Whiting Farms products
WHITING ROOSTER CAPES AND SADDLES
With the stiffest, most dense barb count on the supplest of quills, the Whiting line of capes and saddles are the preferred choice of dry fly tiers around the world.
Whiting Saddle - Pro Grade
The ultimate in dry fly tying!
With long supple quills and incredible barb density capable of tying down to size 26 and even smaller, Whiting Genetic Dry Fly Hackle is the connoisseur’s choice for fly tying. This product line derives its heritage from the legendary Hoffman grizzly super hackle stock. Only Whiting Farms has this incredible genetic stock to offer you.
Whiting Saddles offer a narrower range of hook sizes than capes, but have a much longer, uniform feather. Saddles generally have a size range of #14 - #16.
With long supple quills and incredible barb density capable of tying down to size 26 and even smaller, Whiting Genetic Dry Fly Hackle is the connoisseur’s choice for fly tying. This product line derives its heritage from the legendary Hoffman grizzly super hackle stock. Only Whiting Farms has this incredible genetic stock to offer you.
Whiting Saddles offer a narrower range of hook sizes than capes, but have a much longer, uniform feather. Saddles generally have a size range of #14 - #16.
HEBERT-MINER ROOSTER CAPES AND SADDLES
Natural color dry fly hackle with a size range of 8 to 20 on the capes and 10 to 14 on the saddles. Great hackle if you are wanting to tie the most natural looking flies.
Hebert Miner Rooster Saddle - Gold Grade
High & Dry Hackle Capes and Saddles
A less expensive dry fly line with all the Whiting qualities the discerning tier expects. Feathers range from size 10 to 18 with predominately 14’s & 16’s. Available in a single standard grade comparable to the Whiting Bronze.
Developed for the commercial tier, these capes and saddles are high yielding and great value.
Developed for the commercial tier, these capes and saddles are high yielding and great value.
COQ DE LEON ROOSTER CAPES AND SADDLES
Coq de Leon Capes and Saddles have a wide range of feathers that offer the perfect tailing material plus can be used as large dry fly hackle and wooly bugger hackle.
Coq de Leon Capes and Saddles have a wide range of feathers that offer the perfect tailing material plus can be used as large dry fly hackle and wooly bugger hackle.
Coq De Leon Rooster Saddle - Bronze GradeOne of our favourite capes, the ultimate in tailing fibres!
A "must have" if you tie mayflies and nymphs. |
Coq de Leon Rooster CapeSome excellent tailing fibres from the "throat hackle" along the edges of the cape. Larger wet and dry cape hackle.
Fantastic mottling, really "buggy". Also great for streamers and saltwater flies, available in lots of bright colours. |
Coq de Leon - Tailing packs
The balance and performance of a quality dry fly is optimized by a resilient and glossy tailing fibre to mimic the natural.
Synthetic materials are too stiff, puncturing the water surface and sinking a dry fly faster. The naturally stiff yet supple characteristics of the Coq de Leon humoral tract feathers have been the tailing material of choice for centuries.
Whiting Farms offers these tailing feathers in convenient packs. Colour choices include light, medium & dark pardo.
Synthetic materials are too stiff, puncturing the water surface and sinking a dry fly faster. The naturally stiff yet supple characteristics of the Coq de Leon humoral tract feathers have been the tailing material of choice for centuries.
Whiting Farms offers these tailing feathers in convenient packs. Colour choices include light, medium & dark pardo.
Also fantastic for nymphs!
Whiting American Rooster
AMERICAN ROOSTER CAPES AND SADDLES
Capes: Large sturdy, webby feathers great for streamers, saltwater, and bass patterns and wet flies.
Saddles: Webby, tapered feathers great for streamers, saltwater and bass patterns, salmon and steelhead.
Capes: Large sturdy, webby feathers great for streamers, saltwater, and bass patterns and wet flies.
Saddles: Webby, tapered feathers great for streamers, saltwater and bass patterns, salmon and steelhead.
Whiting Brahma Hen Saddle
The perfect partridge substitute; soft, webby feather is natural grey with unique mottling.
Whiting Chickabou Patch
The soft hackle with Chick-a-Bou® product is one of the most versatile products Whiting Farms produces. More fly types can be tied with this product than any other feather product they offer.
The marabou-like feathers of the Chick-a-Bou® patch are quite fine and delicate, perfect for small nymphs, gills, trailing shucks, damsels and more. The soft hackle feathers have a wide use for streamers, matukas, sculpins and larger nymphs. If it isn't a dry fly, it could be tied with Whiting Farms’ Soft Hackle with Chick-a-Bou®!
The marabou-like feathers of the Chick-a-Bou® patch are quite fine and delicate, perfect for small nymphs, gills, trailing shucks, damsels and more. The soft hackle feathers have a wide use for streamers, matukas, sculpins and larger nymphs. If it isn't a dry fly, it could be tied with Whiting Farms’ Soft Hackle with Chick-a-Bou®!
Chickabou is also ideal for tying Crab patterns.
This is a must-have in any fly tier’s material arsenal.
This is a must-have in any fly tier’s material arsenal.
Whiting Schlappen Bundle
We have Whiting Schlappen feathers in several different options:
< 6" "Plus" - Package contains 1/4 ounce mixture of under 6" Schlappen & other assorted feathers
6"-10" Bundle - Package contains approx. 36 Schlappen feathers 6-10" in length
10" - 14" Bundle - Package contains approx. 36 Schlappen feathers 10-14" in length
< 6" "Plus" - Package contains 1/4 ounce mixture of under 6" Schlappen & other assorted feathers
6"-10" Bundle - Package contains approx. 36 Schlappen feathers 6-10" in length
10" - 14" Bundle - Package contains approx. 36 Schlappen feathers 10-14" in length
Whiting Super 'Bou
Super 'Bou is a marabou alternative from Whiting. The feathers are on a patch, not roughly strung together, so they are better protected. Super 'Bou feathers have long fine tips.
Whiting Farms Bird Fur
Spey chicken saddle for Streamers, Shrimp, Buggers, Leaches and more.......
Whiting Hackle Gauge
THE OLYMPIC GRADING SYSTEM
Whiting's Olympic Grading System was developed to consistently grade capes and saddles across all dry fly product lines. Whiting Farms does not grade from harvest to harvest or “batch to batch”. They do not grade to push up or down pelts to meet certain sales requirements or financial obligations. They do not grade to meet consumer demand. Rather, Whitings grading methodology remains consistent throughout the years and is independent of any bias that would skew the true value of the pelt. When grading their pelts, one rule-of-thumb always stands true: the quality level of the feather is always consistent. What does this mean? It means that each dry fly feather has a supple quill, void of twist, contains dense barbing and is greater than 85% web-free. If a pelt doesn’t meet this core criteria, the pelt is never sold in retail.
Whiting's Olympic Grading System was developed to consistently grade capes and saddles across all dry fly product lines. Whiting Farms does not grade from harvest to harvest or “batch to batch”. They do not grade to push up or down pelts to meet certain sales requirements or financial obligations. They do not grade to meet consumer demand. Rather, Whitings grading methodology remains consistent throughout the years and is independent of any bias that would skew the true value of the pelt. When grading their pelts, one rule-of-thumb always stands true: the quality level of the feather is always consistent. What does this mean? It means that each dry fly feather has a supple quill, void of twist, contains dense barbing and is greater than 85% web-free. If a pelt doesn’t meet this core criteria, the pelt is never sold in retail.
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Making the Grade
How is a pelt determined to be a bronze, silver, gold or better? Once the quality of the feather is determined to be retail grade (see above), then several factors are observed to categorize each pelt. In summary, a few key elements determine the value of a pelt between bronze, to silver to gold. Factors such as useable feather length, uniformity of feather length, barb stiffness, size range in the entire pelt, stem condition, feather quantity, consistent coloration, and more are all looked at to determine grade. In all, there are more than 25 elements that are taken into consideration when grading a pelt. If a pelt is densely feathered, offers a wide size range and the feathers have long, usable dry fly portions, the pelt will grade out rather high, maybe even a gold or better. |
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