DUCK   FEATHERS


MALLARD DUCK :
The famous bronze shoulders and the dyed flank feathers are generally used to tie salmon or sea-trout flies, as well as some streamers.
Flank feathers are also used for mayfly wings, tails, wing cases…
Breast feathers are smaller and are used to tie wings for "drakes".
Wing quills are used for small mayflies' wings (blue winged olive, pale morning dun…) or caddis.
Little brown and grey neck feathers are great for "peutes" (literally "ugly" in a French patois, and very efficient), "sub-sedges" and trichopter wings.

Photo Product Color Price Reference
photo Per pair wings natural € 3.95 AILMAL
photo Bronze shoulders
(1 pair)
medium € 1.50 ECBM
Bronze shoulders
(1 pair)
large € 1.95 ECBL
photo Natural breast feathers
1 gr. (40/50 feathers)
natural € 2.20 CMPN
photo Natural flank feathers
1,5 gr. (40/50 feathers)
natural € 2.15 CMFN
Dyed flank feathers
1,5 gr. (40/50 feathers)
€ 2.30 CMFT.(color)
photo Dyed wing quills
1 pair (left/right)
€ 1.80 QAT.(color)
photo Bag of 30 neck feathers brown and grey € 2.10 COUMAL


WOOD DUCK :
Prime lemon barred flank feathers are used on many classic catskill dries, nymphs or wet flies.
"Black and white" are finely barred lemon yellow flank feathers, with alternating bands of black and white tips.
A must for many salmon fly patterns.

Photo Product Color Price Reference
photo Lemon barred
10 feathers
natural € 3.95 CWPN
photo Black and white
grade 1 - 1 pair
natural € 2.30 CWBBN1
Black and white
grade 2 - 1 pair
natural € 1.70 CWBBN2


MALLARD HEN :
Flank and breast Mallard hen feathers are used for caddis wings, French "peute" and some nymph legs (Mayfly nymph).
Breast feathers are smaller than flank feathers.

Photo Product Color Price Reference
photo Packet of flank feathers
about 30 feathers
natural € 2.10 PFC
photo Packet of breast feathers
about 30 feathers
natural € 2.10 PPC


TEAL DUCK :
Wings quills provide grey winging materials and the metallic green coverts give a variation for Butcher wings.
Flank feathers - dark barred on light background - are used for veilings and for strip wings on salmon flies (smaller than mallard flank).

Photo Product Color Price Reference
photo Pair of wings natural € 3.65 SARPA
photo Flank feathers
(about 30 feathers)
natural € 2.40 SARPF


GADWALL :
Larger but very similar to Teal flank feathers, with a heavier vermiculating and a finer stem. Used for veilings and for strip wings on salmon flies.

Photo Product Color Price Reference
photo Packet of 12 feathers Natural € 3.05 GADWA