Purple March Brown Spider

Moderators: William Anderson, letumgo

Post Reply
upstatetrout
Posts: 379
Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2010 8:47 am
Location: New York

Purple March Brown Spider

Post by upstatetrout » Fri Mar 22, 2019 12:41 pm

Found this in A Handbook of North Country Trout Flies by Roger Fogg and thought it was quite different.Have to admit it is quite striking to look at in hand.

Hook. Partridge Spider L3AS size 12.
Silk. Pearsalls purple#8
Wing. Two wing slips from opposite primary wing quills of a hen pheasant.
Tail.A few fibres from a speckled Partridge tail.
Body. Purple seal (can't believe I had some.) ribbed with gold wire.
Hackle. Feather from the back of a Partridge.
P_20190322_120212.jpg
P_20190322_120212.jpg (146.59 KiB) Viewed 6231 times
Last edited by upstatetrout on Sat Mar 23, 2019 6:24 am, edited 1 time in total.
"We argue to see who is right but we discuss to see what is right"
Top
User avatar
chase creek
Posts: 1381
Joined: Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:00 am
Location: Ohio

Re: Purple March Brown Spider

Post by chase creek » Fri Mar 22, 2019 2:20 pm

Yes, it is quite striking. Very nicely tied, should be very popular with the fish. ;)
"A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and
beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise"
Aldo Leopold
Top
User avatar
Theroe
Posts: 1478
Joined: Sat Feb 25, 2017 11:42 pm
Location: New York City

Re: Purple March Brown Spider

Post by Theroe » Fri Mar 22, 2019 2:46 pm

Nice, Tom.
I’ve noticed when I use purple thread, the pattern works very well during isonichia time on the Beaverkill / Delaware waters.
Dana
Soft and wet - the only way....
Top
zen leecher
Posts: 998
Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:11 pm
Location: Moses Lake, WA

Re: Purple March Brown Spider

Post by zen leecher » Fri Mar 22, 2019 4:41 pm

did you touch dub the body or is that just roughed up silk and what's the hackle -brown hun opposed to the gray hun feathers?
Top
upstatetrout
Posts: 379
Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2010 8:47 am
Location: New York

Re: Purple March Brown Spider

Post by upstatetrout » Fri Mar 22, 2019 5:12 pm

John! Don't have an idea what you are talking about?
"We argue to see who is right but we discuss to see what is right"
Top
upstatetrout
Posts: 379
Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2010 8:47 am
Location: New York

Re: Purple March Brown Spider

Post by upstatetrout » Fri Mar 22, 2019 7:08 pm

NOPE!!!!

Tom
"We argue to see who is right but we discuss to see what is right"
Top
zen leecher
Posts: 998
Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:11 pm
Location: Moses Lake, WA

Re: Purple March Brown Spider

Post by zen leecher » Fri Mar 22, 2019 7:33 pm

got the info on your facebook post. I guess I misread the body. I thought it was purple floss and didn't see it was purple seal. thanks.
Top
Bazzer69
Posts: 466
Joined: Mon Dec 26, 2016 12:49 pm
Location: Redding California

Re: Purple March Brown Spider

Post by Bazzer69 » Sat Mar 23, 2019 12:43 am

Purple seal? Must be a Californian.
Love both fly fishing and fly tying, been doing it for a while
But not much good at either
Top
Mike62
Posts: 1126
Joined: Mon Aug 06, 2018 3:50 pm
Location: Northern Maine

Re: Purple March Brown Spider

Post by Mike62 » Sat Mar 23, 2019 6:34 am

Purple cows are tasty. Brown cows are so ...pedestrian. Resist the urge to cut your beef until you see that wonderfully mottled Pearsall's purple/Peacock herl green glow appear on its flanks. Like the beautiful fly that Upstate has posted, your beef will come alive with a translucent purple sheen that sparks the epicurean desires of man and fish alike.
Top
upstatetrout
Posts: 379
Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2010 8:47 am
Location: New York

Re: Purple March Brown Spider

Post by upstatetrout » Sat Mar 23, 2019 3:16 pm

That bug looks purple to me!!!! And! I am colorblind!!! :lol: :lol:
"We argue to see who is right but we discuss to see what is right"
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies”