Whiting Coq De Leon Mayfly Tailing Pack

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A natural tailing material like no other, Whiting’s Coq De Leon Mayfly Tailing Pack has everything that you need whether you’re stocking up the Euro nymph box or matching whatever mayfly hatch comes your way. Coq De Leon feathers are unique in that they have excellent stiffness and come in a wide range of mottled colors, making it nice and easy to balance your flies and obtain a natural appearance. Whiting’s Coq De Leon Mayfly Tailing Packs are hand-selected with very high-quality feathers, and you can count on this pack to tie a ton of flies. 

Uses

With their stiff characteristics, the feathers on Whiting’s Coq De Leon Mayfly Tailing Pack make a great choice for tying tails on dry flies–especially adult mayflies and spinners. However, these fibers are also a popular choice when tying Euro nymph patterns like the Perdigon or Frenchie, and the feathers can be worked into tails and/or fins on streamers just as easily. 

Comparisons

If you simply want stiff fibers to tie dry fly tails, then Hareline’s Mayfly Tails are an excellent substitute. While these fibers are synthetic, they do shed water easily and provide all of the rigidity needed to balance your dry flies. On the other hand, if you’re looking for tailing materials for nymphs, there isn’t really another feather out there with the stiffness and color options found in Coq De Leon. Hareline’s India Hen Back patches provide a similar look, but the feathers are much more webby, so depending on what you’re tying, this may or may not be a suitable substitute. And finally, Whiting’s Coq De Leon Tailing Pack offers nearly the exact feathers found on the Coq De Leon Mayfly Tailing Pack, but one important note to make is that the Coq De Leon Mayfly Tailing Pack tends to have stiffer and smaller fibers than those found on Whiting’s regular Coq De Leon Tailing Pack. 

Example Flies

The Perdigon is, hands down, the most common fly pattern that uses Coq De Leon.