Golden Olive Ribbed Spanflex

Fly: Rob Denson, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann

Hook: Kamasan B110/100 size 10/12/14
Abdomen: Chartreuse Spanflex plus two coats of light red stained Sally to give a golden olivey appearence
Thorax: Chartreuse Spanflex
Thorax 'blood': A spot of red marker pen
Wing Buds/Cheeks: Orange Spanflex

Note: No thread on this one. Overlap and trap the spanflex at the butt end, trap the orange spanflex underneath the chartreuse at the thorax, build up the thorax, bring the orange forward to the eye then whip finish the Spanflex by hand.


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