Monday 20 April 2009

Soft Spinners

It won't be long before Lady Danica starts to put in an appearance. I have had alot of fun fishing soft hackled spiders when the Mayflies have started to hatch. Here are a couple of patterns for just that this season:
Hook: B175 #12
Thread: Orange Powersilk 10/0
Tail: Lemon Woodduck barbs
Body: Yellow floss
Rib: Thread
Thorax: Yellow / sulphur Wapsi superfine
Hackle: Sunburst hen
Hook: Grip 12003 #12
Thread: Orange Powersilk 10/0
Tail: Lemon Woodduck barbs
Body: Yellow / Amber Awesome Possum
Rib: Thread
Hackle: Sunburst hen & Olive Coq de Leon hen wound together

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