Oh no, it's back!

Great timing. With fall fishing winding down for the year, I was just thinking yesterday about blowing the dust off the tying table and starting to remember how to put feathers on a hook.

That barred hackle does have a nice look. For once your old eyes don't deceive you.

Ostrich?

Until recently I didn't realize that there is such a huge difference in ostrich feathers. Some of the higher grade stuff actually looks a lot more like rhea.