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Blue Christmas
A Ken Broadhead Fly

Name	Blue Christmas
Category	Steelhead
Hook	TMC 300 size 2 or your choice
Tip	Fine oval silver tinsel
Body	Blue beads
Hackle	Burnt Kingfisher blue under red saddle
Wing	Two red inside two blue hackles, mirror flash on top
Head	Red

Blue Christmas was tied by Ken Broadhead. You will find many more of his exceptional beaded flies, as well as several other styles at The Flies of Ken Broadhead.   

Ken's Notes: This is one the flies I was going to send for the Salmonfly.Net Christmas Fly Competition. I call it Blue Christmas, like the song. Elvis' version is my favorite.