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Fancy Spade (Jackson)
A William Lovelace Fly

Name	Fancy Spade
Category	Steelhead
Hook	Dai Riki 889 #2
Thread	UTC 140 Fl Orange
Tail	Deer Hair
Body	Peacock Herl; Black Ostrich Herl twisted with Fine Oval Tinsel
Hackle	Grizzly Hen

Fancy Spade comes from the bench of Salmonfly.Net Contributing Fly Tyer William Lovelace.  

Bill's notes: "Northwest legend Alec Jackson has fancied up the Spade with his flashier well known versions of Arnold’s original. Alec proposes that as steelhead move inland their vision starts to deteriorate and so a wider body profile is more visible and attractive to fish."

Read more about William Lovelace and his flies at The Flies of William Lovelace.