What it is
The Hareline Stonfo Parachute Plier is a parachute hackle plier for controlling hackle while you wrap it around a post. It’s built from stainless steel with rubber-padded jaws, so it stays lightweight, resists rust and corrosion, and grips hackle without chewing it up. The spring-loaded tension gives you a firm hold, but the padding keeps that grip gentle.
What to tie with it
Use it to grab the tip of a hackle feather and wrap clean, even turns around a parachute post without losing control of the feather. It’s made for parachute patterns and the kind of post-and-wrap technique that boosts buoyancy and keeps a dry fly stable on the surface. It also helps when you’re trying to keep hackle tension consistent while you lock the wraps in.
Flies and the fish they're for
This tool is for parachute dry flies, the kind you fish on top for trout on rivers and spring creeks when they’re keyed on adults and you need a stable, high-floating presentation. Parachute-style dries are also common for panfish like bluegill on ponds and lakes when they’re sipping small bugs at the surface. Anywhere you’re tying and fishing parachute hackle, this plier is aimed at making that wrap cleaner and easier.