noun
- Artificial fishing flies tied with hair (such as deer hair or elk hair) instead of feathers to form the wings.
Usage: fishing; plural form; singular is hairwing; commonly used in fly-fishing for trout and salmon
Examples
- The angler tied several hairwings to use in the morning hatch.
- Hairwings are popular because they are durable and float well on the water.
- She preferred hairwings over traditional feathered flies for dry-fly fishing.
- The guide recommended hairwings for fishing in fast-moving streams.
- Deer hair hairwings are effective imitations of mayflies and caddisflies.