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Wintergreen Spey - (variation)

 
tied by CharlieD
Fly Type: Spey,
Target Species: Steelhead,
Recommended Region: Northwest US,
Material List*:
Hook: Up-eye salmon fly hook
Tag: Oval silver tinsel
Tail: Golden pheasant crest dyed orange
Body: 1/2 flat silver tinsel, 1\2 green dubbing
Rib: Oval silver over dubbing only
Hackle: Pheasant rump or similar feather dyed yellow
Throat: Green dyed teal.
Wing: Green, yellow and chartreuse dyed goose shoulder married. (original calls for a strip of plain light green goose)
Cheeks: Jungle cock
Head: Yellow

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Tying Instructions: This is my version of a pattern that was originated by Greg Scot Hunt for steelhead in the Sauk River in Washington. Green and yellow are very good colors on the Gaspe so I thought this pattern would be useful in the Gaspe Rivers.