Sherry Spinner
Hook: #12 Partridge SLD
Thread: Light Brown Sheer
Tails: Red Brown Microfibetts ™
Tag: Fl. Green Ultra Thread
Body: Rusty Spinner Turkey Biots
Wing: Grey Dun Aerowing
Thorax: Orange Possum Dubbing
Wing Cover: Fl. Orange Aerowing
Place hook in vise, wax thread and wind on in touching turns to a point opposite the hook point.
Select 3 microfibetts and lay flat along the hook shank. Catch in the microfibbets and tie down to in touching ‘flat’ turns to a point just before the hook bend.
Macro photography is better than old eyes – the fourth fibett was removed – tut!
Push up the fibetts with a thumbnail which will splay them. Lock the two outer fibetts in this splayed position with a couple of dissecting wraps of thread.
Wind the thread up the hook shank, in flat wraps, to the point where the thorax will begin. Trim tag ends.
Tie in a section of Fl. Green Thread and form an egg sack tag at the base of the tails. Wind the tying thread back up the hook shank forming a smooth under body.
Select a turkey biot, tie in and secure along the hook shank to a point adjacent to the green butt section. Run the tying thread back up to the thorax area.
Wind the biot up the shank in open turns to the thorax area, bind down and trim tag.
Tie in a section of wing cover, not seen from above so I’ve opted for a Hi Viz orange.
Tie in the wing material and bind down with a figure of eight pattern. Don’t let the wing creep towards the eye as there is a bit of work still to be done at the eye. A single ‘post wrap’ under the wing helps to keep the wing slightly above the centre line of the fly in the water.
Dub a rope of orange possum and cover the thorax area of the fly, again using a figure of eight pattern.
Bring the wing cover forwards and secure behind the eye. Trim the wing cover and finish off the head.
Again it’s a general pattern which can be adapted using different sizes, colours, tail material and lengths.
Iain
