Here is the fly pattern sheet for Taylor’s Golden Spey.
View from top showing how wing is tied.
Materials
Hook:
Alec Jackson 1.5
Thread:
Danville 6/0 white and black
Rib:
Flat silver followed by medium oval twist
Body:
Rear half hot orange floss, front half hot orange seal
Hackle:
Blue-eared pheasant
Collar:
Golden pheasant breast
Wings:
Golden pheasant breast set flat over body
Head:
Black
Here are a few pictures of the fly in process.
Step 1 – Tinsel attached with floss body and Blue-eared Pheasant.
Step 2 – Front half of fly with dubbed body
Step 3 – Wrap flat tinsel forward and follow with Blue-eared Pheasant hackle. Counter wrap with oval twist.
Step 4 – Tie in collar hackle and pull all fibers downward in preparation of wing.
Finished Fly with wing attached.
I tied this fly as part of a project for a customer. Be sure to read my blog post Spey Fly Project for more about the story of tying the fly as well as a couple variants.
Variant 1 – tied with tinsel for back half of body.
Close-up of tinsel body.
Variant 2 – Final transition using claret or ruby colors for transition to Ruby Spey.
Ruby Spey
Close-up of Ruby Spey body.
