noun
- Plural of herl; barbs or fibers stripped from the shaft of a feather, used in fly-tying for fishing lures.
Usage: fishing/angling term; specialized
Examples
- The fly tier selected fine herls from a peacock feather to create the body of the nymph.
- Herls are essential materials in traditional wet-fly patterns.
- She carefully stripped the herls from the quill to use in her custom fly designs.