FLY
Dry Fly
Red Spinner
Tied by Christian Andrews
Red Spinner recipe
| Hook | #12 - 18 fine wire |
|---|---|
| Thread | claret |
| Tail | brown rooster hackle barbs |
| Rib | fine flat gold tinsel |
| Body | red dubbing (wool) |
| Wings | dark dun hackle tips, tied spent |
| Hackle | brown dry sized to hook |
About this fly
This is an adaptation of the classic wet fly Great Red Spinner tied with similar ingredients but with hackle tip spent wings and dry fly hackle.
What the Red Spinner imitates
- Golden Drake (spinner) Potamanthus
- Mayfly spinner (spinner)
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
