Hebert-Miner Whiting Farms
The Hebert-Miner line of fly tying feathers is
best know for gorgeous natural colors such as creams,
duns & browns with brassy overtones and natural
sheen.
When a feather pelt is called variant it means it
has variable feather colors and patterns. It does not
mean the quality of a pelt is variant. An example is
a grizzly variant - it is predominately grizzly and
typically has any one of these feathers also on the
pelt: badge, furnace, or brown. The quantity and
pattern of variant feathers varies from pelt to pelt
and is as unique as your fingerprint.
This incredible dry fly hackle began its odyssey in
1954 when legendary Catskill fly tier Harry Darbee
generously provided Andy Miner with some of his Darbee
hackle stock hatching eggs. What resulted from this
gift was a pivotal event and foundation for the future
of genetic dry fly hackle. A Minnesota lawyer by
profession Any Miner was also a meticulous, patient
soul and through judicious study, experimentation and
perseverance bred a markedly better hackle rooster. In
1974 Ted Hebert of Laingsburg, Michigan obtained the of
the Miner hackle stock. For the next twenty plus years
Ted Herbert continued the genetic selection as Andy
Miner had taught him and further advanced the stock is
pursuit of ever improving hackle and beautiful colors.
In 1997 Tom Whiting, Ph.D., President of Whiting Farms,
Inc., assumed stewardship of this superb gene pool. Dr.
Whiting's goal is to preserve the inherent
characteristics of this exceptional hackle stock while
continuing the development and refinement of its hackle
qualities and unique natural colors.
Fly tying saddles that maybe used in the fashion industry :
Hebert Miner, Whiting Dry Fly, High & Dry, Flat Wing,
American Rooster are non-refundable or exchanged. We cannot
guarantee length or fullness of saddles.
For saddles that are are out of stock, orders are placed with
Whiting Farms on Monday of each week. It can take 2-3 weeks
to receive the saddles. If you need you order to ship sooner, please email us at
customerservice@flyandrod.com
to check current inventory. All order that can not be filled
by Whiting Farms will be refunded.