Li'lDave 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2016 I've just come into a couple of 12in by 12in pieces of moose body hair from a mate.... What sort of ties would you use this for? The material actually looks a lot like Elk hair..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaydub 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2016 My favorite use of Moose body hair is for tails on dry flies such as Wulffs and humpys. It flairs much less than deer or elk. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rstaight 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2016 I have used Moose Mane for whiskers on mouse patterns. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philly 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2016 You can also use them for segmented bodies on dry flies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Li'lDave 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2016 hmmm. Picture isn't great, but you get the idea. The fibres are about 1.25 inches long. Thx so far.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishingbobnelson 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2016 Bivisible Moose Recipe Hook: Standard Dry #12 Thread: Brown 8/0 Uni-thread Tail: Moose Body Hair Abdomen: Brown tying thread Body Hackle: Cree hackle (gap length) Hackle: white or light ginger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Li'lDave 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2016 sweet. ta mate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djtrout 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2016 tails, bug legs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fisherboy0301 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2016 Crab patterns use elk hair, tied in by the eye abd over the point on inverted patterns. Said to add a little crunch to them. I don't know lol but they work. If it's hollow enough I guess you could soon and clip it for heads, bodies, or whatever. Try it in a dubbing loop then spin, wrap the loop and trim. That's how I make deer hair heads like spun hair outta bucktail for my streamers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicrider 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2016 Dave, if you can get hold of Moose Mane it is a great quill wrap hair. I tie a lot of quills and nymphs by using a white hair from mane and black from mane. Start them together, Wrap side by side and makes a great segmented look. I have a lot better luck with that on a Quill Gordon than a Peacock quill. I usually UV them but they're pretty tough as is. If you can't get ya' some of that then the suggestions above should work for your body hair. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phg 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2016 Moose body hair is just like deer body hair, and can be substituted anytime you feel like. Like you, I have a largish patch of moose body hair, that I got from a taxidermist. Because of it's dark color, I find it to be of limited use. It would make a pretty good muddler minnow head, and might be OK for a bullet head hopper, or a Letort cricket. You just need to look around to see where dark brown deer body hair will work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites