FLY
Classic Wet Fly
Jenny Spinner
Tied by Christian Andrews
Jenny Spinner recipe
| Hook | #12 sproat (blind and snelled) |
|---|---|
| Thread | brown silk, waxed |
| Body | brown silk, waxed, with a white silk band midway |
| Abdomen | “tiny light gray feather" |
About this fly
a trout fly pattern from Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) by Mary Orvis Marbury here, the hackle used is Pale Morning Dun pullet
What the Jenny Spinner imitates
- Mayfly spinner (spinner)
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate R, No. 163. The photo above is a later tie, not the original.
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
