Green King

Spey Fly, MrC. Grant, early 19th century. Pattern as per George M. Kelson.

Body: A dull shade of green, composed of a mixture of light and dark green, brown, and a little yellow Berlin wool
Ribs: From separate starting points of gold tinsel (narrow), silver tinsel (narrow) and light olive-green sewing thread. These are ail wound the reverse way an equal distance apart, but the sewing thread is left until the hackle is put on. The two metal ribs run under the hackle; the sewing thread is put over it, between the fibres
Hackle: From end of body, a red Spey cock hackle, but wound from the root instead of from the point, in the usual direction, thus crossing over the metal ribs
Throat: Teal, two turns only
Wings: Two strips of mallard, having brown mottled points and grey mottled roots
Head: Black (small)