Bomber Saddle

Ewing Bomber Saddle is purpose-built for tyers who refuse to tie small

Long, dense, and loaded with the stiff webby barbules that make big dry flies float like they’re glued to the surface, these genetically selected rooster saddles run 4–6+ inches and give you consistent hackle from tip to tail. One saddle ties a full season of bombers without running short of usable feather — and the stems wrap cleanly without snapping under the thread.

Available in Black, Brown, Coachman Brown, Golden Olive, Gray, Hot Orange, and Olive, the color selection covers the classics and then some. Hot Orange is a legitimate workhorse — visible in high sun, deadly at low light, and the go-to collar color for Atlantic salmon, steelhead, and anything that needs a fly that doesn’t apologize for being there.

Beyond dry flies, these saddles do serious damage on big hair-wing patterns, musky and pike topwaters, and any bucktail or deceiver collar that needs volume and movement. If you’re tying Intruder-style collars, this is the feather that does the heavy lifting.

Perfect for: Classic Bombers and skating dries, Wulffs and attractor patterns, Atlantic salmon and steelhead flies, pike and musky collars, big hair-wing streamers.