In this video, Kelly walks us through the different varieties and grades of Whiting dry fly hackle. You can purchase a variety of capes and saddles from Whiting Farms here: www.slideinn.com/store/fly-ty...
Thank you!! About time i got this straight. Or straighten out a bit. Now binge watching and repeating and scratching the little hair there is left. Cheers from a happy Kelly-channel follower in Sweden.
This series will be very helpful for tiers to get a better understand of what these feathers are used for . These are probably the most expensive material you will purchase as a tier so you want to make sure you are getting what you really need . It’s good to see people like Kelley helping especially new tiers understand materials and there use .
Main reason I like this site Kelly knows what he is saying and I like his kind of old school approach to fishing and tying ..hackle and hair great stuff
Great info the Whiting mystery caper is now solved. Now on to different color varieties. You might want to ad a episode on protecting your investment from the bugs. A big thank you Mr. Galloup.
Some people teach how to tie flies and a few people teach why you tie flies the way you do. Kind of like in music, there is learning how to play music and music theory. I am looking forward to the rest of this fly tying theory course. Great job professor!
Good introduction to Whiting feathers and good explanation of the difference between the types of feathers. As a beginner one year into tying, I've already discovered for myself that Whiting gives me better results.
Thanks for putting this series together Kelly. I could probably read about Whiting feathers from their website, but having you explain from a fly tyer's perspective is helpful. Whiting lines and feathers continue to evolve. I can't believe the improvements from Whiting after purchasing the operation from Henry Hoffman. I still have a few Hoffman capes and saddles.
I’m a tier in Minnesota for over 60 yrs. I love hackle. Now I do more wet hackle than dry hackle. Looking forward to a ton of your You Tube time talking hackle. My challenge is to use up complete capes. Currently I look more to efficiently and no waste. Lots of videos on using the best of the best part of a cape. Have lots of worked over capes, can’t/won’t throw them out. As you proceed, please think about utilizing “the rest” of the cape. Love your channel. Looking forward to this series.
This should be an interesting series. I was lucky enough to buy some necks a few years ago from a guy that tied a lot of small trout flies. For a guy that is basically interested in tying streamers this was a steal. Lots of long feathers for lateral lines etc. Looking forward to this series. Keep the good stuff coming Kelly.
Thanks a lot Kelly! Looking forward to seeing the series. Much appreciated! 🎣. (Side note: Really like the Airflo 330gr Shovelhead on my 8wt. It launches my Big bass streamers like a breeze and accurate as can be. Caught some nice ones recently. Great product! 👍👍)
Glad to see you back Kelly! Just to throw it out there, whiting has plenty of size 18-20 saddles available, but they are usually in one-off/odd colors.
A size 14 parachute adams is the most popular dry fly in the USA. Unless you fish tailwater and midges, The most mayflies and caddis hatches size 12-16. I have found that saddles are most often centered on one size with some saddles a size larger and a size smaller. So if you buy a size 14 saddle, you will find some size 16s and 12s. The Whiting brand saddles have the smallest sized hackles, the Hebert Miner are what I look at and the Whiting Eurohackle brand saddle hackle sizes are larger yet. I know how to grade hackle so I search through all the Progrades to find the best of the colors and in the sizes I want. Take a white 3x5 card with you and gently bend the hackle over the card to judge the length of the fibers. You can mark line on one side of the card or take a hackle guide if you need it to judge the hackle sizes. Go to the fly shop window and judge the color of the hackle in sunlight and not the artificial light in the shop.
I forgot to add that I was saddened to hear about the Hebgen Dam malfunction and kudos to Kelly for organizing a rescue operation for the stranded trout. I stop by Slide Inn every year when I fish the Madison. He's a great guy.
I expect this to be an awesome series. I definitely need to expand my knowledge on hackles. On another topic, do you have a video on hook types and uses. I'm getting into Euro nymphing. Many of the flys I'm wanting to tie are on 60° jig hooks. What is the purpose for this hook? Does it display the fly differently? Is it just to lock slotted beads in easier? Thank you, Mark S. Central Oregon.
Don't forget to mention we're talking mostly about fly tying for TROUT, and mostly about dry fly tying. There are of course other fields of fly tying that justify purchasing a certain neck/saddle with a specific quality.
Yes, this is the first episode in the whiting farms line up and specifically deals with their line of dry fly hackle. We will have several videos that introduce other feathers that are better for warm water, salt, streamers, etc.. Stay tuned and thanks for watching
In the case of a parachute, I believe the primary function is to keep the fly floating and also to get a lower profile in the water. Having your floatation higher up allows the body of the fly to dip into the the water. The parachute hackle also provide a silhouette that can be indicative of anything really. Some people will include legs below the fly as well using coarse dubbing or other materials.
