Description
Blue Charm Salmon – Hair Wing
The Blue Charm Hairwing Salmon Fly is a classic Atlantic salmon fly pattern, renowned for its elegance and effectiveness. It’s often tied as a hairwing fly, which means that instead of using feathers for the wing, tiers use hair from animals like squirrel, bucktail, or other materials. The Blue Charm has a sleek, simple design that makes it versatile for different water conditions, particularly in clearer waters.
Components of the Fly:
- Hook: Salmon fly hook, sizes vary from #2 to #10, depending on water conditions and salmon size.
- Thread: Black.
- Tag: Silver tinsel.
- Tail: Golden pheasant crest.
- Body: Black floss, often ribbed with silver tinsel.
- Wing: Squirrel tail or other hair (such as bucktail or even synthetic hair), usually tied in sparse and slanted slightly upward.
- Hackle: Blue hackle, palmered (wrapped around the body) or tied in front of the wing.
- Head: Finished off with a small, neat head using black thread.
The Blue Charm Hairwing has a sleek look and offers a great combination of movement and flash in the water, making it highly appealing to salmon. Its design has been a favorite for decades among fly fisher
Usually available in the following variants: Black | Squirrel | White
Usually available in the following hook sizes: 2 | 4 | 6 | 8
You may also be interested in the fully dressed Blue Charm Salmon Fly which can be found here.
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