Using Large Feathers on Small Soft Hackles
Detailed instructions on how to use large feathers on small soft hackles.
A clever technique for utilising oversized feathers on small soft tackle flies involves isolating the feather’s tip to create a triangular tie-in anchor. By extending the feather’s fibres past the hook’s edge and reorienting its stem parallel to the shank, you can wrap it as a normal soft tackle collar, securing it in place to finish the fly’s body and push the fibres rearward for a tidy finish behind the eye. Read More »
