Greenwell Spiders

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Re: Greenwell Spiders

Post by DUBBN » Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:50 pm

FlyFisherMann1955 wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:32 pm Wayne,

A fish magnet! Did you use a WFC hook?

Thanks- Ken

I did, Ken. I used a model 7 WFC, nymph hook.
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Re: Greenwell Spiders

Post by letumgo » Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:04 pm

I’m impressed that you typed a size 18 with the 4B hen. Did you wrap the hackle, or use bundled hackle fibers?

Lovely pattern Wayne.
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Re: Greenwell Spiders

Post by Mike62 » Wed Jan 31, 2024 7:42 pm

I love waxing silk with cobblers wax, it never comes out the same twice.

...which, I guess, if we're shooting for consistency, is a bad thing.

But I don't care.
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Re: Greenwell Spiders

Post by Theroe » Wed Jan 31, 2024 10:10 pm

That’s a very nice pattern – Greenwells is a real favorite of mine, although a true Greenwells cape is not the easiest thing to find, as is most good hackle.
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Re: Greenwell Spiders

Post by DUBBN » Thu Feb 01, 2024 12:04 pm

letumgo wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:04 pm I’m impressed that you typed a size 18 with the 4B hen. Did you wrap the hackle, or use bundled hackle fibers?

Lovely pattern Wayne.
Thank you, Ray. I wrapped it. The hackles at the size of a 4B cape really do not show the black at the center of the feather very well. I could go down to a size 20, but I have better hackle for that.
Theroe wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2024 10:10 pm That’s a very nice pattern – Greenwells is a real favorite of mine, although a true Greenwells cape is not the easiest thing to find, as is most good hackle.
Thank you.
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