Hairwing
Stoat's Tail
Traditional salmon hairwing
Salmon · Sea troutShallow
Slim wing with understated movement. Fish it when salmon and sea trout prefer neat, classic profiles to heavy dressing.
Fish this when
Moderate to fast water during spring and autumn salmon runs. Hairwing style casts cleanly and swings without fouling.
Why it works
Black stoat hair with orange or red tail imitates sea-lice and small fish. Generations of Atlantic salmon take it on the swing.
Naturals it imitates
nothing specific — traditional slim attractor
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface & waking
Shallow
Mid-depth
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Quick facts
Tying difficulty
Intermediate
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Scottish specialist; useful for traditional loch, sea-trout and salmon-pattern coverage.
Helmsdale Company
Strong Scottish salmon-fly fallback, especially for classic and modern salmon patterns.
Included in packs
Low-water classicsSearching wets