Recently acquired a few no name used vintage capes like this nice ginger cape. Still enough hackles for a size 12 Light Cahill. Love the glassy gingery shine and the straight & stiff barbules!
Update:
Mike Valla sent some interesting info about the hackle color used for the Light Cahill:
Mike Valla sent some interesting info about the hackle color used for the Light Cahill:
"Jay, for years the hackle shade you selected was the shade used for Light Cahills---in the Catskills. Overtime, the hackle shade changed to almost a cream....so different and not at all what we traditionally used. The late Ralphy Graves and I often discussed and point out this fact.
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Metz hackle was that shade. It was a big deal when Metz produced "the perfect ginger," as they called it in full page late 1970's Fly Fisherman magazine advertisments----sometime in the 80's a lighter hackle was used."
Thanks Mike!
Also check out page 92 and 153 in Mike's book 'Tying Catskill style Dry Flies' about the hackle color.



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