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The Hairwing Green Butt Spey
Tied by Wes Newman
MATERIALS LIST
- Hook - This hook is a Daiichi Alec Jackson 2059 size 1 1/2. Also Daiichi 2441, Mustad 36890, Orvis 1645, Tiemco 7999
- Thread - Black 12/0
- Tag - Medium flat silver tinsel
- Tip - A thin strand of Fluorescent chartreuse wool yarn or dubbing
- Body - Black seal or substitute
- Rib - Medium flat silver tinsel
- Hackle - Dyed black heron belly or substitute
- Wing - White polar bear or substitute
TYING INSTRUCTION
- Insert hook in vise and build a thin thread base over 2/3 of the hook's shank.
- Tag - Tie in the tag material 1/2 inch in front of the rear end of thread base. Wrap the tinsel to the rear of the thread base and back to the tie in point. Secure with tying thread and trim the excess.
- Tip - Tie in the fluor. chartreuse tag material mid-way in the tinsel tag, wrap to the front of the tinsel, secure with tying thread, and trim tie excess.
- Tie in the medium flat silver tinsel rib material and spin a thick dubbing loop of black "seal" or substitute.
- Tie in the body hackle approximately 1/8 inch in front of the tie off point of the tip.
- Body - Wrap the black seal dubbing loop forward to normal head space position. Secure with tying thread and trim the excess close.
- Rib - Spiral the ribbing forward with 5 evenly seperated turns to the front of the body passing directly in front of the hackle at the second ribbing turn. Secure with tying thread and trim the excess close.
- Hackle - Wrap the hackle at the rear of the ribbing material to the front of the body then 2 additional turns. Secure with tying thread and trim the butt close. Trim a narrow strip of the the hackle fibers at the top of the fly's body to make path for the wing.
- Wing - Tie in a nice sized clump of white polar bear or sub. (buck tail) at the front of the hackle. Trim the butts close, build a head, whip finish and cement.
HISTORY AND ADDITIONAL NOTES
I tie a few spey patterns each year but never seem to be able to bring myself to fish them. Usually each one is a gift or ends up just sittin' around. The Green Butt Spey is a proven steelhead pattern.
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