Cree is a three-color barred hackle: black, brown and white on the same feather. Wound by itself it gives you the mixed brown-and-grizzly look of an Adams, and it’s one of the hardest Whiting colors to get.

This is a Bronze Grade saddle. Saddle feathers are long with a narrow size spread, so one feather ties several flies, and a Bronze saddle will tie at least 500.

Sizes: see the photo, or call the shop at 605-341-2450 and we’ll gauge it for you.

One of a kind: the skin in the photo is the exact one you’ll receive. Once it sells, it’s gone.

Whiting grades skins by how many flies they’ll tie, not by feather quality. Pro Grade is the entry grade, followed by Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum.