Just started substituting in Brahma Hen. There are some nice small feathers in my cape,

Big ones size 16


Small ones size 20

The ties are excellent and I really love that cape!

Those look wonderful. Thanks for the idea! Never thought to try brahma hen for soft hackles.

You could fish those in so many ways - traditional wet fly swing, greased leader, and they'd do well to pass for chironomids too. Sweet flies!

jgentile, amazing neatly tyied flies. I like them very much.
I have a Whiting Brahma Hen Saddle, feathers looks really different from yours. My cape feathers are more similar to Partridge feathers, but with very thin stem and "greasy" fibers.
I decided to try tying some soft hackles duns: #18 hook, antron yarn shuck, UNI tying thread abdomen and hare thorax:

@ Blue Charm, not sure what your saddle looks like compared to mine. I used the feathers right at the neck and just below it.

@ Softhackle, That is probably the smallest trout I have ever caught. Best guess is 3" MAX. I was lucky to get a quick photo then unleash the forceps/hemos to set it free to hopefully grow.

Hi Blue Charm,

Your Brahma Hen looks markedly different from mine. Check out this link as it looks just like the cape I purchased. https://www.featheremporium.com/Fly-Tying-Feathers/whiting-hen-capes.html

At first blush from looking at the images of your feathers, they appear to be larger and it looks as though you have used more feathers, particularly the smaller ones at the top. If you look at the picture in the link I posted, I used the little feathers all the way at the top of the neck.

Joe

Those are nice ties! The feathers are cool too.

That makes sense, cape vs. saddle. I like the look of those Tenkara style ties. I think I'll have to tie up a few for myself!!!

I tyied more flies with Brahma Hen saddle: hook TMC 103BL #15, abdomen UNI Camel 8/0 thread covered with Hends Body Quill, thorax is natural gray squirrel by Wapsi, hackles Brahma Hen and cdc.

You like that Hends body quill?