John Shewey's Golden Greed spey fly.

[daijones]

Been playing again, guess by now you know i just love the look of spey flies. so here is one more, it is the fly that is on the cover of John Shewey's book Spey flies And Dee flies there History and Construction. hope you like it.

THE GOLDEN GREED

Hook- Partridge Ex/long Bartleet Blind eye,
Thread- Danville 6/0 red,
Tag- Fine gold oval and orange silk,
Tail-Natural golden pheasant crest,
Butt-Gold flat tinsel,
Body- Bright orange mohair dubbing,
Rib- Fine oval gold,
Hackle- Orange dyed marabou plus brown eared pheasant,
Collar- Teal dyed orange,
Wing- Orange Goose shoulder feather tied vertically,
Cheeks- Orange jungle cock.

Full side view.

Head on view.

Close up of head.

Hope you like it, any comments welcome.

Dai

[fredaevans]

Reminds me of a 'mini-Intruder.'

fae

[daijones]

Originally Posted by fredaevans

Reminds me of a 'mini-Intruder.'

fae

Fred, know what you are saying, but think that Shewey's is a better looker

Hope all is well Fred, have you been having any more steelheads?

Dai

[jmeyerc]

It's a beaut fly - the colour is wonderful and the depth of the fly is really good. I like the overall panache - it's a great spey fly.

Jeanne