Leisenring on Stewart

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gingerdun
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Re: Leisenring on Stewart

Post by gingerdun » Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:37 pm

hankaye wrote:gingerdun, Howdy;

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

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. :D
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Re: Leisenring on Stewart

Post by Jerry G » Mon Aug 26, 2013 9:22 pm

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

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Re: Leisenring on Stewart

Post by CM_Stewart » Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:14 am

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.
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Re: Leisenring on Stewart

Post by newriverspey » Wed Aug 28, 2013 11:47 am

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