FLY
Spiders
Seal & Starling
Tied by Christian Andrews
Seal & Starling recipe
| Hook | #12 - 18 fine wire |
|---|---|
| Thread | orange silk, waxed |
| Body | orange silk, waxed |
| Rib | dubbed dark seal fur |
| Thorax | dubbed dark seal fur |
| Hackle | starling, sparse |
About this fly
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
What the Seal & Starling imitates
- Soft hackle / North Country spider / flymph / wet fly
Inside the vault every material on this fly opens to its own card, and you can save the fly to your own boxes.
