Metz Feather Merchants

One of the oldest hackle lines, Metz has both a dry fly line and a streamer line, the Magnum

The dry fly line is available in grades 1 to 3. The hen is sought after for its nice soft fibers and clean barring.

If your a fresh water streamer guy, you won't find better than the Magnum. The barring is beautifl and the shape is perfect.

So take a look at the colors and quality!

The best barring in the industry!

Just look at that Barring... Amazing!!!

There is a lot of history in this line. Dating back to Buck Metz, his parents ran a poultry farm back east. Buck got his start there and before long he was in the hackle business.

Unlike Henry Hoffman, Buck raised standard fowl birds. These large beautiful birds produced some amazing hackle. For those of you old enough, Metz was all the rage in the '70's.

Time passed and Umpqua bought the line. Mr. Rick Dailey took over and worked his magic. Buck had been having problems with the stems. Too stiff. Rick cleaned that up and once again Metz was on the map. He added a Magnum line and today it is still closest feather you'll find for tying Carrie Steven patterns.

Dry Fly Line

The barbs on these roosters are stiff, the stems are flexible and palmer well. The barb density is good and the biggest attraction these days is that you can still tie larger sizes from the capes.

The hens are soft, nice for soft hackle patterns or wingers on your dry flies. The have web and the tips are not as sharp. Lots of colors, take a look!


Metz Dry Fly Rooster Capes	Grade #2 /$105
Premium Neck Hackle A very limited offering here. Not sure when or even if Metz dry fly capes will be back in stock. Check the drop down menu and a picture of the exact cape is on the sidebar on the right. Grade #1 / $135 To order, choose a color Grade #2 / $105 To order, choose a color Grade #3 / $78 To order, choose a color
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Hen Hackle

No other grower in the market today has such a nice greewell hen cape. A perfect shade of ginger bordering a thick solid black stem.

The feathers on the capes are long with lots of web. The fibers are soft, moreso on the saddles.The Ginger speckled hen saddles are the only thing like it I've seen. They are nice!

Metz Hen Necks


Grizzly	$37.75
Grade #1 Fly tiers have long favored Metz hen feathers for tying wings on dry fly patterns. The feathers on Metz Hens are soft and webby. For tying soft hackle patterns, they can't be beat. You'll find a wide range of sizes on these hen capes to meet the needs of most patterns Again, you'll find nothing better anywhere for tying wings on catskill style flies. Metz Hen Neck / $37.75
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Greenwell	$37.75
Grade #1 Fly tiers have long favored Metz hen feathers for tying wings on dry fly patterns. The feathers on Metz Hens are soft and webby. For tying soft hackle patterns, they can't be beat. You'll find a wide range of sizes on these hen capes to meet the needs of most patterns Again, you'll find nothing better anywhere for tying wings on catskill style flies. Metz Hen Neck / $37.75
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Furnace	$37.75
Grade #1 Fly tiers have long favored Metz hen feathers for tying wings on dry fly patterns. The feathers on Metz Hens are soft and webby. For tying soft hackle patterns, they can't be beat. You'll find a wide range of sizes on these hen capes to meet the needs of most patterns Again, you'll find nothing better anywhere for tying wings on catskill style flies. Metz Hen Neck / $37.75
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Ginger	$37.75
Grade #1 Fly tiers have long favored Metz hen feathers for tying wings on dry fly patterns. The feathers on Metz Hens are soft and webby. For tying soft hackle patterns, they can't be beat. You'll find a wide range of sizes on these hen capes to meet the needs of most patterns Again, you'll find nothing better anywhere for tying wings on catskill style flies. Metz Hen Neck / $37.75
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Light Cree	$57.75
Grade #1 Fly tiers have long favored Metz hen feathers for tying wings on dry fly patterns. The feathers on Metz Hens are soft and webby. For tying soft hackle patterns, they can't be beat. You'll find a wide range of sizes on these hen capes to meet the needs of most patterns Again, you'll find nothing better anywhere for tying wings on catskill style flies. Metz Hen Neck / $57.75
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Medium Dun	$37.75
Grade #1 Fly tiers have long favored Metz hen feathers for tying wings on dry fly patterns. The feathers on Metz Hens are soft and webby. For tying soft hackle patterns, they can't be beat. You'll find a wide range of sizes on these hen capes to meet the needs of most patterns Again, you'll find nothing better anywhere for tying wings on catskill style flies. Metz Hen Neck / $37.75
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Dark dyed Dun	$37.75
Grade #1 Fly tiers have long favored Metz hen feathers for tying wings on dry fly patterns. The feathers on Metz Hens are soft and webby. For tying soft hackle patterns, they can't be beat. You'll find a wide range of sizes on these hen capes to meet the needs of most patterns Again, you'll find nothing better anywhere for tying wings on catskill style flies. Metz Hen Neck / $37.75
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Hen Saddles


Metz Hen Saddles	$26.50
Ginger - Brown The feathers on these Metz saddles are some of the softest you'll find. The fibers on these feathers are long and webby making them very soft. One of the benefits of a hen saddle is that the feathers are webby right to the very edge, making them some of the finest feathers for larger wolly buggars. If there are other colors you are looking for, please give me a call Metz Hen Saddle / $26.50
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Metz Magnum Line

If you have a chance to look back at the freshwater streamer patterns that Carrie Stevens tied, you'll see that the Metz Magnum is the exact feather. Right down to the barring, shape of the feather, and rounded tip, this is the feather!


Metz Magnum Rooster Capes	$59.75
Lots of Color in stock!!! Nothing compares to Metz Magnum capes for tying fresh water streamer patterns. The beauty in this webby feather is the perfect barring, nice round tip, and feather stems that are strong and flexable. Grade #1 / $75.75 To order, choose a color Grade #2 / $59.75 To order, choose a color ***all prices reflect Metz suggested retail pricing


Metz Magnum Saddles	$74
Streamer Feathers White has been in short supply these days. And these Magnum saddles are in stock just in time. The long webby wide feathers are perfect for everything from saltwater to your favorite warmwater patterns. Grade #1 / $88.50 Grade #2 / $74 ***all prices reflect Metz suggested retail pricing

Metz Preditor Packs	$17.50


Short and Long These hard to find feathers are ideal for tying long streaming preditor patterns. @0 of the nicest feathers that are wide webby and sturdy. Metz Preditor Packs - long 10" to 12" - $17.50 To order, choose a color Metz Preditor Packs - short 6" to 9"- $15 To order, choose a color

Magnum Hen Hackle

Everyone wants big wide webby feathers with perfect round tips. Almost impossible to get, I've still a limited supply here.

The whites are nice and are going fast so don't miss out.


Metz Magnum Hen Capes	$40
Grizzly These things are huge! The feather has nice barring, wall to wall web, and a nice round tip. No other feather on the market compares. the shape make this a favorite for streaer patterns. Grade #1 / $40
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