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I asked someone earlier for spider imitation recommendations for Pale Watery's so here is my take on a light snipe.

Hook: Kamasan B890 Size 16 (short shank so about a std 18)
Thread: Pearsalls Primrose very very lightly waxed
Hackle: Snipe Undercovert - tricky flimsy little hackles

Fetching little fly, otter! Beautiful and delicate just like a real insect.

Otter wrote: Hackle: Snipe Undercovert - tricky flimsy little hackles

Nah, one fish and it will be mangled, Otter... That's if mine even made it out of the vice in one piece!

Andrew.

GlassJet wrote:

Otter wrote: Hackle: Snipe Undercovert - tricky flimsy little hackles

Nah, one fish and it will be mangled, Otter... Andrew.

Possibly, but if its a two pounder I'd glady tie a dozen of these - flimsy hackle or not.

I will tie up a few with Starling undercoverts and give them a try as well.

Its like being back at school. Taking each food item, looking at recommendations and at the tried and tested patterns - getting materials , tying a few , stuffing them in the box and waiting for oppurtunities to test them. Added to that my lack of experience in fishing spiders I suspect its gonna take a season or three to reduce the possibilities into a defined set of flys and a sparser more practical fly box.

All good fun but at least with a good few seasons under the belt at river fishing unlike my journey with dries at least I know what I want to achieve and how best to get there. I have to admit that the journey so far into the world of spiders , soft wings, soft hackles, flymphs has been extremely enjoyable and it is a pleasure to work with mainly natural materials. I also owe many people here and elsewhere a great deal of gratitude in sharing their hard won knowledge which has made it all a lot easier - sorry if this sounds like a speech from the Oscars

Nice fly
Well dressed ,how would you fish this fly. Would it be for spinner fall or an up stream presentation.

Best
John Dunn

Otter that is quite nice. These flies are much more durable than you might think. Some last...some don't.

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John Dunn wrote:Nice fly
Well dressed ,how would you fish this fly. Would it be for spinner fall or an up stream presentation.

Best
John Dunn

I would fish it upstream.