Hi,

Well, I thought I was getting the hang of Spey style wings after watching some David McPhail videos on YouTube. Not so it seems. I picked up some Partridge hooks (size 1) and tied these up. Not following any particular pattern, just winging it (ooo, bad pun). Anyway, the Spey style wing is something I find difficult to get neat. These will fish fine though (he says with an undue sense of confidence! ha!).

If anyone has some tips on how to get the wings to lay flat, that would be much appreciated. I suspect mostly practice, but I'm hoping not to practice any really bad habits.

Orange body, black body, red & Yellow hackle


Pink Body, white palmer, guinnea fowl hackle


I must say, tying on these large hooks is sure different from size 16 spiders!

- Jeff