Moose Mane in comparison is much longer hair and not quite as stiff. It is often used as a tail and body material on large extended body dry flies. Another interesting use of Moose Mane is as a substitute for stripped hackle quills when making quill bodied flies.
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Moose hair is popular among fly tyers who routinely construct large dry flies "" Moose body hair is often used as a wing material on such patterns.
Wapsi Beaver Fur is a versatile material suitable for various applications when tying flies. The soft medium length guard hairs work well for tails on nymphs and dry flies, and can also be spun creating 'buggy' nymph bodies. Beaver fur is also popular...
The Arctic Fox Tail is white in color and yields hair averaging 2? - 2 1/2? in length. It is soft and supple and the perfect material for fly tails and when used in dubbing loops. Arctic Fox tails have few guard hairs and the tail fur is fine in diameter....