Author	Kelson, George M.
Book	The Salmon Fly
Book Edition	N/A
Page	163
"As a general pattern in bright weather and water I prefer this to the 'Green King,' which, however, is one of the best on the Spey when the fly itself is 'up,' say, from the third week in May to the second week in July. The 'Queen' is also a capital fly on many other rivers."
Tags	kelson, spey,

Material

• Tag: Narrow gold
  
• Tail: Golden Pheasant yellow rump
• Body: Dull green: mix of light and dark green, brown and a little yellow Berlin wool
• Ribs: Gold
  
• Hackle: Crown Pigeon or Grey Heron one side of a feather stripped from second turn
• Throat: Bittern dyed yellow
• Wings: Dark cinnamon Turkey with light points
  

Original material

As written in the book:

TAG. Gold tinsel (narrow).
TAIL. Yellow rump, Golden Pheasant (point).
BODY. Same mixture of Berlin wools as for the "Green King."
RIBS. Gold tinsel.
HACKLE. Crown Pigeon or Grey Heron one side of a feather stripped from second turn.
THROAT. Bittern dyed yellow the white speckled feather.
WINGS. Dark cinnamon Turkey with lightish points; or, better still, the "Gled."