Guinea is very popular for use in ornamental and salmon flies, but under-utilized for tying soft hackles and nymphs. This is a shame because it is excellent especially when used to tie caddis pupae flies. One popular traditional nymph pattern, the Tellico Nymph, uses guinea fibers for the tail. In the Saltwater we hackle the Guinea Body Feather to create a variegated hackle, Very cool.
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