A premium soft hackle saddle designed for tying flies with natural movement and lifelike action. The Whiting Hen Saddle in Black is perfect for soft hackles, wet flies, nymph collars, and streamer patterns where a softer feather profile is essential.
- Premium Whiting hen saddle
- Soft, webby fibres with exceptional movement in the water
- Black coloration for high-contrast trout and predator patterns
- Excellent for collars, legs, and flowing movement
- Ideal for soft hackles, wet flies, nymphs, bass flies, and poppers
- Soft stems that are easy to wrap and work with
- Consistent feather quality throughout the saddle
- Great for streamers and smaller articulated flies
Unlike stiff dry fly hackle, hen feathers are softer and far more mobile in the water, giving flies a lifelike movement that trout and native species find difficult to resist. The fibres pulse and breathe naturally during the swing or retrieve, making them incredibly effective in wet flies, soft hackles, streamer applications, and larger nymph patterns.
The Black Hen Saddle is especially useful when tying flies that rely on silhouette and contrast. It’s a staple material for darker leech patterns, Hamills Killer-style flies, bass bugs, soft hackle nymphs, and countless modern trout flies where movement is key.
Whiting hen saddles are known for their consistency and feather quality, with soft stems that wrap easily and excellent usable feather density throughout the skin.
Whiting Farms was founded in 1989 by Dr. Tom Whiting. His vision was to produce the most premium selection of fly tying feathers possible - and he has done just that.
Who is this for?
Perfect for fly tyers building soft hackles, wet flies, nymphs, and streamers for trout fishing. Ideal for anglers swinging flies on rivers like the Goulburn, or the bigger rivers of Tasmania and New Zealand where natural movement is critical.