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Turton's Red Spider
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:39 pm
by Old Hat
8. Red Spider.
Silk: Yellow.
Body: Dark H. E.
Thorax: Light H. E.
Hackle: Red mottled partridge rump feather.
Re: Turton's Red Spider
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:50 pm
by letumgo
Lovely pattern, Carl. I enjoy seeing these Turton patterns. This one looks very effective. Nice and buggy!
Do you know what make/model hook you used? I don't recognize it. I like the look of the long shank.
Re: Turton's Red Spider
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:01 pm
by Old Hat
I like this pattern as well.
Sorry, the hook is a Tiemco 101 #16.
Re: Turton's Red Spider
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:22 pm
by Mataura mayfly
That looks like it would ring the dinner gong for most any self respecting trout.
Great pattern.
Re: Turton's Red Spider
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:07 pm
by willowhead
That dressing really does work well on the extra long shank. KILLER tye.....catch fish all dang day.
Re: Turton's Red Spider
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 5:35 am
by DNicolson
Re: Turton's Red Spider
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:01 am
by DNicolson
I have already mentioned this to Carl (Old Hat) and thought it might
be useful to remind everyone of the 'philosophy' 
of creating an article on old and rather forgotten patterns.
The idea is to show that old patterns can be used in a modern context,
thus they don't get forgotten and stimulate new ideas.
I hope you (all) tie up a few and give them a test run on your local fish, remember
they were meant for use on brown trout and European grayling, feeding on European insects.
Any one of them could turn out to be, as the old timers used to say,
"a real killer" and a fly of the future instead of the past.
Re: Turton's Red Spider
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 10:04 am
by tie2fish
Splendid, Mr. Hat!