Bird Skins For Fly Tying. Tie of the Month. The feathers chosen depend on the type of fly you are tying.
Feathers Bird Skins. The Fly Tying Bench. In the bird skin section similarly as in the whole animal skin category the fly tying materials are divided according to size and colour.
1 Ringneck pheasant hen skin with tail and wings1 Jumbo ringneck pheasant skin with wings and neck1 Ringneck pheasant skin with tail1 Ringneck pheasant skin with no tail or wings1 Golden pheasant skin with wings1 Ringneck pheasant skin dyed black no wings or tail1 Grey grouse skin with wings and tail1 Sharptail grouse skin with wings and tail1 Partridge skin11 Quail skin1 Starling skin.
Duck bills will shrink in the drying process while grouse beaks will remain similarly sized. Not all fly tying material is always readily available. When you are tying dry flies your most important feathers come from the neck and saddle of a male chicken. Preserving a bird skin Sign in to follow this.