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Large feather rooster saddles are different beasts. Here are some tips on buying them.

Some tips on getting your hands on good skin bits

The quick guide to buying marabou feathers that are useful

The soft hackle is supposed to be - as the name implies - soft. Soft hackle can come from many birds. Chickens, gamebirds like partridge, grouse and quail, pheasant and even crows and jackdaws.

Buying dry fly hackle without breaking the bank

Bucktail is a useful and inexpensive material. This is how you get the best

This article is about buying fly-tying materials

Zonker strips: what to look for when buying, and what to do when cutting your own