Grouse Feathers & Wings for Fly Tying

Grouse feathers

An essential winging materials for northern style spiders. Soft hackles from the grouse have been used as hackles to suggest legs or emerging wings on caddis and mayflies and other nymphs. The grouse is a classic hackle used in the traditional fishing fly patterns like Grouse and Green flies and Grouse and Yellow flies and Grouse and Claret flies.