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Golden Demon (Zane Grey)
Tied by William Lovelace

Name	Golden Demon
Category	Steelhead
Hook	Dai Riki 889 #2
Thread	Black Monocord
Tail	Golden Pheasant Crest
Body	Flat Gold Tinsel
Ribbing	Oval Gold Tinsel
Hackle	Orange
Cheeks	Jungle Cock
Wing	Brown Bucktail

...Yet another version of the  Golden Demon tied by Salmonfly.Net Contributing Fly Tyer William Lovelace for the Salmonfly.Net issue "All that Glitters is not Gold".  See his notes below.

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

Bill's Notes: This is a modern variation of the fly popularized by Zane Grey on the North Umpqua River. Excellent instructions on tying this fly in two variations can be found in John Shewey’s book Steelhead Flies.

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