In the late 1800 's to 1950 tying materials used many exotic materials from rare bird species. Today things have changed, there is a vast range of materials that can be used. Ranging from traditional natural materials including furs like hare and feathers like pheasant tail and even silks. Newer materials including synthetics like mylar tinsels, or fly tying threads. Modern threads like Semperfli Nano silk now exist in 12/0 size (50 denier) but they are virtually unbreakable due to the materials used to createthese thread.
Furs like Arctic Fox, Arctic Runner Hair, Bucktails, Calf, materials Deer Hair, Goat Hair, materials Hare, Icelandic Sheep, materials Mole Skins, materials Moose & Elk, materials Musk Rat Fur, materials Rabbit, materials Seals fur, materials Seals Fur Substitute, Skein Wool, Spike Guard Hair, Squirrel, materials Stoat Tails, materials Zonker Rabbit & Mix, materials Feathers Amherst Pheasant, materials Condor, Coot, Duck Quills, Golden Pheasant, Goose, materials Grouse, materials Guinea Fowl, materials Ibis, Indian Crow, Jackdaw, Jay, materials Jungle Cock, Landrail Substitute, Magpie, Mallard Duck, materials Mandarin, Moorhen / Waterhen, Ostrich, Fly materials Partridge, Peacock, materials Pheasant (Cock), materials Pheasant (Hen), Silver Pheasant, Snipe, Starling, Stripped Quills, Teal Duck, Toucan, materials Turkey, materials Widgeon, materials Woodcock
The range of materials for the modern fly tyer means that modern materials enable substitution of the many alternative materials.
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