Marabou Patch

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Marabou

History of Marabou
by Tom Schmuecker, owner of Wapsi

The marabou name comes from the marabou stork found in South Africa.

Lacy Gee, the original founder of Wapsi, was the first to sell turkey marabou as a substitute for the feathers from the marabou stork.

Lacey had been a fly tier since his boyhood in the 20′ s. In the late 30’s, he did a short stint as a turkey farmer where he first saw the similarity between a certain turkey feather and the African stork marabou he had been buying to tie salmon flies.

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Select Marabou Plumes

 

 

Select Marabou Plumes  (item#MA) are great for spey collars & have the longest feathers available with long barbs and a heavy stem.

Our select marabou plumes are available in 43 colors!

 

 

 

 

 

001  White

002  Cream

006  Yellow

012  Orange

013  Burnt Orange

041  Tan

042  Ginger

045  Root Beer

047  Brown

050  Golden Brown

051  Rusty Brown

052  Wine

056  Red

060  Light Olive

061  Yellow Olive

062  Kelly Green

066  Highlander Green

068  Olive Green

073  Dark Brown

082  Blue

089  Olive

092  Purple

100  Black

103  Pink

120  Amber

125  Pearl Gray

137  Shad Gray

141  Sculpin Olive

144  Sand

178  Shrimp Pink

181  Peach

194  Peacock Blue

279  Coral

501  Fl. Red

502  Fl. Yellow

503  Fl. Orange

504  Fl. Green

505 Fl. Fire Orange

506  Fl. White

507  Fl. Blue

509  Fl. Chartreuse

510  Fl. Pink

511  Fl. Cerise

 

 

 

Strung Marabou

 

The blood quill or Strung Marabou (item# MB) is our best selling marabou. This feather is a great all around marabou for trout, bass, & saltwater flies.

Strung Marabou is available in 43 colors!

 

 

 

 

001  White

002  Cream

006  Yellow

012  Orange

013  Burnt Orange

041  Tan

042  Ginger

045  Root Beer

047  Brown

050  Golden Brown

051  Rusty Brown

052  Wine

056  Red

060  Light Olive

061  Yellow Olive

062  Kelly Green

066  Highlander Green

068  Olive Green

073  Dark Btrown

082  Blue

089  Olive

092  Purple

100  Black

103  Pink

120  Amber

125  Pearl Gray

137  Shad Gray

141  Sculpin Olive

144  Sand

178  Shrimp Pink

181  Peach

194  Peacock Blue

279  Coral

501  Fl. Red

502  Fl. Yellow

503  Fl. Orange

504  Fl. Green

505  Fl. Fire Orange

506  Fl. White

507  Fl. Blue

509  Fl. Chartreuse

510  Fl. Pink

511  Fl. Cerise

Wooly Bugger Marabou

Wooly Bugger Marabou can create the perfect bugger when combined with our wooly bugger chenille. This marabou is shorter & fuller than the Strung Marabou.

Mini Marabou

The blood quill or Mini Marabou is ideal for smaller flies and jigs. This feather comes from chickens and is also known as chickabou.