Leisenring on Stewart

[gingerdun]

gingerdun, Howdy;

!!! My Gawd!!! Not so many secrets left when ya get that close!
Hope you are getting a good chuckle from this Lance.

hank

Hank,
I get a kick out of it.
Grown men and women contemplating tiny feathers on tinier hooks, some dating back 75 years. When we could be watching TV instead.

[Jerry G]

Da gone it you guy's how am I suppose to sleep tonight? Maybe a bowl of ice cream will help.

Regards, Jerry

[CM_Stewart]

On the two colors on the black spider, I am sure that Jerry G's explanation is the correct one. That is exactly how most of my Stewart Spiders come out since the feathers are relatively short and I want to get as many barbs as possible onto the shank. As Stewart pointed out - "The spider is made rather more bushy than is advisable at first, as the trout's teeth would otherwise tear it away too fast. After capturing a dozen trout it will be spare enough."

Also, the essence of the Stewart Spider is simplicity and I cannot think that Leisenring would use two hackles on a fly intended to be quick, simple and impressionistic.

[newriverspey]

Wow!! That is an amazing picture. Such a simple but beautiful fly. Thanks for posting it