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One of those materials that can often be overlooked, Wapsi's Wild Boar Hair has you covered whether you're tying technical mayfly imitations, shrimp patterns, or classic salmon flies. Wild Boar has the perfect mix of stiffness, taper, and durability to create lifelike feelers, crustacean accents, and beautifully defined dry fly tails. And since Wapsi bags the fibers loose, rather than on the hide, you get clean, ready-to-use hair with zero prep work.
How to Use It
These fibers can be used to tie excellent dry fly tails, and they really shine when tying split tails to get that lifelike profile. The stiffness of the fiber makes it hold shape beautifully without fuss. For steelhead or salmon shrimp patterns, clip a few guard hairs and tie them in as feelers, either paired or splayed. Alternatively, this spiky hair can be dubbed with dubbing wax or in a loop.
Why We Like It
Wapsi’s Wild Boar unlocks a surprising range of possibilities across trout, steelhead, salmon, and saltwater patterns. The guard hairs are fantastic for shrimp feelers and crustacean legs, while the underfur is an excellent natural substitute for seal. But where this material really shines is in mayfly tails: the fibers easily split into two or three perfectly proportioned tails—even on smaller dries. Tie in a single slightly splayed hair and separate it once secured, and you'll see why this material is such a convenient option when tying dries.
Comparable Materials
If you’re used to tying mayfly tails with nylon microfibbets, Wild Boar is the closest natural alternative—offering similar stiffness but with a more organic taper and slightly more forgiving handling. Compared to moose or elk tail, Wild Boar fibers are slimmer and stiffer, making them far better for split tails or delicate feeler work. When substituting for seal, the underfur is not as spiky as true seal but is impressively close in translucency and dubbing behavior without the ethical or legal concerns. In shrimp and crustacean patterns, it competes with squirrel and fox guard hair, but Wild Boar gives you longer, more uniformly tapered fibers that behave beautifully in small-to-medium profiles.
Details & Craftsmanship
Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.
Details & Craftsmanship
Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.
Description
One of those materials that can often be overlooked, Wapsi's Wild Boar Hair has you covered whether you're tying technical mayfly imitations, shrimp patterns, or classic salmon flies. Wild Boar has the perfect mix of stiffness, taper, and durability to create lifelike feelers, crustacean accents, and beautifully defined dry fly tails. And since Wapsi bags the fibers loose, rather than on the hide, you get clean, ready-to-use hair with zero prep work.
How to Use It
These fibers can be used to tie excellent dry fly tails, and they really shine when tying split tails to get that lifelike profile. The stiffness of the fiber makes it hold shape beautifully without fuss. For steelhead or salmon shrimp patterns, clip a few guard hairs and tie them in as feelers, either paired or splayed. Alternatively, this spiky hair can be dubbed with dubbing wax or in a loop.
Why We Like It
Wapsi’s Wild Boar unlocks a surprising range of possibilities across trout, steelhead, salmon, and saltwater patterns. The guard hairs are fantastic for shrimp feelers and crustacean legs, while the underfur is an excellent natural substitute for seal. But where this material really shines is in mayfly tails: the fibers easily split into two or three perfectly proportioned tails—even on smaller dries. Tie in a single slightly splayed hair and separate it once secured, and you'll see why this material is such a convenient option when tying dries.
Comparable Materials
If you’re used to tying mayfly tails with nylon microfibbets, Wild Boar is the closest natural alternative—offering similar stiffness but with a more organic taper and slightly more forgiving handling. Compared to moose or elk tail, Wild Boar fibers are slimmer and stiffer, making them far better for split tails or delicate feeler work. When substituting for seal, the underfur is not as spiky as true seal but is impressively close in translucency and dubbing behavior without the ethical or legal concerns. In shrimp and crustacean patterns, it competes with squirrel and fox guard hair, but Wild Boar gives you longer, more uniformly tapered fibers that behave beautifully in small-to-medium profiles.
