Description

The Troutlore Comparadun Deer hair is another step in continually strive to find the best fly tying materials for Australian fly tyers. We are sourcing quality Whitetail Deer from the US and painstakingly going through each hide to get only the best hair for our range. The result is three grades of deer body hair for a range of fly tying purposes that we are confident in offering to your guys. The rest, ends up in the dumps bin, or for use testing dyeing processes. If I wouldn’t tie with it myself, I won’t let it be sold to you.

The Comparadun Deer Hair is the one we wish we could get more of. It is available in very limited quantities, with some hides not even presenting any hair that suits this purpose. Generally shorter hair, although some patches present with more length, the Comparadun Deer Hair is all about the small stuff. It is very fine hair, with short tips. And that’s the key, with the tip section being solid and offering no buoyancy, you need less tip and more hollow hair when tying really tiny flies, like Comparaduns. So. we go through every patch of hair cut from the flanks, shoulders and neck to find the few patches that meet the grade. This option will not always be available, as no matter how many hides we process, we simply cannot guarantee we will get get enough. So, save this stuff for the really essential flies, and stick with the Fine Deer Hair for the slightly larger, yet still small flies.

On a whole, this hair usually presents as a lighter colour to the Select Deer Hair in it’s natural. This is mostly due to the shorter tips, which reduce the darker shade in the fibers, the hollow section being lighter in tone. We will strive to have a bleached option available for caddis flies, but this will only be possible when stocks allow it.

Each piece measures 2 inches by 3 inches.

Sale is for one single item, like pictured.

Of course, if you want to create all sorts of natural looking fly patterns, then our ever growing range of natural feathers is the ideal place to start. Aside from all the hackles, marabou, Coq De Leon and Cul De Canard that we have on offer, you can find some real gems the Other Feathers Category of the Troutlore Flytying Store. If you can’t find a product you are specifically looking for, get in touch and we will see if it can be sourced, and kept in stock. Plus, you can keep up to date with new releases through our newsletter and social media outlets.