Hareline Non Skid Hackle Pliers

What it is

Hareline Non Skid Hackle Pliers are hackle pliers with a non-skid grip surface and an ergonomic hand fit. They’re built to hold material with a slip-resistant, twist-resistant grip, so the feather or strand stays put while you wrap. The construction is designed to be durable at the bench.

What to tie with it

Use them for holding hackle while tying, especially when you’re winding a feather into a collar or palmering it down a shank. They also come in handy for grabbing and wrapping small, delicate feathers or fine ribbing without the material slipping as you tension it and turn the pliers.

Flies and the fish they're for

Hackle pliers are a day-to-day tool for classic dry flies where you’re wrapping dry-fly hackle into a clean collar, which is a staple for trout on rivers and spring creeks. They’re also useful on nymphs like the Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear and Pheasant Tail, where a lot of tyers use fine wire ribbing; those are go-to flies for trout in freestone rivers and tailwaters. And when you get into modern nymph styles like Perdigons and Czech nymphs, you’re still wrapping slender ribbing and building tight profiles for trout in faster current and competition-style presentations.