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Petite Spey |
HOOK:
THREAD:
TAG:
BODY:
RIB:
WING:
COLLAR:
HEAD:
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Kamasan B220
Black
Silver or Gold Tinsel
Rear 1/2 - 2 Strand Floss
Front 1/2 - Peacock Herl
Silver or Gold Tinsel
Antron
Black or Grizzley Hen Neck
Black
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A pattern by John Vaulk of Grindstone Anglers in Waterdown, Ontario. A small spey that generates big results. It can be swung in a traditional manner or even fished as a nymph. Tied in a wide range of colors.
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Step By Step:
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Place your hook in the vice and attach thread just behind the return eye. I'm using flat waxed Uni-thread, which will help keep the thread base nice and flat and the floss color true. The pattern calls for a Kamasan hook, which can be difficult to find in the States. I find that any small single salmon hook will work just fine. Tie in your tinsel on the underside of the shank.
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Wrap back to a point just over the point of the barb, binding down the tinsel as you go. Now bring your thread back slightly so it's around the base of the barb.
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Take 3-4 wraps of tinsel towards the eye, and then bind it down with one thread wrap. Don't trim the tag as we'll use it for the rib later.
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Move your thread forward to just behind the return eye and tie in your floss on the far side of the shank. You can use Uni-Stretch instead of floss, which is easier to work with but not as vibrant under water.
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Wrap the floss to the rear and back to the tie in point. You can use a smooth bodkin to help flatten out the floss as you wrap.
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Tie off the floss on the near side of the shank.
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Bind down the tag ends and trim. Now tie off the white thread and switch to black to finish the fly. I like Uni 8/0 for most salmon flies. Move the thread to the 1/2 way point of the body.
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Tie in 3-5 peacock herls by the tips and trim the ends. Take the strands and wrap them around the tying thread a few times. This helps reinforce the fragile herl and makes a more durable fly.
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Wrap the herl to the eye, leaving enough room for the collar and head. Tie off and trim the butts.
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Wrap your rib forward in evenly spaced turns. Tie off and trim.
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Tie in a short piece of antron for the wing.
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Pull the antron taunt and trim it even with the end of the tag. It will shorten up slightly when you let it go.
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Prepare a hen neck feather for the collar and tie it in by the tip with the good side facing forward. Fold the hackle and take 2-3 tight wraps.
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Tie off and trim the hackle butt. You can wrap back over the collar slightly if you'd like it to lay down a bit more.
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Wrap a small neat head and coat with lacquer to finish the fly.
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Additional Tips/Photos:
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- The original pattern calls for flat tinsel for the rib and tag, but I've come to prefer fine oval tinsel (pictured).
- Popular color combinations include (rib/body/wing): silver/black/white, gold/olive/olive, silver/green/green, silver/pink/white, and gold/purple/purple.
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Tied By: Brian Doelle.
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