Whiting Farms Fly Tying Feathers

Red Label

The small sizes, perfect barring, strong stems and incredible feather count - well you get the picture.

Packaged and graded by Whiting, order here;

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To see the full range of colors, please visit my page on Whiting Dry Fly Capes.

Pure Perfection

The quality of these saddles is amazing. The feathers are so long that you can easily tie a dozen or more flies from a single feather.

The perfect balance of black and white. Barb density that other growers can only dream of. Feather stems that are strong and flexable.

The feather count, barb density, feather symetry, flexable feather stems, and perfect color - well you get the picture...

I've put together a page dedicated to just these saddles. From Whiting's ultra midge to saddles with larger sizes and all the colors you can imagine, you need to see for yourself!

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To see the full range of colors, please visit my page; Whiting Dry Fly Saddles.

Unbelievable Barb Density!

Rather than picking all the size 16's out of your beautiful rooster cape, try these out.

These feathers are from the saddles of the dry fly line and are sized and ready to go!

You will easily tie over 100 flies from these feathers. Long slender dry fly hackle, same size from tip to tip!

Sizes range from 10 to 22, and if you're into tying the really small ones, like a 32, give me a call for prices and availabe colors.

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To see the full range of colors and sizes, please visit my page on Whiting 100 Packs.

It's all about movement in the water!

These buggar packs are a terriffic value! They are the feathers from the base of the cape.

The Woolly Bugger still remains one of the most deadly flies in your fly box.

A simple pattern and easy to tie, there are countless variations on the woolly bugger.

If your fishing rough water, you want stiff fibers. Muddy water, you'll need feathers the fish will see.

Whiting offers feathers for all fishing conditions.

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To see the full range of feather lines and colors, please visit my page on Woolly Bugger Hackle.

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Wide, webby, long, and very durable; nothing compares to these feathers for tying large Musky or Saltwater flies!

Looking for other colors? These feathers are also available in beautiful dyed colors, some you can see pictured on the sidebar. To see the full range of colors, please visit my page on Whiting Schlappen.

Green Label

From rusty dun to speckled badger, this line is a rainbow of natural colors.

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To see the full range of colors, please visit my page on Whiting Dry Fly Capes.

Unique Variants

Dr. Tom Whiting has made incredible advances the hackle quality of these saddles.

When Ted Hebert was working with this line, the feathers were much shorter, the feather count was much lower, and the fibers were softer.

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To see the full range of colors, please visit my page on Whiting Dry Fly Saddles.

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Long, stiff fibers

The fibers on these shoulder patches of spade hackle are very stiff, keeping your dry fly on the water's surface.

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To see the full range of colors, please visit my page on Spade Hackle.

Soft and Webby Feathers

The soft webby feathers on these hen capes quickly absorb water, keeping your fly below the surface.

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.

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To see the full range of colors, please visit my page on Whiting Hen Capes.

Wide Feathers

Hen Saddles 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.

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To see the full range of colors, please visit my page on Whiting Soft Hackle Hen Saddles.

Matuka Feathers

The best feathers for tying "matuka" style flies are found on the breast of dry fly roosters. The feathers are long and wide with a round tip. The web is dense and extends to the edge of each feather.

Lower on the pelt is the chickabou. The best way to describe these feathers is that they are mini marabou. The fibers are soft and fluffy like marabou.

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To see the full range of colors, please visit my page on Whiting Soft Hackle with Chicabou.

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Mayfly Winger Feathers

Many people ask "what is the best feather to use for tying wings on my dry flies?"

Years ago, tyers were able to use hen necks. However, with hackle growers breeding for smaller and smaller hackle sizes, today these feathers are too narrow and "dry-fly" like.

Well, here is a feather that works well; nice barring, web right up to the edge, and nice round tips - all making for the perfect siloette on the water.

Looking for more colors? Check out my page on Winger Feathers

Small Sizes with long stems!

The barring on these Hebert hen capes might not be as clean nor as fine as on a Whiting hen cape, but the feathers are soft and webby, perfect for tying soft hackle flies.

They are a favorite for many tiers, you can tie even the smallest sizes with the feathers on the top of the cape; they are long enough to finish your fly with just one feather.

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To see the full range of colors, please visit my page on Whiting Hen Capes.

A Rainbow of Color!

This line of dry fly roosters was never selected as a line for grizzly hackle. Originally started by Harry Darbee and Andy Miner, it was highly prized for it's beautiful array of duns.

Later aquired by Ted Hebert, he worked with the flock for more than ten years to improve the feather quality and add colors.

In 1993 Tom Whiting purchased the birds from Ted. Tom dramatically increased the feather count and barb density on both the cape and saddle.

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To see the full range of colors, please visit my page on Whiting Soft Hackle Hen capes and saddles.

To check out, click the "view cart" button

Pardo and Indio

There are two distict lines. "Pardo" or the brown line is a larger bird and the feathers are marked with fine speckling.

The other is refered to in the literature as "indio", or indian line. The feathers are grey, or steel color, and lack the speckling

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To see the full range of colors, please visit my page on Coq de Leon.

Pure Perfection

Here is Dr. Tom Whiting's work at it's finest. These saddles are nothing short of perfection, a work of art!

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To see the full range of colors, please visit my page on Coq de Leon.

Full Saddle / $45

Half Saddle / $25

Small, smaller, and smallest!

For those of you that like to tie the small ones, here's a deal for you!

These are the tops of rooster capes. Sizes range from 16 on down with some tying as small as 22's and 24's.

To see the full range of colors, please visit my page on Coq de Leon.

Small Sizes with long stems!

The barring on these Hebert hen capes might not be as clean nor as fine as on a Whiting hen cape, but the feathers are soft and webby, perfect for tying soft hackle flies.

They are a favorite for many tiers, you can tie even the smallest sizes with the feathers on the top of the cape;

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To see the full range of colors, please visit my page on Coq de Leon.

A Rainbow of Color!

This line of dry fly roosters was never selected as a line for grizzly hackle. Originally started by Harry Darbee and Andy Miner, it was highly prized for it's beautiful array of duns.

Later aquired by Ted Hebert, he worked with the flock for more than ten years to improve the feather quality and add colors.

Ordering

To see the full range of colors, please visit my page on Coq de Leon.

Matuka Feathers

The best feathers for tying "matuka" style flies are found on the breast of dry fly roosters. The feathers are long and wide with a round tip. The web is dense and extends to the edge of each feather.

Lower on the pelt is the chickabou. The best way to describe these feathers is that they are mini marabou. The fibers are soft and fluffy like marabou.

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To see the full range of colors, please visit my page on Coq de Leon.

To check out, click the "view cart" button

Wide, Webby, and Round!

These roosters have been geneticly selected to produce wide webby feathers with rounded tips.

The stem on these is stiff, perfect for tying streamer patterns.

And as I mentioned above, a cape gives you the option of tying a wide range of sizes.

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To see the wide range of colors, both natural and dyed, please visit my page on Whiting American Rooster Hackle.

Wide, Webby, Long Feathers!

If you're looking for wide webby feathers, you can't find anything better than the feathers on these saddles. The web goes clear to the edge of the feather.

The feathers are long and the stems have more flexability than a feather from a cape. They are ideal for tying large buggers, leeches, and teasers for the surf angers.

Perfect for medium to large streamers, these feathers hold their shape in water. And unlike dry fly feathers, these feathers have quite a bit of tapper.

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To see the wide range of colors, both natural and dyed, please visit my page on Whiting American Rooster Hackle.

Some Grizzly, some White!

These long wide, webby feathers are perfect for everyting from the smallest to the largest streamer patterns. The feather stem is stiff, giving your fly movement in the water.

Streamer patterns are not only fun to tie but remain some of the most deadly flies in your fly box.

Each pack includes 50 to 75 feathers, 2" to 5" long, and tie sizes 8, 10, & 12's.

Soft and webby, and wide too!

This saltwater line has been bred for wide webby soft feathers. The stem of the feather is long so that you can tie most patterns with just one feather. Perfect for tying both warmwater and stealhead patterns.

These saltwater hen capes are dyed a wide range of bright colors. These striking colors are dyed over white, grizzley, and black laced to give the tyer almost every color and feather pattern to tie with.

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To see the wide range of colors, both natural and dyed, please visit my page on Whiting American Hen Hackle.

Wider Feathers!!!

These saddle feathers are even softer, wider, more webby than the feathers found on the neck. They make great collars on soft hackle flies.

You won't find a better feather for tying classic wet fly patterns. The webbing on the topmost section or each feather extends right out to the tip and the barb lenth is long, perfect for tying wet fly tails.

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To see the wide range of colors, both natural and dyed, please visit my page on Whiting American Hen Hackle.

To check out, click the "view cart" button

The perfect Partridge Substitute

The advantage of using these over partridge is that the feather stem is long. The stems on partrige feathers can be so short that they can be hard to wrap aroung a hook.

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To see the wide range of colors, both natural and dyed, please visit my page on Whiting Brahma Hen Hackle.

Wolly Buggars

If you're tying small wolly buggars, the chicabou on these pelts makes perfect tailing.

As you can see in the picture, the matuka feathers are wide and webby with a delicate penciled pattern.

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To see the wide range of colors, both natural and dyed, please visit my page on Whiting Brahma Hen Hackle.

Silver Badger

If you're tying soft hackle patterns, these silver badger feathers are a must! Tied on a hook, they give your fly a false thorax.

They are also available in dyed colors. Dyed burnt orange, they make great crayfish claws.

The feathers on the sides of these capes have the finely penciled soft feathers.

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To see the wide range of colors, both natural and dyed, please visit my page on Whiting Brahma Hen Hackle.

To check out, click the "view cart" button

The perfect Silver Badger

Rather than picking all the size 16's out of your beautiful rooster cape, try these out.

These feathers are from the saddles of the dry fly line and are sized and ready to go!

You will easily tie over 100 flies from these feathers. Long slender dry fly hackle, same size from tip to tip!

Ordering

To see the wide range of colors, both natural and dyed, please visit my page on Whiting Brahma Hen Hackle.

Soft and Webby Feathers

The soft webby feathers on these hen capes quickly absorb water, keeping your fly below the surface.

Hen capes offer the widest choice in sizes and colors . The feathers are long and narrow yet soft.

Ordering

To see the wide range of colors, both natural and dyed, please visit my page on Whiting Brahma Hen Hackle.

Long Fibers

Spey flies are some of the most beautiful flies you'll ever tie. The long flowing fibers unique to heron hackle give these patterns a most distinctive effect.

Unfortunatly heron is no longer available. So Tom Whiting responded by genetically selecting for these long heron like fibers on a rooster.

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To see the wide range of colors, both natural and dyed, please visit my page on Whiting Spey Cock.

Long & Whispy Fibers!

The Whiting Spey line is like nothing you've seeen before. Nothing ties a better shrimp pattern, in the water they are life-like.

Similar to the feathers from the cape, the fibers on a saddle are long and flowing.

The advantage of the saddle is that the feather are much longer and the stems are far more flexable.

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To see the wide range of colors, both natural and dyed, please visit my page on Whiting Spey Cock.

Feathers from the now extinct "Spey Cock" were used for the body hackle in tying spey and dee flies. Tom Whiting has genetically reengineered these feathers...

Looking for other colors? These feathers are also available in beautiful dyed colors, some you can see pictured on the sidebar. To see the wide range of colors, both natural and dyed, please visit my page on Whiting Spey Cock.

More like fur than feather!

The soft webby feathers on these hen capes quickly absorb water, keeping your fly below the surface.

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.

Ordering

To see the wide range of colors, both natural and dyed, please visit my page on Whiting Spey Cock.

You can tie just about any pattern with the feathers from these saddles; dry flies from the longer thin feathers, flatwing patterns from the long wide feathers, and buggars from the short webby feathers on the tail of the saddle.

Looking for other colors? These saddles are also available in whites and other natural colors. Dyed, these saddles are beautiful! So visit my page on Flatwing & Buggar Saddles