Capes & Hackle

Genetic hen capes from the USA with a great quality soft hackles. Genetic hen capes from Veniard are very dense. Capes include soft, supple and mobile hackle, ideal for use on wet flies. Large hackles can be used for tails and legs on nymph / lure...

Genetic saddles from the USA with hackles across the size range. Genetic saddle grade 2 is very dense saddle with feathers for hooks in sizes #10-16. Very often used on streamer lures and buggers!

Hends Indian Cock Cape is good quality economical indian capes essential for fly tying. The feathers are not long, and naturally dry with very stiff barbs and represent good value.

Hends Hen Capes are soft and used mostly for tying spiders, emergers and lake lures. Feathers are not long, have naturally soft barbs and represent good value.

A whole Partridge Skin from Hends. The perfect resource for all your partridge soft quality feathers and a more economical way of buying a large number of hackles at a competitive price. Every feather on the skin has it's use. The neck hackles and wing...

French partridge complete skin, with wings and tail. The flank feathers are well known to fly tyers, but the skin also has a wide range of usable feathers, particularly the neck hackles and back plumage.

Superb natural furnace A grade cock capes from Veniard. Lots of usable feathers from small sizes up to saltwater sizes. Hackle from cock capes is usually used for small dry flies, wet flies and lures. Indian cock capes are excellent value compared to...

Superb natural A grade cock capes from Veniard. Lots of usable feathers from small sizes up to saltwater sizes. Hackle from cock capes is usually used for small dry flies, wet flies and lures. Indian cock capes are excellent value compared to genetic...

Superb Natural Hen Capes. Lots of usable feathers from small sizes up to saltwater sizes.  Although the current trend is for genetic hackles, Indian style capes have been used for decades to tie with, and in many case are better than genetic because...

Grey scalp hackles are excellent for spider patterns or soft long head hackles on variants of traditional patterns.

Starling complete skin with tail and wings. The hackles from the starling are used on many flies, e.g. black gnats and midges. 

Hebert/Miner capes are very high quality feathers. They are great for tying all types of flies. They have a very high barb count and tons of usable feathers. Rooster capes typically have size 6's all the way down to 24's and even smaller. This makes them...

The Hebert Miner half saddle from Whiting are wonderful saddles that will tie mainly in the 12-18 size range of hooks. There will be some feathers that go smaller or larger. The natural colours are beautiful, as is to be expected from the selected...