Swingin' Flies in the Pacific Northwest: Fly #33: Mallard and Orange Spey

Dec 12, 2008

Fly #33: Mallard and Orange Spey

It has been quite a while since the last fly post. Because my latest tying obsession is feather wing spey flies, I may as well show one here.

This particular fly was responsible for that decent sized rainbow on the Yuba river.

Mallard and Orange Spey

If you'd like to build your own, here are the specifics. Tiemco 7999 size 10 hook, Hot Orange Spey Hackle palmered up the dubbing, guinea collar in natural color, mallard flank wing. There is a silver tinsel butt, an orange and red dubbing with wire ribbing to give a little weight.

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My interest in fly fishing began as a teenager in my home state of Missouri. After years of fishing rivers in and around the Ozarks, I moved to California in the early 90's. Life continued on, I happily drove hours around to various streams hunting trout. Then it happened. One rainy fall morning, I landed my first steelhead.

Game over. Buh bye trout. Hello steelhead!

Fast forward to 2011. My obsession with steelhead was out of control. I convinced my wife and family, that we needed to leave California and head to the Pacific Northwest.

Now, I'm able to happily fish for steelhead almost year around in both Washington and Oregon. My now home-water is a quick 10 minutes away. Within two hours, I can reach the Deschutes, Klickitat, Wilson, Sandy, Clackamas, Hood, Lewis, Cowlitz, Kalama, and dozens of others. Many of those are within a half hour. Paradise.

Although I started out with single handed rods all those years ago, I switched almost exclusively to 2-handed rods around 2005. I find them to be more efficient and less tiring over those long days. Initially reluctant to give them a try, I've rarely looked back.

This blog is my little spot on the internet to keep record of my trips, fly tying, and thoughts on fishing. Originally conceived as a personal journal to help myself remember where I went and what flies were productive- for whatever reason, I decided to make it public. Hopefully you will get something from it.