La Peute.
Moderators: William Anderson, letumgo
-
- Posts: 2195
- Joined: Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:11 am
- William Anderson
- Site Admin
- Posts: 4569
- Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:14 pm
- Location: Ashburn, VA 20148
- Contact:
Re: La Peute.
Nice clipped hackle caddis. I always like seeing his stuff.
"A man should not try to eliminate his complexes, but rather come into accord with them. They are ultimately what directs his conduct in the world." Sigmund Freud.
www.WilliamsFavorite.com
www.WilliamsFavorite.com
Re: La Peute.
Nice stuff.
It appears in the video that the French word for whip finish is "wheep feeneesh" . The Academie Francaise is going to have something to say about this.
Did I hear correctly that the feather was francolin?
It appears in the video that the French word for whip finish is "wheep feeneesh" . The Academie Francaise is going to have something to say about this.
Did I hear correctly that the feather was francolin?
Bob
- crazy4oldcars
- Posts: 595
- Joined: Fri May 22, 2009 5:26 pm
- Location: SE Texas
- Contact:
Re: La Peute.
Bob,
The web page said it was duck breast? Didn't say what kind of duck.
Kirk
The web page said it was duck breast? Didn't say what kind of duck.
Kirk
-
- Posts: 2195
- Joined: Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:11 am
Re: La Peute.
AFAIK it is mallard hen.
dd
dd
Re: La Peute.
Yes, the SBS with biot body is definitely duck breast ("poitrail de cane"), but I'm not sure about the video. What's he say at about 1:24 into the clip? It sounds like "un plume de francolin". He later says something about "plume de canard" but he may just have been making a comparison.crazy4oldcars wrote:Bob,
The web page said it was duck breast? Didn't say what kind of duck.
Kirk
Either way, it's an interesting technique. I especially like that he doesn't clip the end short at the end, but bends it up. That feather can't come loose, ever.
Bob
-
- Posts: 3648
- Joined: Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:28 am
- Location: Southland, South Island, New Zealand.
Re: La Peute.
Very positive the feather used in the video is Mallard hen breast.
Now, the thing with them is, depending on just where on the breast the feather is taken from, you could end up with several (on the conservative side) different shades of hackle.
Most usually lighter in the throat region of the bird, gradually becoming darker (and larger) the further down you go. Much darker as you move either left or right and into the flank regions, but not quite as dark as the feathers than cover the back of the bird.
Now, the thing with them is, depending on just where on the breast the feather is taken from, you could end up with several (on the conservative side) different shades of hackle.
Most usually lighter in the throat region of the bird, gradually becoming darker (and larger) the further down you go. Much darker as you move either left or right and into the flank regions, but not quite as dark as the feathers than cover the back of the bird.
"Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout".... Irish proverb.
Re: La Peute.
I just figured out that he said "plume de flanc de cane".
If only the French would learn to speak with an American accent ...
If only the French would learn to speak with an American accent ...
Bob
Re: La Peute.
An attempt to stray into les streamers was not rewarded.
The requested URL /Lesstreamers/sommaire_streamer.htm was not found on this server.
We need to keep a sense of humour and a wry smile regarding our search for fly-dressing "authenticity". — GlassJet
-
- Posts: 2195
- Joined: Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:11 am
Re: La Peute.
Jean-Paul Dessaigne develops his site all the time and I am totally ignorant regarding his language which makes it difficult to navigate. http://www.jpdessaigne.com/
He is an incredible fly tier and worked for the company Ragot which designed a series of flies that had no names but numbers. "Europea 12" became the number one fly in Scandinavia for fishing the sedge/caddis. http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/europea-12/
It seems as if the mallard hen is widely used in french fishing flies. I have read somewhere that the feathers from the area "at the waterline" is best for making wings. They should be "cupped" in a "desired way". Maybe Jeff can tell us if this is true.
dd
straying from focus
He is an incredible fly tier and worked for the company Ragot which designed a series of flies that had no names but numbers. "Europea 12" became the number one fly in Scandinavia for fishing the sedge/caddis. http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/europea-12/
It seems as if the mallard hen is widely used in french fishing flies. I have read somewhere that the feathers from the area "at the waterline" is best for making wings. They should be "cupped" in a "desired way". Maybe Jeff can tell us if this is true.
dd
straying from focus