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Whaka Blonde Spade (Variation)
A William Lovelace Fly

Name	Whaka Blonde Spade (Variation)
Category	Steelhead
Hook	Mustad 36890 #4
Thread	UTC 140 Fl Orange
Tail	Purple dyed Deer Hair
Body	Chartreuse Ostrich Herl; Purple Ostrich Herl wound Jackson style with fine Silver Tinsel
Hackle	Purple Hen

Whaka Blonde Spade Variation 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. He is noted for producing many colorful variations of Ostrich bodied Spades with the most well known being the all purple Whaka Blonde with a hackle fiber tail."

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