Wapsi Calf Hair

Wapsi Calf Hair is a hair patch containing fine, straight calf body hair. It is used mainly for dry-fly wings and tails, including hairwing patterns such as H&L, Wulff, Trude and Adams.

Construction and use

Select fibres of similar length, remove the underfur and short tips, then level the bundle in a hair stacker. After securing it, the hair can be divided into wings or trimmed to the required length. The fine, straight fibres produce neat, compact components without adding excessive bulk to a fly.

• Material: fine, straight calf body hair.
• Form: hair patch from which small bundles can be cut.
• Preparation: clean out underfur, stack the tips and secure the bundle with controlled thread wraps.
• Uses: dry-fly wings and tails, plus hairwing patterns.