FLY
Wet Fly
Spider
Tied by Michael Terry
Spider recipe
| Hook | MC 100 size 13 |
|---|---|
| Thread | Uni 8/0 purple |
| Body | Purple thread |
| Rib | Ultra wire small copper |
| Abdomen | Nymph Masters dubbing black Kalidscope |
| Hackle | English Coot |
What the Spider imitates
- Soft hackle / North Country spider / flymph / wet fly
Where the Spider came from
- Originated by Dr. William Baigent, 1875, England. Credits Baigent with first intentional oversized hackle to float a dry fly, 1875. Generic style otherwise.Source: Southern Wisconsin TU: Neversink Skater
- Popularized by Edward R. Hewitt, 1937, Neversink, Catskills. Hewitt sold Spiders (3/4-1 1/4 in.) in his 1937 catalog; spider style predates him.Source: The American Fly Fisher, Spring 2023: Edward Hewitt and the Neversink Skater
Where sources tell it differently, each account is listed with its own source.
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate K, No. 75. 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.
