Black Spider Peacock

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Black Spider Peacock

Post by Roadkill » Mon Jul 13, 2020 8:59 pm

I need to tie all 3 of the Stewart spiders for my 1800's box. But while I was thinking about the Dun Spider with no listed thread color my mind wandered from Baillie's pattern...

I like the Black Spider but here is a variation...

Hook-Dai Riki 135 #16
Thread-Pearsall's Scarlet Silk
Hackle-Starling
Body- 1 slim Peacock herl twisted around the tread with the Hackle ;)

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Re: Black Spider Peacock

Post by letumgo » Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:20 pm

Bill - This past weekend I was playing around tying a dun spider with primrose thread. I really like the look of the red thread. Bet the trout will too. ;)
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Re: Black Spider Peacock

Post by ronr » Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:22 am

nice idea with the peacock here I've found the black spider had been very effective here lately... the herl should provide some interesting Bling.....but I've been using 18's and small ones at that...not sure I'll be able to incorporate the herl on hooks that size..
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Re: Black Spider Peacock

Post by Old Hat » Fri Jul 17, 2020 7:42 pm

I've done very well with the Baillie's (Stewart) spider with a peacock body. I like the small curved hooks for these patterns as well.
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Re: Black Spider Peacock

Post by Fishnkilts » Sun Aug 02, 2020 8:48 pm

Definitely one of my favorites.

Letumgo and Roadkill, you guys have given me an idea I want to try. I posted once what I read in Dry Flies and Fast Waters, about how the author bought a dozen flies that had red dye in it. The flies didn't do any good, but the following day he opened up his fly wallet and found that the red dye had somewhat washed out and turned to pink. So he tried it, and it was a killer of a fly. He found that pink shows up as red under water, but I don't think he mentioned if the water was clear or stained.

Seeing this version of Baillies Black Spider, I think I'll try this, but I'll use pink thread and see how it works in our freestone rivers and creeks.

That's a beautiful looking fly Roadkill, and I think it should do very nicely.
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Re: Black Spider Peacock

Post by letumgo » Mon Aug 03, 2020 8:47 am

Great idea. I'm going to try that too. ;)
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