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Hareline Mimic Faux Feather Brush is a wire-core brush packed with tapered synthetic fibers that move and breathe like soft feathers. It lets you build flowing collars, shoulders, tails, and full bodies in just a few wraps, giving you consistent feather-like motion without fragile stems or waterlogged materials.
Offered in a range of mottled, barred, and solid colors and multiple brush diameters, it creates a translucent, pulsing profile that collapses and re-expands on the strip or swing. Whether you're tying intruders, trout streamers, or saltwater baitfish, the brush makes it easy to achieve lifelike movement with excellent durability and repeatability.
How to Use
Tie in the brush by its wire core, add a drop of resin for security, and palmer it forward with steady, even spacing. After each wrap, sweep fibers rearward with your fingers or a brush to keep them from trapping. Two to four turns usually build a lively collar; more turns create denser shoulders or full bodies. Tie off firmly, whip finish, and seal. Use old scissors or wire cutters to trim the core so you don’t ruin your good blades.
Select brush diameter to match the fly’s size—narrow for trout and finesse baitfish, wider for big predators—and combine it with natural or synthetic tailing (marabou, craft fur, or flash) for layered depth. For durability in toothy fisheries, you can counter-wrap with fine wire or mono; for fast-sinking patterns, keep wraps sparse and avoid overdressing.
Example Flies
Feather Game Changer: Build articulated segments using short wraps of Mimic Faux Feather Brush on micro spines, then a slightly wider brush size for the shoulder segment. The tapered fibers hinge cleanly between joints, producing a tight, serpentine swim that looks like real feathers but sheds water quickly. Olive/white and tan/pearl in 3–4 inch lengths are excellent for smallmouth and large trout.
Intruder-Style Steelhead: Use a wider brush to form the rear station collar on a shank, pair with a sparse wing of ostrich or a synthetic alternative, and finish with dumbbell or brass eyes up front. The brush adds a breathable, evenly mottled veil that won’t collapse into nothing after a few swings, keeping the fly broad and alive while still casting easily.
Brush Deceiver Variant: Replace the traditional feather throat and shoulder with a barred faux feather brush, palmered two to three turns behind the head on a 1/0–2/0 hook. Trim to a baitfish wedge so the fibers flare slightly, creating gill flair and a clean transition from tailing hackles or synthetic wings. It holds profile in current for snook and redfish yet remains light for quick pickups.
Why We Like It
It delivers fast, repeatable results: you can add a perfectly tapered, breathable collar in under a minute, with consistent density from fly to fly. The fibers pulse like soft hackle yet resist fouling and don’t hinge or break like natural quills, making it ideal for high-wear streamers and guide-speed tying.
The color range (including barred options) helps you mimic natural mottling without extra steps, and the wire core keeps everything locked in through hard fishing. It sheds water, trims cleanly, and blends seamlessly with naturals or other synthetics for layered, translucent profiles.
Comparable Materials
Enrico Puglisi’s EP Feather or Foxy Brushes build bulkier, plusher heads and bodies; they’re great for dense baitfish, but they can feel heavier and require more trimming. Semperfli Synthetic Hackle brushes create neat swept collars with a slightly stiffer hand; they hold shape well but don’t breathe quite as freely. Just Add H2O Polar Fiber Brushes are softer and slinkier for slick profiles, though they lack the defined feather-like taper. Hareline’s Mimic Faux Feather Brush sits in the middle—sparser and more feather-like for animated collars, with enough structure to maintain a clean silhouette.
Description
Hareline Mimic Faux Feather Brush is a wire-core brush packed with tapered synthetic fibers that move and breathe like soft feathers. It lets you build flowing collars, shoulders, tails, and full bodies in just a few wraps, giving you consistent feather-like motion without fragile stems or waterlogged materials.
Offered in a range of mottled, barred, and solid colors and multiple brush diameters, it creates a translucent, pulsing profile that collapses and re-expands on the strip or swing. Whether you're tying intruders, trout streamers, or saltwater baitfish, the brush makes it easy to achieve lifelike movement with excellent durability and repeatability.
How to Use
Tie in the brush by its wire core, add a drop of resin for security, and palmer it forward with steady, even spacing. After each wrap, sweep fibers rearward with your fingers or a brush to keep them from trapping. Two to four turns usually build a lively collar; more turns create denser shoulders or full bodies. Tie off firmly, whip finish, and seal. Use old scissors or wire cutters to trim the core so you don’t ruin your good blades.
Select brush diameter to match the fly’s size—narrow for trout and finesse baitfish, wider for big predators—and combine it with natural or synthetic tailing (marabou, craft fur, or flash) for layered depth. For durability in toothy fisheries, you can counter-wrap with fine wire or mono; for fast-sinking patterns, keep wraps sparse and avoid overdressing.
Example Flies
Feather Game Changer: Build articulated segments using short wraps of Mimic Faux Feather Brush on micro spines, then a slightly wider brush size for the shoulder segment. The tapered fibers hinge cleanly between joints, producing a tight, serpentine swim that looks like real feathers but sheds water quickly. Olive/white and tan/pearl in 3–4 inch lengths are excellent for smallmouth and large trout.
Intruder-Style Steelhead: Use a wider brush to form the rear station collar on a shank, pair with a sparse wing of ostrich or a synthetic alternative, and finish with dumbbell or brass eyes up front. The brush adds a breathable, evenly mottled veil that won’t collapse into nothing after a few swings, keeping the fly broad and alive while still casting easily.
Brush Deceiver Variant: Replace the traditional feather throat and shoulder with a barred faux feather brush, palmered two to three turns behind the head on a 1/0–2/0 hook. Trim to a baitfish wedge so the fibers flare slightly, creating gill flair and a clean transition from tailing hackles or synthetic wings. It holds profile in current for snook and redfish yet remains light for quick pickups.
Why We Like It
It delivers fast, repeatable results: you can add a perfectly tapered, breathable collar in under a minute, with consistent density from fly to fly. The fibers pulse like soft hackle yet resist fouling and don’t hinge or break like natural quills, making it ideal for high-wear streamers and guide-speed tying.
The color range (including barred options) helps you mimic natural mottling without extra steps, and the wire core keeps everything locked in through hard fishing. It sheds water, trims cleanly, and blends seamlessly with naturals or other synthetics for layered, translucent profiles.
Comparable Materials
Enrico Puglisi’s EP Feather or Foxy Brushes build bulkier, plusher heads and bodies; they’re great for dense baitfish, but they can feel heavier and require more trimming. Semperfli Synthetic Hackle brushes create neat swept collars with a slightly stiffer hand; they hold shape well but don’t breathe quite as freely. Just Add H2O Polar Fiber Brushes are softer and slinkier for slick profiles, though they lack the defined feather-like taper. Hareline’s Mimic Faux Feather Brush sits in the middle—sparser and more feather-like for animated collars, with enough structure to maintain a clean silhouette.
