Soft-hackle Hen

Over the past few years, soft hackle has seen a huge resurgence in popularity. When I go to shows, it is no longer uncomon to sell more soft hakle than dry fly.

These hens offer a wide range of colors and fiber lengh necessary for tying soft hackle flies. The soft webby quality of the feathers quickly absorbs water, keeping your fly below the surface.

This line of hen is smaller and has long slender feathers in the neck. If you're looking for a larger, wider feather, check out the hens from my saltwater line. I offer them in natural and bright colors.

ginger, brown, white, and grizzly hens

Cape or Saddle?

Hen capes offer the widest choice in sizes and colors . The feathers are long and narrow yet soft. One of the benefits of a hen cape is that the smaller sizes on the top of the neck have a stem long enough to give you a few wraps -even on the smallest of flys.

Saddles on the other hand are a larger feather with rounded tips and a bit softer. Generally, you will only find a few sizes on a saddle. The fiber lengh is longer and a bit heavier than neck feather and when used as a collar, it gives the fly a nice full look. One thing to notice is that on many lines the saddle feather is better marked.

Soft-hackle Hen Capes

Check out the array of colors of these hen capes! The fibers are soft and the stems are flexible. The top of these capes are loaded with small sizes.

The best part is that you can see every color that I carry. No more digging through the bins, in search of the hard-to-find color hiding on the bottom.

Just click a tab below and see all the variety in that color range. Want to see a bigger picture? Click on one of the thumb nails and you can get an up-close look.

$20

best sellers
grizzlies
browns
dunns
badgers & furnace
variants

If you're just getting started tying soft hackled flies, here are some basic colors to start out with:


black	white	grizzly	brown	dunn	olive	grizzly/olive	grizzly/brown


black	white	grizzly	brown	dunn	olive	grizzly/olive	grizzly/brown


grizzly	dark grizzly	dunn grizzzly	bleeched grizzly	muddy grizzly	grizzly/dunn	grizzly/olive	grizzly/brown


cream	brown	light brown	dark brown	firey brown	dk ginger	med ginger	light ginger

Blue Dunns


blue dunn	light blue dunn	dark blue dunn	blue dunn badger	speckled blue dunn	barred blue dunn	barred dunn dark	barred dunn light

Grey Dunns


grey dunn	light grey dunn	dark grey dunn	barred grey dunn	ashy dunn	dark ashy dunn	barred ashy dunn	splash dunn

Brown Dunns


brown dunn	sandy dunn	tan dunn	dark tan dunn	chocolate dunn	pale watery dunn	honey dunn	rusty dunn


badger	speckled badger	broken badger	dunn badger	dark dunn badger	greenwell	furnace	dark furnace


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I'm looking for flies to post here, so if you have any, please email me a picture and the recipie along with any notes on tying it and I'll post it. Email me if you have any questions,

Thanks,

David


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Hen Saddles

If you're burning wings, take a look at the dunns. If you're looking for a feather with longer soft fibers and a stem long enough to tie a good looking wooly bugger, check out the olives and blacks - these will fit the bill!

The best part is that you can see every color that I carry. No more digging through the bins, in search of the hard-to-find color hiding on the bottom.

Just click a tab below and see all the variety in that color range. Want to see a bigger picture? Click on one of the thumb nails and you can get an up-close look.

$15

best sellers
grizzlies
browns
dunns
laced
variants
fly patterns

Here some basic colors to start with:


black	white	grizzly	brown	dunn	olive	dark olive	ginger


black	white	grizzly	brown	dunn	olive	dark olive	ginger

Grizzlies


grizzly	dunn grizzly	light dunn grizzly	bleached grizzly	large grizzly	muddy grizzly	broken grizzly	ginger grizzly


grizzly/brown	grizzly/tan	grizzly/olive	grizzly/dark olive	grizzly/ginger	ashy grizzly	dunn grizzly	pale dunn grizzly

Browns


brown	cream	dark brown	mahagany	speckled brown	ginger	light ginger	honey dunn

Dunns


grey dunn	light grey dunn	dark grey dunn	sandy dunn	tan dunn	brown dunn	barred dunn	splash dunn

Laced


black laced white	black laced brown	ginger laced	buff laced	cream laced	dunn laced	partridge laced	grouse laced

Variants


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I'm looking for flies to post here, so if you have any, please email me a picture and the recipie along with any notes on tying it and I'll post it. Email me if you have any questions,

Thanks,

David


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Matukas & Chic-a-bou

For those of you who have met me a a show, this is the same high quality hackle at the same great price! The assortment is always changing, but just give me a call and I'll be glad to hand pick what you're looking for.

Tying with chic-a-bou
on white
on grizzly
on badger
fly patterns

blue dunns


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grey dunns


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brown dunns

Gingers


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I'm looking for flies to post here, so if you have any, please email me a picture and the recipie along with any notes on tying it and I'll post it. Email me if you have any questions,

Thanks,

David


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