Whaka Blonde Spade (Variation) Tied By William Lovelace Name Whaka Blonde Spade (Variation) Category Steelhead Hook Mustad 36890 #4 Thread UTC 140 Fl Orange Tail Purple dyed Deer Hair Body Chartreuse Ostrich Herl; Purple Ostrich Herl wound Jackson style with fine Silver Tinsel Hackle Purple Hen Whaka Blonde Spade comes from the bench of Samonfly.Net Contributing Fly Tyer William Lovelace. Bill's notes: "Northwest legend Alec Jackson has fancied up the Spade with his flashier well known versions of Arnold’s original. He is noted for producing many colorful variations of Ostrich bodied Spades with the most well known being the all purple Whaka Blonde with a hackle fiber tail." Read more about William Lovelace and see more of his flies at The Flies of William Lovelace.		.