd choose that over a nymph for erie.



kill3ducks1deer -> RE: Eggy Soft Hackle (10/31/2009 8:38:50 PM)

Hey steely, what feather on the pheasant do you use, i just shot 2 today, and would like to give that a try



steely34 -> RE: Eggy Soft Hackle (10/31/2009 9:24:35 PM)

Killer - the great thing about baggin a rooster is that in addition to great eatin, there is a motherlode of feathers that can be used for tyin. Took me 5 minutes to clean each bird and about 30 to get the feathers I want.[:)] For this fly I used the ones that come off the back just behind the head. You can see them on the pic I took - behind the head just below the white ring. Also on the rump of the bird, both on top and on the underside there are feathers with long fibers that can be used for spey flies. Heck, I even carefully pluck the real small ones around the head area including the white ring. Great for dressing smaller flies. Get yourself about five ziplock baggies and fill 'em up - putting the same type feathers in each one. You'll get yourself enough to last a long time......and congrats on baggin your limit.



kill3ducks1deer -> RE: Eggy Soft Hackle (10/31/2009 9:50:21 PM)

Thanks, and ill give this a try when i get some hooks. Also good looking fly



steely34 -> RE: Eggy Soft Hackle (11/1/2009 7:05:04 AM)

When tying small eggs with McFly foam or Glo Bug yarn on small flies like this one sometimes tying them in the normal fashion with a strand of yarn on top and one on the bottom can add bulk and crowd the eye. Also by clipping the yarn so short there isn't much yarn left to "fold" over with your fingers to create the egg - thus leaving thread exposed. Something I've been doing when making small eggs either as heads or just plain eggs on the middle of the shank is to make a dubbing loop, twist, and wrap. Perhaps I should have mentioned this before on this tute. I got a question from a member as to how to make real small eggs like this. Plus, I think it's a quicker way of tying these. Here's some pics.

1. Make the dubbing loop by wrapping the thread around your finger and back down. Tie this loop in.
 
[image]http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii148/chrismat34/PB010664.jpg[/image]

2. Take a very small piece of yarn, seperate it, and place it in the loop.
 
[image]http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii148/chrismat34/PB010665.jpg[/image]

3. Using a dubbing twister, spin the loop, till the yarn tightens up.
 
[image]http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii148/chrismat34/PB010666.jpg[/image]

4. Take one or two wraps of the yarn strand around the hook shank and tie off. Whip finish.
 
[image]http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii148/chrismat34/PB010667.jpg[/image]



Mikastorm -> RE: Eggy Soft Hackle (11/1/2009 8:50:08 AM)

Sweet!



Loomis -> RE: Eggy Soft Hackle (11/3/2009 10:01:40 AM)

make sure when packaging feathers of a harvested bird, you buy yourself some mothballs to put inside the bag.  If not, the mites will chew all the fibers off the feathers....

Ask me how I know this....



fishenfool46 -> RE: Eggy Soft Hackle (11/3/2009 11:01:38 AM)

will storing hackles with ceder help?



anadromous -> RE: Eggy Soft Hackle (11/3/2009 11:29:25 AM)

Now use an Otter 4mm buff with a tiny red bead inside the egg instead of the Mcfoam....SWEEEEET.



Loomis -> RE: Eggy Soft Hackle (11/3/2009 2:19:40 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: fishenfool46

will storing hackles with ceder help?


mothballs are the best.



steely34 -> RE: Eggy Soft Hackle (11/3/2009 4:39:42 PM)

Loomis - thanks for the reminder - forgot to mention that. I agree that mothballs are best. Cedar just doesn't seem to stop the little critters.



6point7 -> RE: Eggy Soft Hackle (11/3/2009 5:13:41 PM)

I know what I will be attempting tonight...Steely, I love it. Thanks for sharing!



anadromous -> RE: Eggy Soft Hackle (11/3/2009 5:34:50 PM)

Okay... First I haven't seen a moth for a while. The one I found today was female and If I do find a male moth...how do I remove the balls? In tact or separately or does it matter.. you talk about 26 midges being hard to thread,how you guys get those balls off of those lil buggers I'll never know...
quote:

ORIGINAL: Loomis

quote:

ORIGINAL: fishenfool46

will storing hackles with ceder help?


mothballs are the best.





steely34 -> RE: Eggy Soft Hackle (11/3/2009 8:00:29 PM)

Now that's funny!!![:D] Good one anad!!!!!  -  the best thing to use is a pair of toenail clippers



Loomis -> RE: Eggy Soft Hackle (11/3/2009 8:31:41 PM)

Denny, you are hands down the best ball-buster this site has ever seen.



Cold -> RE: Eggy Soft Hackle (11/3/2009 9:29:36 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Loomis

Denny, you are hands down the best ball-buster this site has ever seen.


Especially now that we know your ball busting expertise extends into the insect world as well...[8D]



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