Grey Duster
Spiders
Tied By Christian Andrews
Hook: #12 – 20 fine wire
Thread: brown silk, waxed
Materials-
body: hare’s ear and blue rabbit dubbed sparsely over thread
hackle: badger hen or soft cock
Notes:
from the recipe in The Art of the Wet Fly by W. S. Roger Fogg
March Brown Spider
Spiders
Tied By Christian Andrews
Hook: #12 – 16 fine wire (or as desired)
Thread: yellow silk
Materials-
body: dirty yellow silk, waxed and well ribbed
rib: straw silk, waxed
hackle: brown partridge back
Notes:
using the recipe in The English Lake District Fisheries edited by Maxwell & Aflalo
In general spider bodies are short (1/2 to 2/3 shank length) and slim, and the hackle is generally sparse.
Hare’s Lug & Starling
Spiders
Tied By Christian Andrews
Hook: #14 fine wire or other as desired for size
Thread: brown silk, waxed
Materials-
tag: flat gold tinsel
rib: fine gold wire
body: hare’s ear fur, dubbed
hackle: starling: mouse-colored with “gold” tips
Notes:
Using the recipe in The Art of the Wet Fly by W. S. Roger Fogg
Pheasant Tail Spider
Spiders
Tied By Christian Andrews
Hook: #14 fine wire, or as desired
Thread: brown silk, waxed
Materials-
body: rich brown pheasant tail barbs
hackle: cock-y-bondhu hen, ginger hen, blue dun hen, jackdaw throat, brown partridge, etc
Notes:
from the recipe in The Art of the Wet Fly by W. S. Roger Fogg
the example here has a chukar neck feather hackle
spider bodies are generally short and slim
spider hackles are generally sparse
