FLY
Classic Hackle Fly
Spider Hackle
Tied by Christian Andrews
Spider Hackle recipe
| Hook | #10 - 16 |
|---|---|
| Thread | black |
| Tag | silver mylar |
| Body | black (dubbing, wool, yarn) |
| Front Hackle | black hen soft hackle |
About this fly
from Favorite Flies and Their Histories by Mary Orvis Marbury illustrated by Charles Orvis
What the Spider Hackle imitates
- Soft hackle / North Country spider / flymph / wet fly
In the old books
Original dressing as pictured in Marbury, Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892), Plate A, No. 17. 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.
