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Delfur Fancy Spey
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Name
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Delfur Fancy Spey
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Category
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Salmon/Steelhead
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Hook
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Alec Jackson
2051 #5
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Thread
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White and
Black Danville Flymaster under the body
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Tag
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Medium Oval
Silver Tinsel
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Tail
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Golden
Pheasant Topping and Indian Crow (sub)
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Body
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First third
Lemon Yellow Merino Wool, followed by Black Wool
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Ribbing
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Medium Flat
Silver Tinsel followed by Fine Oval Gold Tinsel,
Counter wrapped with Silver
Twist
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Hackles
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Grey
Schlappen and Pheasant dyed Black
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Throat
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Golden
Pheasant red breast feather
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Underwing
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Two Golden
Pheasant Tippets (back to back)
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Wing
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married
Yellow Goose, Mottled Turkey, Red Goose and Amherst
Pheasant, and a Topping over all
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Cheeks
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Jungle Cock
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Head
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Black Thread
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Delfur Fancy Spey was
tied by William Lovelace. You can see many more of
the numerous flies he has contributed to Salmonfly.Net on his page,
The Flies of William Lovelace.
Bill's Notes: This obscure fly was tied for Monte and the
2015 IFFF NW Fly Tyer’s Expo Spey Plate.
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