Hareline Pearlescent Flat Tinsel

Add flash to your flies as easily as 1-2-3 with Hareline's Pearlescent Flat Tinsel. This flat tinsel has a pearl sheen to it, yet it's also nearly translucent, allowing you to wrap it over various colors of thread to achieve an attractive glow in your flies. A material that's a great choice whether you're winding a body on a streamer, tying a tiny midge, or adding a flashy shellback to your scud imitation, Pearlescent Flat Tinsel is easy to use and sure to grab the attention of any fish it floats by. Made in a handful of sizes, Hareline has all of the options you need, whether you're feeding trout, lazily sipping midges off the surface, or bonefish crushing small shrimp patterns.

Uses

Hareline's Pearlescent Flat Tinsel is one of those materials with a ton of different uses. Common uses include tying flashy wing cases on nymphs, wrapping slim bodies/adding ribbing on nymphs, midges, and emergers, tying shellbacks on scuds and sowbugs, and you can even use it to create streamer bodies for predatory fish or crustacean/attractor patterns for bonefish. Also, the translucent appearance of Pearlescent Flat Tinsel allows you to wrap it over various colors of thread or floss to achieve a glow-like appearance in the water.

Comparisons

A material that's comparable to Hareline's Pearlescent Flat Tinsel is UTC Holographic Flat Tinsel. Just like the Pearlescent Tinsel, the Holographic Tinsel is flat and can be used in very similar applications. The main difference between these two products is the holographic effect on the Holographic Tinsel. This adds a bit more flash to your flies without really any translucence, so depending on the look that you're after, one of these two materials may be a better fit.

Example Flies

A very popular pattern that uses this material is the Lightning Bug Nymph.