The teal breast look buggy, heavey barring. Gonna save some this season. Another great breast feather with dark barring is on a Gadwall flank and breast, btw. I use the traditional Hungarian Partridge and have half a skin....Kinda pricey.
Had issue few years back with pup, Buddy, RIP. I was tying and he always laying by me. Had to go get something, didn't think about anything got back to finish some ties and could not for the life of me find my HP skin. Looked at buddy (dogs can smile) and there was a lil partridge feather stuck on his nose. Lesson learned...
Here's a favorite sculpin I tie with the black deer hair/ Gadwall flanks and lead wire wraps underneath.
A Spring River brown with a sculpin in his mouth.
