Reply To: Tying peacock herl

Jim great question. I have the same issue with peacock herl. I’ve found when I pull a herl from a full length peacock feather with eye. I’m able to consistently get the iridescent color to show (not always) when wrapping. As oppose to trying to wrap a peacock herl from just a package of herls. I’m not sure if this makes a difference, but have noticed this with my fly tying. I’ll be interested in what a more experienced fly tyer has to say.