That’s a Gaelic supreme soft hackle sz 14 Theroe.

joaniebo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:12 am As usual, Rob Smith has a great video on his tying of Pritt's Water Cricket.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOQkL_DLdT0&t=381s

Yes thank you joaniebo a very good video !

Thanks guys for the compliments. Simplicity can be a beautiful thing. And yet deceptively difficult to achieve. That is one of the aspects that I’ve always loved about spiders and soft hackles. Yes when people mention to me that soft hackles appear simple I say “Yes but to be done well they need a ...

Thanks guys for the compliments. Simplicity can be a beautiful thing.

Ron Eagle Elk.

T.E. Pritts “Water Cricket”

Thread. ....... Pearsall’s 6a
Hook. ...... Partridge spider sz 14
Body. ....... Pearsall’s 6a orange
Ribbing. ....... Pearsall’s black
Hackle. ....... Golden plover breast feather

That’s a beautiful fly upstatetrout !

It is untested but I’m sure it will get at least one tug .

Little blue spider sz 14

Excellent suggestion Roadkill. I’m going to give that a shot. Thnx.