Spey Flies My second love behind the full dressed featherwing flies would have to be the old Scottish Spey & Dee patterns. The old ghillies used barnyard materials & the furs & feathers obtained while hunting as a matter of economy. While it's no longer legal to use heron, rail, kite, & plumage from other protected species, we have excellent substitutes available. Wild turkey, pheasants, & other game birds have feather markings similar to the protected species, & are very effective on fishing flies. Modern patterns keep the style & character of the Spey/Dee fly, while using "hot" colors that are deadly on steelhead.

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The Winters Hope With apologies to Bill McMillan

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Hook: Any salmon/steelhead type	Sample is an Alec Jackson # 1 1/2
Thread/head: Wine colored 8/0 or 12/0	Small, tapered head
Tag: Bright yellow floss	From barb to point
Tail: G. P. crest	A "topping" about 1- 1 1/2 hook gaps long
Butt: Yellow ostrich herl	2 turns over hook point to hide tie-offs
Body: Bright blue floss	Smooth & tapered
Ribs: Medium oval silver tinsel	5 turns evenly spaced; tie off UNDER shank
Hackle: Kingfisher blue schlappen	Wound tight behind the ribs, from 2nd turn
Throat: Hot purple mallard flank	2 turns only, wound "doubled"
Wing: Narrow strips of hot orange goose or turkey	Set flat & tentlike

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Watch for the next project fly: The Polar Shrimp Spey