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A rectangular piece of natural Hareline American Muskrat Fur showing the dense, soft grey underfur mixed with dark brown guard hairs attached to a clean tan hide back.

Hareline American Muskrat Fur Piece

$4.00 - $4.00
$4.00
$4.00 - $4.00
$4.00

The Traditional Gold Standard for Dry Fly Dubbing and Nymph Bodies

When it comes to tying classic, high-floating dry flies and buggy, realistic nymphs, nothing compares to the natural texture of Hareline American Muskrat Fur Pieces. Highly prized by traditional and modern fly tiers alike, muskrat fur is a staple material that belongs on every tying bench. Each piece provides a generous yield of premium hide, packed with the ideal balance of soft, water-repellent underfur and stiff guard hairs.

The Secret to the Perfect Gray Dubbing

American Muskrat is famously celebrated as the absolute best source of natural blue-dun gray dubbing. The soft underfur is incredibly easy to dub onto your thread—whether you use a wax or loop technique—and creates a tight, highly buoyant body that mimics a wide variety of mayfly duns, spinner bodies, and midges. It is the signature, irreplaceable body material for legendary fly patterns like the classic Adams dry fly.

Buggy Textures and Natural Coloration

Don't strip away all the guard hairs! Leaving a selective mix of the stiffer, speckled guard hairs mixed into your dubbing adds a beautifully lifelike, segmented appearance under water. This natural color variation and texture traps tiny micro-bubbles beneath the surface, perfectly imitating the gills and translucent bodies of emerging nymphs and caddis pupae.

Key Features:

  • Premium Natural Hide: High-yield muskrat hide patch loaded with dense, usable fibers for hundreds of flies.

  • The Ultimate Adams Dubbing: Provides the authentic, water-resistant natural blue-dun gray coloration required for classic patterns.

  • Natural Buoyancy: Naturally rich in water-repellent oils, making it exceptional for split-wing and standard dry fly bodies.

  • Versatile Tying Application: Easily adapts for spinning tight dry fly bodies or creating rough, buggy nymph abdomens.

  • Rigid Quality Control: Sourced and processed by Hareline Dubbin to guarantee clean, consistent, and pest-free hide pieces.