At Feather Craft Fly Fishing, we’re always looking for materials that give our flies more life in the water, and the Whiting Rooster Soft Hackle with Chickabou packs check every box. These specialty packs combine incredibly soft, naturally mobile rooster hackle with rich, flowing chickabou—giving you everything you need to tie some of the most enticing wet flies, nymphs, and small streamers on your bench.
We reach for these packs when we want movement. The soft hackle fibers create a subtle, breathing pulse with every twitch or current shift, making them ideal for classic soft hackles, emergers, collars on nymphs, and micro-streamers. Feather tips taper perfectly for traditional wet-fly profiles, while the supple stems make them effortless to wrap cleanly and neatly.
But what really elevates this pack is the chickabou. Think of it as miniature marabou—shorter, finer, and unbelievably lively. We love using it for tails, throats, wings, and bodies on smaller patterns where standard marabou is too bulky. It adds seductive motion without overpowering the fly. Together, the soft hackle and chickabou materials open up endless tying possibilities, all with the premium consistency Whiting is known for.
Our Whiting Rooster Soft Hackle with Chickabou packs are sorted for maximum usable feather content, giving you a generous range of sizes and textures in each color. Whether you’re tying traditional spider patterns, creating lifelike emergers, or adding movement to your favorite stillwater flies, these packs deliver dependable performance every time.
If you want to bring more realism and fluid motion to your flies, we highly recommend adding our Soft Hackle with Chickabou to your tying lineup. We use them constantly, and we’re confident they’ll become one of your favorite materials for patterns that truly come alive in the water.
