Here’s the latest video in our series called “One-Minute Fly-Tying Tips and Techniques,” from Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions. Each video teaches a single tying skill, from the most basic to the advanced. Ultimately, the series will serve as a sort of encyclopedia of tying skills that will be a valuable resource for anyone who sits down at a vise to create a fly.
Perfect hackles for tails are long, stiff, and match the collar hackles on the fly. The problem is that many modern dry-fly capes have gorgeous short-fiber feathers, but they lack the long-fiber feathers needed for tails. Tim suggests finding older hackles or locating a cape from one of the boutique hackle producers who still make capes with “spade hackles.”
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