Getting Started in Fly Tying: the Basics of Spinning Deer Hair

Spinning deer hair is a messy and sometimes frustrating aspect to fly tying. Here's the basics of the technique stripped down to the essentials.

[@stevetrybalski3082]

Great advice for beginners video. I wish you had produced this video a few years ago. Thanks for your time and effort to produce this series. I hope many new tyers get to benefit from all your videos. This old is still learning, thsnks!!

[@cosmiccharlie8606]

Thank you for your time sir great job as all ways

[@Detroit3Pistons]

Can you spin hair from a bucktail if you use the middle/lower section that is hollow? I know most guys use Deer Belly hair or Deer Body hair. What’s the difference between them all? Thanks again for another great video!

[@hooked4lifeca]

Most definitely. The hollow sections produce a nice spiky look and flare nicely as we spin it. We only don't want to use the hollow sections when we want the hair to lay flat.

[@hectatusbreakfastus6106]

Kinda reminds me of tufting with Caribou hair to make art.