Neme's PMD Spinner (repost from Cabin section)

[skunkaroo]

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Note: This was posted previously in the Fishing Cabin Section under a swap post, but I thought it would be nice to have it in the "patterns" area.
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Neme's PMD Spinner

• Hook: #16 Tiemco 100, Painted white
• Abdomen: Pearsall's Primrose (Danville's light olive in original pattern)
• Rib: Lagartun x-fine gold wire
• Tail: Three barbs of golden pheasant crest
• Hackle: Ginger to reddish brown hen (split and waxed)
• Thorax: Pale yellow Scintilla

From Neme's, Spinners Self Published, 1995.

(This image was one of what William calls "burners". I broke the third tail fibre off and got a little sloppy on the head. )

[willowhead]

Classy tye...........pure class.

[William Anderson]

Aaron, I thought I responded to this yesterday. Sorry. I really like this fly a lot. It's the method that I saw in the older texts and back when I tied spinners (I tied a hundred and have never needed another for my boxes so it's been awhile) I was still taken by the zlon or antron wings and it seemed the way to go, but I like this so much better, especially to see it done so well. I can see tying up a batch of red spinners in this style just to have them. Thanks for posting this.

I don't know where the term burner came into my vocab. Probably after making 3-4 pricision architectural models for a studio crit, and then calling the ones not presented as burners, although we never tossed them, we cannibalized them for the next few models. This one is a keeper.

w

[tie2fish]

Captures this dainty phase perfectly -- a beautiful rendition.

[Roadkill]

Is this designed to fish as a dry or a drowned adult?

[skunkaroo]

Is this designed to fish as a dry or a drowned adult?

It's meant to be fished "in the film" imitating a post-egg laying female or rarely a post copulating male--though I expect it would fish equally well just submerged under the surface. The muscles (?) normally holding the wings upright are the first to relax after death giving the dead spinner its classic "cross" profile.

Aaron

[Roadkill]

Thanks skunkaroo,

I only asked because Spinners is a Nemes book that I don't have(I only have 2 of his soft hackle books) and I was unsure of the effect of waxing the hackle. I usually tie my spinners with hi-vis or poly yarn or just clip down a full hacked dry for a streamside spinner if necessary. My favorite spinner book is Galloup's Cripples and Spinners. and I am a fan of single wing cripples and triple wing spent patterns. My biggest variety of spinners is devoted to Tricos (both male and female) some with Krystal Flash cross wings designed to be fished sunken.

[letumgo]

I keep coming back to look at this pattern again and again and again. Enchanting pattern...

[willowhead]

Roadkill, i've got that DVD of Kelly Gallop's bout Cripples and Spinners.........it's GREAT! He was our special guest so&so at the FFF Southern Council Conclave a couple years back.......he did it all......casting instruction, tying instruction, demos doin' both, a slide show program at the dinner, book signing, everything. He was teriffic. i ran into him once at his fly shop at his place (the Slide Inn, on the Madison), as well..........and i've met him at a few shows out west, and in the northeast. He's totally regular and very easy goin'. If you ever get the chance introduce yourself. He's extremely personable.....and funny too. That slide show he did was halarious.
also, if you've never done it.....try to set aside the time and money to be on the Missouri (formed by the confluence of the Big Hole, the Jefferson, and the Madison), around Graig, Montana in Aug. early in the morning. UNBELIEVEABLE Trico hatches.

[Roadkill]

willowhead

I agree with you about Kelly being a regular guy. I spent a few nights at the Slide Inn a couple of years ago and had a great time talking fish and flies with him and had him send me his book on streamers that he was out of in the shop. Same trip I also scored my Golden Plover skin along with a great meal and flymph discussion with Jim Slattery.

Silver Creek is my favorite trico trial.