Deer hair

Thick, spongy hair from all kinds of deer

Deer hair - articles

Article Buying Deer Hair Apr 17. 2013 Shopping In this chapter of our series we look at what to look for when buying deer hair for fly tying. Get the right material whether you are going to use it for caddis wings or for spinning bass bugs. Get some buying tips here.	Article The Bat Fly Feb 2. 2013 Emerger To tie Andrew Herd's Bat Fly, you will need a packet of Polo mints, a pair of shears and a full-bore rifle. Read more in this excerpt from Chris Sandford's book Mayflies and More	Article Redfish Puff Jan 4. 2013 A catcher Lead dumbbell eyes, a bit of flash, marabou and some deer hair and and you have a deadly fly for fish prowling the flats for shrimp and crabs. It's the Redfish Puff, and it catches more than redfish. See how to tie it here
Article The Polar Conehead Sep 10. 2012 Muddler This is a muddler design type of fly that is more or less a derived idea based on something that has been copied many times, but never the less an efficient fly that has caught the author many fish. See the pattern here	Article Washing your materials Aug 12. 2012 Material handling If you never tried washing a newly bought saddle, neck or bucktail, it's about time you try! Proper treatment can transform the useless to useful and the mediocre to sublime. Start your laundry here	Article Steaming your materials Aug 12. 2012 Material handling Steaming materials has a fantastic effect! Feathers, fur, hair deserves some steam. You will be amazed what a little vaporized water can do. Put on the kettle here
Article Rolled Muddler Mar 3. 2012 Deer hair I met the Rolled Muddler in BC while fishing for Pacific salmon, but like it so much that I'll tie up a bunch for my local seatrout, and I'm sure they will work. See how to tie it here	Article Grantham's Sedge Oct 7. 2011 Steelhead fly Grantham Sedge was originally designed by Ron Grantham in 1993. It is a unique solution to creating a fly which produces a substantial wake without having to be bulky or riffle hitched. Ron Grantham writes "When used with a floating fly line this unsinkable fly will stay on the surface as long as it is moving Read about it here	Article Steelhead Beetle Aug 29. 2011 Broom fly While looking at steelhead flies with a BC guide, one fly in particular stood out: a somewhat ugly contraption with a deer hair wing and not least an "overhanging" head, in other words tied so that the hook eye was under the fly and not in front. Meet the Steelhead Beetle
Article The Terrible Muddler Jul 17. 2011 A mess This is the lazy man's muddler, the sloppy tier's muddler, the beginner's muddler. It's actually quite close in style to some of the first Muddler Minnows tied by Don Gapen back in the 30's. See how to tie it here.	Article The CDC & Elk family Jul 16. 2011 Improving the best Hans Weilenmann's CDC & Elk is a fly as good as they come. Still a lot of people - including Hans himself and the author - have made variations. This article covers a whole bunch of CDC & Elk variations. Meet the family here	Article The Clouserish May 20. 2011 Not quite Very inspired by the Clouser style as well as the Thunder Creek, but not tied quite as any of the originals. The Clouser-ish will still go in the Clouser Deep Minnow category, and as all these flies it's an excellent and easy-to-tie fly. See how to go about it here.