Golden Purple Spey

Published on Sep 12. 2026 - 5 minutes ago
Updated or edited 5 minutes ago

Materials Used:
Hook- TG Salmon Iron size 1/0
Thread- Uni 8/0 white and then Uni 8/0 Black for the head
Tag- Gold tinsel
Rib- Oval gold tinsel
Body- Back section light orange floss with the remainder of the body purple seal's fur
Body hackle- GP breast feather
Throat hackle- Guinea fowl
Wing- Golden yellow/red rump feather

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Scott Jackson

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Materials Used:
Hook- 3/0 TG Salmon Iron
Tag & Rib- Oval silver tinsel
Tail- GP Tippet fibres
Body- Silver Tinsel
Body hackles- Magenta and blue cock hackles

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Hook, Daiichi 2051 size 3/0 Black
Threads, Uni-8/0 White and then finish the head with Black 8/0
Tag, Small Oval Silver Tinsel

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