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Title: The Black Spider
Post by: Mike Barrio on 29/08/2014 at 17:12

Today's photo, the Black Spider ........ are there any fly fishers out there that haven't got these in their fly box!

Is this one of your 'go to' flies? It is certainly one of my favourites on all types of water :cool:

(http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/2_29_08_14_12_22_12.jpeg)

Title: Re: The Black Spider
Post by: Hamish Young on 29/08/2014 at 19:30

Quote from: Mike Barrio on 29/08/2014 at 17:12

........ are there any fly fishers out there that haven't got these in their fly box!

Yes. Me  :wink

Title: Re: The Black Spider
Post by: Mike Barrio on 29/08/2014 at 19:34

Quote from: Hamish on 29/08/2014 at 19:30

Yes. Me  :wink

Seriously :shock

Title: Re: The Black Spider
Post by: Hamish Young on 29/08/2014 at 19:35

Yup, seriously.

Title: Re: The Black Spider
Post by: Euan Innes on 29/08/2014 at 22:27

And me too, seriously... :z4
Not thast I'm racist or anything  :z4

 :z1

Title: Re: The Black Spider
Post by: Simon on 30/08/2014 at 09:36

I have some commercially bought black spiders  but they don't look like that one. They are much blacker and the fibers of the feather a lot thinner and spikier. I prefer the look of your one Mike.

Title: Re: The Black Spider
Post by: Marc Fauvet on 30/08/2014 at 09:38

wouldn't be without one. as a variant, if you use the softest of fibres i've found that they fold back and give a very nice nymph profile when pulled in stillwaters.

lovely tie Sandy !  :z16

Title: Re: The Black Spider
Post by: Mike Barrio on 30/08/2014 at 09:48

Quote from: Simon on 30/08/2014 at 09:36

I have some commercially bought black spiders  but they don't look like that one. They are much blacker and the fibers of the feather a lot thinner and spikier. I prefer the look of your one Mike.

Hi Simon, this one was tied by "spiderman" Sandy.
See http://fishingthefly.co.uk/river-don-trout-flies.html (http://fishingthefly.co.uk/river-don-trout-flies.html)

Nothing wrong with your flies, Spiders are normally tied in a much more sparse way and they fish very well like that in my experience :wink

Best wishes
Mike

Title: Re: The Black Spider
Post by: Mike Barrio on 30/08/2014 at 10:09

Quote from: Marc Fauvet on 30/08/2014 at 09:38

wouldn't be without one. as a variant, if you use the softest of fibres i've found that they fold back and give a very nice nymph profile when pulled in stillwaters.

lovely tie Sandy !  :z16

Yep, they fished very well at Haddo over the years Marc.