| Welcome to the Official Combined VFB/ff@ Millennium Spey/Dee Fly Swap Site. Tyers from Europe, Canada, & the US have contributed their favorite patterns, both classics & modern. With the increasing interest in all things "Spey", fly swaps are a good opportunity to learn what others are doing, & to share some local "Killer Patterns". Many of the old flies called for materials that are now illegal, extinct, or so expensive that no-one could possibly afford to use them. As responsible conservationists, we use earth friendly substitutes that are elegant & fish well. Swinging a Spey fly down a river brings back some of the grace that's been lost to the sport. Nothing against the drifters, plunkers, & hardware anglers; it's just a simple preference to return to the classic methods. A boxed set of the flies has been donated to a fundraiser for the ff@ Youth Education Fund. This year's fundraiser netted over $3000, which was disbursed to organizations that teach youngsters the joy of fishing. We swappers hope that this page will inspire others to tie & fish these flies, & maybe even enter a future swap. Byard Miller's virtualflybox.com is one of the internet's major clearing houses for fly swaps. See my links page. |
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Hook: Alec Jackson #1.5 Gold
Tail: Red GP breast feather Body: Hot orange SLF Rib: Medium oval gold tinsel Hackle: Imitation heron belly, orange with red tips Throat: Mallard flank, dyed Red Wing: Tented strips of White goose. NOTE: Spey conversion of the classic P.N.W. orange pattern. |
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Hook: Mustad 80000BL
Tip:Fine silver oval Tag:Golden yellow floss Tail:Tippet & Teal Butt:Peacock herl Body:Angora in Red,Lt Blue,Claret,Dk Blue Rib:Large silver embossed Hackle:Violet purple(hand dyed) Throat:Long large gallina Wing:Bronze Mallard Head:Peacock herl NOTE: I use this fly on the swing, & in small sizes,strip it for Sea-run Cutts. |
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Hook: Partridge CS10/1 #1/0
Body: Flat Silver Tinsel Rib: Oval Silver Tinsel Hackle: White Maribou Throat: Natural Mallard Flank Cheeks: Jungle Cock Wing: Black Goose Shoulder Head: Black 12/0 NOTE: Imitates a smelt/alewife |
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Hook: Partridge CS10/2- #1/0
Tip: Fine Gold Oval Tinsel Body: Purple Uni-Yarn Rib: Medium flat gold Tinsel; Lilac floss in front of tinsel Counterrib: Medium Oval Gold Tinsel Hackle: Stripped Purple Schlappen Throat: Teal Wing: Dark Bronze Mallard Head: Black 12/0 |
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Hook: Alec Jackson #3
Tag: Fine oval silver tinsel Body: Blue Berlin Wool Rib: Flat silver counter wound with fine oval Hackle: Blue eared pheasant Throat: Kingfisher blue guinea hackle Wing: Bronze Mallard Head: Black 6/0 |
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Hook: Alec Jackson #3
Tip: Fine flat silver tinsel Tag: Golden yellow floss Body: Black floss or Uni-stretch Rib: Medium oval silver tinsel Hackle: Grey Heron substitute or ringneck pheasant rump feather Throat: Natural guinea Wing: Bronze mallard Head: Black lacquer NOTE: Good high-water pattern for Atlantics, quartered downstream and left hanging momentarily at the end of the drift. |
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Hook: Alec Jackson gold #3
Tag:Lacquered maroon thread, 5 wraps silver flat tinsel Body: Rear ½ Pink Silk Body: Front ½ maroon/pink/black blended SLF Rib: Flat silver over front ½ of body Hackle: Black schlappen palmered on front ½ Throat: Blue-eared pheasant, pulled low Wing: Overlapping bronze mallard strips tied in to form tent wing Cheek: Jungle Cock, set low Head: Lacquered maroon thread |
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Hook: Daiichi 2051 Alec Jackson
Tag: Small oval silver tinsel Body: 2/3-orange floss,1/3-orange seal sub Rib: Small oval silver tinsel Hackle: Burnt spey hackle-heron gray Throat: Lemon Wooduck Wing: 4 orange hackle tips Thread: Red 8/0 NOTE: Good summer run pattern. Fishes well in the classic quartering swing style, or dead drifted on a sink tip line. |
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Hook: Bartleet CS10/1 #1/0
Tag: Fine oval silver tinsel Body: Rear ½ Orange SLF; Front ½ Blue SLF Rib: Medium oval silver tinsel Hackle: Imitation heron belly: blue with purple tips Wing: Married: hot orange over yellow Head: Wine 12/0 |
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Hook: Partridge Bartleet CS10/1
Tag: Silver tinsel, flat Tail: Topping and tippet in strands Butt: Black ostrich Body: First ½, light orange angora goat;Hackled with lemon saddle, butted with Black ostrich Body: Second ½, black floss; Hackled with black heron substitute Rib: First ½, oval silver tinsel; second ½, flat silver tinsel Throat: Gadwall flank Wing: White goose shoulder Cheek: Jungle Cock Head: Black lacquer NOTE: An oldie finding favor in the midwest steelhead community |
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Hook: Partridge Bartleet Supreme CS10/1 #2
Body: Rear 1/3 Orange Wool . Front 2/3 Black Wool Rib: Flat Silver and Gold Twist Hackle: Red Pheasant Rump Throat: Teal Wing: Rolled Mallard Head: Peacock Herl NOTE: Modern variation on the classic |
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Hook: Alec Jackson blue #3
Body: 2/3 holographic tinsel, 1/3 dark grey seal sub Rib: Gold tinsel Hackle: Dark pheasant rump Throat: Blue peacock body feather Wing: Turkey Cheek: Jungle Cock Head: Black NOTE: It's a killer in stained water. |
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Hook: Any salmon/steelhead model
Body: Purple Dubbing Rib: Silver Tinsel Hackle: Purple Spey Hackle Throat:Yellow Hackle Wing: Orange Goose Shoulder NOTE: Works great on the Niagara River. |
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Hook: Partridge CS10/1 #2
Body: 1/3 silver tinsel (flat) 1/3 red floss, 1/3 yellow chenille Rib: medium oval silver tinsel Hackle: Orange spey hackle(an extra turn at the head) Throat: 1½ turns lemon mallard flank Wing: Married yellow, red and blue goose |
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Hook: Partridge Bartleet #1
Tag: Flat Gold Tinsel (med) Body: Flat Gold Tinsel (med) Rib: Fine Gold oval tinsel Hackle: Olive schlappen Throat: Guinea Wing: Bronze Mallard Head: Olive thread NOTE: Olive variant of Gobin's Claret and Deep Purple |
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