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Fantastic looking feathers with many fly tying applications

Teal is the The Classic soft, strongly barred feather used for producing wings of classic salmon flies and wet flies such as the peter ross

Jay wing feathers are used in fly tying for both Salmon and Wet trout flies

Jackdaw feathers are great for a variety of flies including traditional wet and salmon flies

Lady Amherst Feathers are great for tying salmon flies and tips can be used for tails on trout wet flies and nymphs

Whole pairs of wings not only provide winging material, but many small, soft feathers which are excellent for hackles. Buying this way can produce many trout and salmon flies at a cheaper cost and get your best patterns out on the water fly fishing.

Segmants of wing quills are used for the wings of wet and dry trout flies and wing cases on nymphs. Using wing quills for nymph patterns can produce great effects on your trout flies and excellent results when fly fishing

Tail feathers can produce wings on Salmon and Trout flies, can also be used for nymph bodies and thorax covers. Using tail faethers for nymph patterns can produce great effects on your trout flies and excellent results when fly fishing

Fly tying materials, Peacock feathers, is an essential ingredient for the bodies of many Nymphs, Wet flies and Dry trout patterns. It is also used in tails, throats and wings. The main use is for thorax's in nymphs. Including peacock herl in your nymph pattern cn really improve catch rates when fly fishing.

Partridge is used for hackles on trout wet flies and large nymph and mayfly patterns. Fishing down and across combined with the hackle properties with partride really improves the movement of your wet trout flies and therefore increase your chance of catching trout and graylng when river fly fishing.

Mallard is used for wings on Classic Salmon flies, Wet flies and as a substitute for wood duck on trout Dry flies such as Light Cahill. Fishing down and across combined with the hackle properties with mallard breast really improves the movement of your wet trout flies and therefore increase your chance of catching trout and graylng when river fly fishing.

Marabou feathers have a variety of uses but is most often used for highly mobile wings and tails on trout flies. It is a staple fly tying material requirment for any fly tyer.

A wide range of natural and dyed colours. For use on all types of flies. Hen and Cock hackles as a fly tying materials is another essential for the the fly. Hackles can provide bouncy on trout dry flies and movement for wet flies.

Fly Tying Materials. The Golden Pheasant produces many useful feathers for fly tyers of which Tipper and Crest (used for wings and tails) are probably best known and used on salmon flies.

Soft, water repellent feather from a duck's oil gland. Used for small dry flies and emergers. A fly tying material thats ideal for trout dry flies.

Ibis Slips taken from these feathers make the classic tails and sides to wings of flies such as Alexandra.
Guinea Hackles are Large, soft hackles used for tying Salmon patterns. The blue version substitutes Jay.
Grouse hackles are Soft, mottled hackles ideal for tying Wet flies and Nymphs.
Goose Biots are Stiff, tapered fibres used in tying Nymph patterns. Also great for tying cheeks on Buzzers (Orange Hot Colour)
Ostrich have Long, soft fibres which radiate to form the bodies of Nymphs or the butts of Salmon flies. Also useful for tails and wings.