Tying Atlantic Salmon and Spey Flies, Instruction - Free Style Full Featherwing - Goldfinger,Fly Angler's OnLine

Goldfinger By Ronn Lucas, Sr.,

Hook: Partridge Single Low Water N 6/0.

Thread/Head: Black/orange.

Tag: Gold wire, Turquoise floss, ribbed top and
bottom with fine silver UNI-Tinsel, veiled with Impeyan below.

Tail: GP dyed red and tied down to follow
the bend of the hook.

Butt: Black Ostrich.

Body: Purple UNI-Floss ribbed and counter ribbed
with silver oval UNI-Tinsel.

Hackle: Stripped (See Spey Hackle stripping method)
Moluccan Cockatoo from second rib and three or four turns at head.

Wing: GP tippets.

Shoulder: Coq de Leon.

Sides: JC Jenday Conure.

Topping: Lady Amherst.

Horns: None.


Originally published c. 2006 on Fly Anglers Online by Ronn Lucas.