F fatoldman New member Joined Mar 11, 2025 Messages 7 City Wampum Yesterday at 9:45 PM #1 Is hen pheasant a reasonable substitute for partridge feathers? I can get hen pheasant free in hunting season.
Is hen pheasant a reasonable substitute for partridge feathers? I can get hen pheasant free in hunting season.
turkey Well-known member Joined Jun 8, 2008 Messages 1,648 Yesterday at 9:48 PM #2 I would use it as a substitute.
F fatoldman New member Joined Mar 11, 2025 Messages 7 City Wampum Yesterday at 9:57 PM #3 Thank you. I'm not trying to be cheap by not buying a partridge skin but I wanted to try tying flies with material I collected myself.
Thank you. I'm not trying to be cheap by not buying a partridge skin but I wanted to try tying flies with material I collected myself.
Tups Active member Joined Sep 18, 2006 Messages 821 City Milroy PA Yesterday at 11:13 PM #4 Hen pheasant makes a very nice soft hackle fly. It’s not a lookalike sub for partridge, which is speckled. Pheasant gives a mottled effect. Very effective.
Hen pheasant makes a very nice soft hackle fly. It’s not a lookalike sub for partridge, which is speckled. Pheasant gives a mottled effect. Very effective.
Bamboozle Well-known member Joined Dec 7, 2006 Messages 4,738 City Pennsylvania Today at 5:50 AM #5 fatoldman said: Is hen pheasant a reasonable substitute for partridge feathers? I can get hen pheasant free in hunting season. Click to expand... If you are tying fishing flies, not classic patterns for show or shadow boxes, for the most part it doesn't matter what material you substitute.
fatoldman said: Is hen pheasant a reasonable substitute for partridge feathers? I can get hen pheasant free in hunting season. Click to expand... If you are tying fishing flies, not classic patterns for show or shadow boxes, for the most part it doesn't matter what material you substitute.
