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Pitcroy Fancy
Tied by William Lovelace

Name	Pitcroy Fancy
Category	Salmon/Steelhead Spey
Hook	Alec Jackson 2051 # 3
Thread	Lagartun 74D white & black
Tag	Silver Twist
Tail	A Topping and tippet fibers
Butt	Red Wool
Body	Flat Silver Tinsel
Ribbing	Oval Silver Tinsel
Hackle	White Pheasant dyed Heron Gray from the center rib
Throat	Gallina
Wing	Tippet (large strips), light mottled Turkey, Pintail, Bronze Mallard and a Topping
Sides	Jungle Cock
Head	Red Wool

Pitcroy Fancy was tied by William Lovelace, one of the most prolific contributors on this site. See his notes about the fly below. You can find many more of his flies at his page on this site, The Flies of William Lovelace. 

Bill's Notes: This “modern Spey” is found in Kelson's The Salmon Fly: How to Dress It And How To Use it (1895).

"Return to a Pitcroy Fancy Spey from My Vise"