Fly Tying Archive

Category: Spey

  • Black King

    Black King

    Black King We just published an article on the Pohjolan Perhokalastaja magazine on tying Speyflies in hand by Mikko Stenberg with my photos. I have held on from posting these photos of my own fly because of that article but would now like to share them. Especially the wingset is interesting and differs from most…

  • Black Gordon

    Black Gordon

    Black Gordon Spey I found this pattern from Bob Veverka’s book Spey Flies: How to Tie Them. There’s a plate of Steelhead Speys by Oregon tier Brad Burden and it’s one of my favorite plates in the whole book. I used hen hackle for the wings as opposed to rooster. They have a more opaque…

  • Orange Heron from Syd Glasso

    Orange Heron from Syd Glasso

    Orange Heron One of the most famous Syd Glasso patterns that he used especially for winter Steelhead in the Pacific Northwest. I use featherwinged streamers quite a lot for Trout so I really like the idea of using them on salmonflies too. The trick is not to tie the wing flat on top of the…

  • Lady Caroline Video

    Lady Caroline Spey Fly Here’s a video of me tying a Lady Caroline which is a classic Spey fly although it differs from most Spey flies by having a tail. It still became one of the popular Spey flies and is widely used today. The fly is named after Caroline Elizabeth Gordon-Lennox who lived 1844-1934.…