One of those feathers with a look of its own, Hareline Strung Guinea Feathers are an excellent way to add an attractive and unique look to your flies. Guinea feathers have a sharp look with webby characteristics, and their spotted appearance makes them a great addition to streamers and salmon/steelhead flies. Useful for a ton of different applications and available in a range of colors, you can turn to Hareline's Strung Guinea Feathers anytime you want to add some bold contrast and movement to your flies. From freshwater and saltwater streamers all the way to tiny trout nymphs, you'll find that these Guinea Feathers add an effective appeal to every fly you work them into.
Uses
Guinea Feathers offer solid versatility to the tier, and they can be used in a number of different ways. The most common is to wrap collars on streamers, wet flies, and steelhead/salmon flies, but another popular choice for these unique feathers is to use them for tailing material on nymphs, emergers, and wet flies.
Comparisons
Since Guinea Feathers truly are one-of-a-kind, there's really no other feather that matches their look, shape, and webby characteristics. For this reason, it's best to just stick with Guinea Feathers when you're looking for that speckled look.
Example Flies
Two patterns that utilize Guinea Feathers are the Tellico Nymph and the Sculpzilla Streamer.
