[nisti74]

Hi,

I recently stumbled over a trailer for skagitmaster on youtube:

at around 1:50 one can see that steelhead flies with incredibly nice and vibrating hackles are created. Since I am not used to those kind of flies (never fished for stelehead since we don't have them over here in switzerland) I was wondering if someone from you could help me with the following questions:

- what pattern are those - is there a specific name for this style of flies?
- is that hackle spinning that is shown there a standard spinning method or is that some specialist tool? If it is "standard" can anybody point me to a good source how to learn it?
- what kind of hackles are those? I like the "spidery" look - they would be great for our Asp (at least that's what it screamed at me when I saw them)

Thanks a lot for your help - greatly appreciated!

Cheers
Nik

 

[Brian Thomas]

Nik
The pattern is an Intruder , designed by Ed Ward . It now seems to be more a style of fly , rather than a specific pattern .

The tool used to spin the hackle , is similar to this one http://www.reelfishing.co.uk/Turrall_Premium_Dubbing_Spinner_-_Turbo_FTT30.html

The hackle is Lady Amherst pheasant tail fibers .

Hope this helps .

 

[brood dude]

hey brian that link goes to a sales page.

you got me wanting to read this article too.did the page get moved?

 

[Brian Thomas]

No , there was no article . I was just trying to show the tool .

There is a thread on spinning feathers , with video , on speypages .

You canfind it here http://speypages.com/speyclave/showthread.php?t=36269

PS , if you do find an article on spinning , please post it .

 

[nisti74]

Wow - perfect!

Thanks a lot for all the hints and tips ... can#t wait to get Amherst fibres ,-)

Cheers!
Nik