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| Hook: | Tiemco TMC 7931C #3/0.
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| Tag: | medium silver oval tinsel from barb to point.
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| Tail: | golden pheasant crest,
veiled by golden pheasant tippet.
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| Rib: | medium oval silver tinsel tied in at the rear,
wound the usual way, so as to cross the hackles
and serve as a counter-rib.
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| Body: | rear 1/2 yellow-orange SLF;
front 1/2 black silk floss.
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| Hackle: | rear 1/2 none;
front 1/2 black dyed ring necked pheasant rump,
tied in at the front by the tip,
wound contrary to the usual way,
held down by the rib.
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| Collar: | teal.
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| Cheeks: | jungle cock, drooping.
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| Wing: | dark cinnamon turkey tail, mounted flat, V-style.
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| Head: | black.
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| Note: | A classic Dee River fly.
Most Akroyds are shown more fully dressed than this.
This one closely approximates the appearance of the
body on an antique Akroyd in a photograph on page 28 of
John Shewey's wonderful book "Spey Flies & Dee Flies,
Their History & Construction." This book belongs in every
Spey and Dee fly tiers library.
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