Fly Tying Necks, Saddles & Skins

Fly tying necks, saddles & skins are fundamental materials every tier needs for creating diverse patterns like dry flies, nymphs, streamers, and Spey flies. High-quality capes, saddles, and skins—including Golden Pheasant, Guinea, Hungarian Partridge, Lady Amherst, Mallard, Ringneck Pheasant, Starling skins, and dry fly capes—are prized by serious fly tyers for their unmatched versatility and beauty. Though sometimes harder to find, these fly tying necks, saddles & skins are invaluable for crafting effective and attractive flies.

Golden Pheasant skins are classic in fly tying necks, saddles & skins collections, offering large tippet feathers ideal for wings or carapace wings on steelhead flies like the General Practitioner. Smaller tippet feathers serve well as Spey fly tails or as accents on Golden Pheasant Crest feather tails in Dee style flies. Rump feathers are excellent for Spey hackles and collars, while the smaller rump feathers add delicate touches to trout patterns.

Guinea feathers are popular for collars on steelhead flies, hackles on Hobo Spey, or shoulders on intruder-style flies, and work well on larger nymphs. Hungarian Partridge, known for its natural mottling, is often used in soft hackle and wet fly patterns. Its full skins provide a range of feather sizes, making it highly versatile in fly tying necks, saddles & skins.

Lady Amherst heads offer feathers of varied sizes, perfect for Atlantic Salmon fly tails, wings, cheeks, and steelhead spey hackles. Ringneck Pheasant rump feathers are similarly adaptable, great for wings, carapace on prawn flies, and trout fly collars. Longer feathers from the patch top suit Spey hackle or collars on classic steelhead flies.

Whiting Brahma Hen Saddles are an excellent alternative to Hungarian Partridge for collars on nymphs and soft hackle flies, as well as wings on dry flies. Whiting Bugger Pack feathers provide exceptional value and versatility, especially for palmered body hackles on woolly buggers. Whiting Dry Fly Hackle, with supple quills and dense barbs, excels for tying small dry flies down to size 26, while Whiting Dry Fly Saddles offer premium rooster feathers suitable for flies size 10 to 18.

Budget-conscious tiers will appreciate Whiting High & Dry Hackle Capes, ideal for medium to large dry flies and steelhead patterns. The Whiting Introductory Hackle Pack is perfect for beginners, featuring four essential dry fly colors that last for years. Lastly, Whiting Spey Hackle substitutes well for Blue Eared Pheasant and Heron, providing a generous quantity of feathers in multiple colors to produce stunning Spey-style flies.

With this extensive range of fly tying necks, saddles & skins, fly tiers can craft classic and modern patterns with materials suited for every style and skill level.