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Blue Charm

Salmon/Steelhead · Salmon · Steelhead · Intermediate · 2 versions

Classic Recipe

  • Hook Salmon hook, 4-10
  • Thread Black 8/0

Materials

  • Tail Golden Pheasant Crest (upswept)
  • Butt Yellow floss (small)
  • Body Black floss (full)
  • Rib Oval Silver Tinsel (spiral)
  • Throat Blue hackle (sparse)
  • Wing Bronze mallard or squirrel tail (tent)

How to tie it

  1. Mount hook, tie in crest tail
  2. Wrap yellow butt, then black body
  3. Spiral tinsel rib
  4. Add blue throat hackle
  5. Tie in wing tent-style
  6. Whip finish

Other versions

1 more in the app: Global FlyFisher Recipe.

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