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Upavon Fly Fishing

Blue Flash Damsel Straggle Hackle

$4.95

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Description

Upavon Blue Flash Damsel Straggle Hackle is built around the blue flash damsel color combination, one of the most proven stillwater and streamer color combinations in UK competition fly fishing, now available in the Pure Colour straggle format for North American tyers. The olive base with blue flash fibers running through it replicates the iridescent, shifting coloration of a natural damselfly nymph in the water column. Use it for damsel nymph bodies and collars on stillwater and lake patterns, as a thorax wrap or collar on streamers and wet flies, and on any pattern where the blue-olive combination needs to pulse and breathe on a slow retrieve.

Fishing Profile

Best for
Trout
Presentation
Variable
Techniques
Casting
Conditions
Open Water
SeasonYear Round
CategoryWet Flies

Field Notes

Use this straggle hackle to build damsel nymph bodies and collars on stillwater/lake patterns, or as a thorax wrap/collar on streamers and wet flies. It’s especially useful when you want a blue-olive, iridescent “pulse” on a slow retrieve in the water column.

Pros

  • Iridescent blue-olive flash mimics damselfly nymph coloration
  • Works for both nymph bodies/collars and streamer/wet-fly thorax wraps
  • Good for slow-retrieve patterns needing subtle pulsing action

Cons

  • Not a finished lure—requires tying materials and hooks

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