Green Queen

[flytie09]

Green Queen

A Spey fly by George Kelson he detailed in The Salmon Fly (1895).

"As a general pattern in bright weather and water I prefer this to the 'Green King,' which, however, is one of the best on the Spey when the fly itself is 'up,' say, from the third week in May to the second week in July. The 'Queen' is also a capital fly on many other rivers."

Hook - Blue Heron #2
Tag - Large gold flat tinsel
Tail - Yellow rump feather from GP
Body - Olive and light olive angora dub mixed
Rib - Large gold oval tinsel
Hackle - BEP at 3rd turn of tinsel
Collar - Mallard flank dyed wooduck
Wing - Cinnamon turkey tail
Head - Black thread and Loon UV cure

 

[mcnerney]

Beautiful work, that fly is gorgeous!