A Starling Skin is one of the most useful materials for a serious fly tier and many of its body and wing feathers can be used to tie different kind of flies of the classic tradition. The blackish body soft hakles and wing’s over and under coverts feathers are perfect to craft spiders and North Country Flies, small black gnats and dark flies in general.
The lighter wing under coverts with their tan edges can substitute the impossible to find Dotterel feathers or can be an acceptable substitute for the Snipe feathers for the Snipe and Purple. Sections of the primary and secondary wing feathers are largely used to tie winged wet flies and dry flies, such as the famous Greenwell’s Glory.
The lighter wing under coverts with their tan edges can substitute the impossible to find Dotterel feathers or can be an acceptable substitute for the Snipe feathers for the Snipe and Purple. Sections of the primary and secondary wing feathers are largely used to tie winged wet flies and dry flies, such as the famous Greenwell’s Glory.
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