Hair Stacking
and Other Applicable Stuff

Intro Understanding hair Hair scales Stackers Stacking Deer, Elk and Moose Calf tail and Bucktail Hand stacking Uneven stacking Cleaning hair Selecting hair References

By Wayne Luallen

When stacking materials it is important to consider it as consisting of more than just one process. There are several steps involved: material selection, cleaning and preparing, selecting the right tool and performing the stacking process itself.
By optimizing each step the sometimes frustrating task of stacking fly tying materials can routinely become a success.
In this article we will cover each step and try to indicate places where a little investment in time can give you much better results.
As hair is the most commonly stacked material and knowledge of the material is eminent in any kind of fly tying, we will start with a small introduction to hair.

If you want even collars and wings you have to learn to understand and control hair stacking. Muddler Minnow tied by Steven Fernandez.

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