Category: Spiders

Quail & Orange

Spiders

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #14 nymph

Thread: orange silk

Body Parts: hackle, body 

Materials: gold and brown Quail thigh, thread

Notes:

Quail & Orange inspired by the Grouse and Orange in The Soft-Hackled Fly by Sylvester Nemes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyiq0gNhR6s

March Brown

Spiders

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #14 nymph

Thread: Orange silk

Body Parts: hackle, rib, body 

Materials: brown partridge, fine gold wire, mixed hare’s mask hairs -dubbed

Notes:

This recipe is the March Brown Spider in The Soft-Hackled Fly by Sylvester Nemes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTkw7waZEK0

Small Winter Brown (Light Woodcock)

Spiders

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #14 nymph

Thread: orange silk

Body Parts: hackle, body, rib 

Materials: Woodcock shoulder or outside covert, silk thread, rare’s ear, dubbed sparce spiral

Notes:

T. E. Pritt No. 4 – Small March Brown North County Spider fly pattern

Can also be tied with Pheasant hen wing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIQmonIe2ZA

Partridge and Green and Fur

Spiders

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #10 – 16 nymph

Thread: green silk, waxed; or tie in orange or yellow

Body Parts: body, thorax, hackle 

Materials: thread, hair’s cheek, Partridge

Notes:

from The Soft-Hackled Fly by Sylvester Nemes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZY1VHJyupw

Water Cricket

Spiders

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #14 down eye sproat

Thread: orange silk, waxed

Materials- body: two layers of thread wrapped back to just past above hook point hackle: Golden Plover breast, sparse

Notes:

This is T. E. Pritt’s No. 1 tied with orange silk and Golden Plover.

Alternatively tie with yellow silk. Alternatively add a black silk rib. Alternatively use Starling for the hackle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfnyrhTvr2o

Seal & Starling

Spiders

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #12 – 18 fine wire

Thread: orange silk, waxed

Materials- body: orange silk, waxed rib: dubbed dark seal fur thorax: dubbed dark seal fur hackle: starling, sparse

Notes:

Wrap one layer of waxed silk from behind eye to between above hook point and barb
Twist (dub) a sparse quantity of dark seal under-fur onto the waxed silk
Spiral wrap body and tight wrap thorax
Tie in a Starling feather and wrap a sparse hackle collar. Whip finish with waxed thread.

For instructions on tying in spider hackle see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeeTgtHQPcQ

Brown Watchet

Spiders

Tied By Christian Andrews

Hook: #14 fine wire

Thread: orange silk, waxed

Materials-

head: Peacock herl

hackle: Partridge back

body: orange silk, waxed

Notes:

T. E. Pritt’s No. 31

Tie in and wrap herl head.

Tie in hackle right behind head. Wrap and tie off on bend side of hook. Pulling the hackle forward over the head makes tying off and wrapping the body cleaner.

Wrap down and back on shank to above between the point and barb. Whip finish behind hackle.

Pull hackle back over hook shank.