The least dressed fly of all. The classic spider fly has to be one of the least dressed flies of all times. A slender body and a thin hackle - and that's it.
The least dressed fly of all
The classic spider fly has to be one of the least dressed flies of all times. A slender body and a thin hackle - and that's it.
It works in a stream so why shouldn't it work in the sea? My own fly The Umbrella is not that far from a spider, and that works. Even in very large sizes the spider has to be a dream to cast - light in all ways - and yet the soft hackle will have all the life you can want.
The appearence of this fly relies heavily on a nice, smooth tinsel body.
| Hook | Size 2 Kamasan B840 |
| Thread | Bennechi 0/12 |
| Body | Flat silver or gold tinsel |
| Rib | Oval silver or gold tinsel |
| Hackle | Sparse front hackle from soft black hen |
| Head | Small from dubbing thread |
Two spiders on large salt water resistant hooks.
Lightly dressed spider on a size 2 hook. Body is Super Floss, hackle is hen
Heavily dressed spider. 2 layers of super floss forms the body that is ribbed with silver tinsel. The hackle is one grizzly and one black hen feather.
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I used some greenwel
I used some greenwell glory patterns basically a trout spider pattern in the surf in Northern Natal South Africa - I never thought they would work given its predominatly a freshwater pattern - I cast back into the swell from behind the surf and had very many fish. I'm definitely a spider convert.
i cant belive they l
i cant belive they look like hooks
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