Hareline Soft Hackle Marabou Patch

Hareline Soft Hackle Marabou Patch is a patch of chicken feathers combining soft hackle with marabou for fly tying. Soft hackle forms mobile collars and hackles, while marabou creates fuller, flowing components with plenty of movement in the water. The feathers suit streamer and warmwater flies, including tails, wings, collars and other soft sections. This format provides access to different feather types and lets you select material by length, softness and volume.

Construction and use

Choose a feather to match the hook size and proportions of the pattern. Narrower feathers create a slimmer hackle, while fuller marabou builds a more substantial, pulsing profile. To remove one feather, separate the surrounding feathers, grip the selected feather close to its base and pull it out steadily. Store the patch dry and protect it from moisture and crushing.

• Material: Chicken feathers supplied as a patch, combining soft hackle and marabou.
• Construction: Soft webby fibres add movement; marabou creates a fuller, flowing profile.
• Applications: Streamers, warmwater flies, collars, hackles, tails and wings.
• Selection and storage: Match feather length and softness to the pattern; remove feathers at the base and store dry.