Charles Barton: Universal Spey
Saltwater Patterns
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16m
Recipe:
Hook: Daiichi salmon fly hooks size 3/0 down to size 10
Thread: Clear Mono
Eyes: Barbell or bead chain (he uses Wapsi "Real Eyes")
Tag: Holographic Tinsel wound down the hook bend and back up
Body: Pine squirrel zonker palmered to just behind the eye.
Collar: Whiting Spey feather, as many wraps as you can get.
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