Sourced from the body of a blacktail deer, Hareline’s Coastal Blacktail Deer Body Hair is a fine hair that’s perfect for dry fly wings, small collars, and even tails. Elk Hair Caddis to Comparaduns, this hair has just the right amount of air and flair to help your dry flies float and create profile. Dyed and bleached in a few different colors, this hair has you covered no matter what insect you’re looking to imitate.
Uses
Coastal Blacktail Deer Body Hair has a fine composition that’s perfect for tying wings on dry flies, especially Comparaduns and Elk Hair Caddis. However, you can also use this hair to tie tails and small collars.
Comparisons
Another great deer hair option for tying small dry flies is Hareline’s Comparadun Hair. Comparadun Hair has fine fibers that are just hollow enough to float your flies and compress well under thread pressure, and like Coastal Blacktail Deer Body Hair, it adds great buoyancy to your patterns.