Horse hair

[hungNtree]

Will horse hair work for flies? I'm thinking mane and tail hair might work for tails and body hair for dubbing, but I am not sure how it will fish.

thanks in advance,
hNt

[new2thefly]

I use the tail and mane hair for legs and tails. I plan to use the body hair for dubbing but have problems getting ALL dubbing to stick on the thread.

[rainbowchaser]

I believe it is also used for woven fly bodies. See the advanced tying section of Al Cambell's tying lessons for instructions.

[Ken Y]

I would use the long tail and mane fibers for saltwater streamers, and the thick fibers for bodies on dries.