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hankaye wrote:gingerdun, Howdy;

!!! My Gawd!!! Not so many secrets left when ya get that close!
Hope you are getting a good chuckle from this Lance.

hank

Hank,
I get a kick out of it.
Grown men and women contemplating tiny feathers on tinier hooks, some dating back 75 years. When we could be watching TV instead.

Da gone it you guy's how am I suppose to sleep tonight? Maybe a bowl of ice cream will help.

Regards, Jerry

On the two colors on the black spider, I am sure that Jerry G's explanation is the correct one. That is exactly how most of my Stewart Spiders come out since the feathers are relatively short and I want to get as many barbs as possible onto the shank. As Stewart pointed out - "The spider is made rather more bushy than is advisable at first, as the trout's teeth would otherwise tear it away too fast. After capturing a dozen trout it will be spare enough."

Also, the essence of the Stewart Spider is simplicity and I cannot think that Leisenring would use two hackles on a fly intended to be quick, simple and impressionistic.

Wow!! That is an amazing picture. Such a simple but beautiful fly. Thanks for posting it