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The Cheapskate Heron is a poor man's Spey fly.



By Martin Joergensen



A combo of the cheapskate fly idea and a Green Butt.

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  Materials:
Hook:
 Sprite, normal size 2
Thread:
 Black
Butt:
 Green floss
Tag:
 Silver tinsel
Rib:
 Thin oval Golden tinsel
Body:
 Black floss
Hackle:
 Grey heron, Cheapskate Heron style
Throat hackle:
 Red Golden pheseant body feather
Wings:
 Golden pheseant tail
Head:
 Black
 

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The key to successful feather wings is to remember: left side feather goes on as right side wing and opposite. Massage the strips to the right curve before tying in with a pinch grip and a loose thread loop.


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From: Ken Yamazaki · nobukoyam·at·bellsouth.net  Link
Submitted December 19th 2007

Can you show me how to tie on the Feather wings? I get to the point where you tie the fibers on, and then the wing fibers get tangled up and uneven.



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