Varner Big Bug Deer Hair is a premium, hand-selected deer hair patch built for fly tyers who need maximum volume, flotation, and flare for larger flies. Sourced from late-season deer hides, this material features longer, thicker, highly hollow fibers that are ideal for spinning, stacking, packing, and trimming bass bugs, deer hair poppers, divers, sliders, mice, large dry flies, and articulated streamer heads.
The generous 4" x 8" patch size gives tyers plenty of usable hair for high-volume tying, making it a great choice for warmwater, trout, and saltwater fly patterns that require dense heads, buoyant bodies, and strong water-pushing profiles.
Big Bug Deer Hair is made for patterns that need bulk, buoyancy, and shape. The dense hollow fibers compress and flare easily under thread pressure, allowing tyers to build large heads and bodies that pack tightly, float high, and trim cleanly.
Whether you are shaping a rounded bass bug, trimming a diving head, or building a bulky articulated streamer collar, this deer hair provides the structure and lift needed for durable, fishable flies with a clean finished profile.
Varner Big Bug Deer Hair is ideal for tying:
Varner Big Bug Deer Hair is the kind of material you want on the bench when tying large, buoyant, high-profile flies. The longer late-season fibers flare hard, pack tightly, and trim beautifully, making it easier to shape clean bass bugs, poppers, divers, and sculpted heads. The large 4" x 8" patch size is especially useful for tyers who burn through deer hair quickly and need dependable material with plenty of volume and float.
