I caught one of these while out walking barney the other night. I took note of how it looked before it flew away, and they really are delicate little creatures. A couple of things stood out like the extra long twin tails and long front legs. I’ve tied spinner patterns in the past by following instructions, but I had never caught a trout on them. After taking a good look at the natural I realised that the ones often seen in tutorials are far too bulky, the complete opposite of a natural.
Spinners are spindly looking flies, but at the same time quite big so the challenge was clear, how do I tie a very sparse spinner that can float?
I found the answer, and after so many years of never catching a trout on a spinner I finally did. I also had another fish come for the fly, but I bumped it on the strike.
So here is the spinner I tied.
Hook size 14, but materials sized as if tying on a 12.
And here’s the trout that fell for it.
Ian
red spinner ( dry tutorial )
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Great job noticing the details of the live insect to put it into your fly. Sparse materials do make a difference at times.
What hook is that?! I have been searching for that style of hook and am having a tough time at it.
Nice fish and well done.
What hook is that?! I have been searching for that style of hook and am having a tough time at it.
Nice fish and well done.
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Fantastic job Ian, that looks very lifelike and… it works!
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I like that! Well tied. Thanks for posting.
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Re: red spinner ( dry tutorial )
Hi iasgair. The hook is a standard kamasan 14 dry fly hook.
Sorry, I should have added that.
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Re: red spinner ( dry tutorial )
Thanks RBT. It’s a quick fly to tie and pretty basic, but I find these basic patterns to be far more natural looking.RBTraditional wrote: ↑Wed May 31, 2023 4:49 am Fantastic job Ian, that looks very lifelike and… it works!
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Glad you like it crucian. A little Gink on the wings and it floats no probs
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Excellently done (and fished)!
Both look amazing - fly and trout.
Thank you for sharing!
Lucian
Both look amazing - fly and trout.
Thank you for sharing!
Lucian
Lucian,
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