Greenwell's Spider

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Greenwell's Spider

Post by GlassJet » Fri Apr 30, 2010 11:24 am

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Kamasan B405 #14, Pearsall's yellow, waxed, Greenwell's genetic hen hackle, stripped one side.

Tied a few of these for the first time this morning, and fished one for the first time this dinner, and | can see where it gets its reputation from! Caught well. :) Fished it on the point upstream, with a William's Favourite on a single dropper which didn't pick up anything at all. Some olives coming off, but not many. As usual, mostly midge!

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Re: Greenwell's Spider

Post by narcodog » Fri Apr 30, 2010 1:42 pm

Whew, great looking fly. Is the ribbing silk just overwrapped?
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Re: Greenwell's Spider

Post by Old Hat » Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:50 pm

Very tight tie. Beautiful. You did a wonderful job of capturing the color in the photo as well.
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Re: Greenwell's Spider

Post by GlassJet » Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:56 pm

narcodog wrote:Whew, great looking fly. Is the ribbing silk just overwrapped?
Hi, sorry - it is fine gold wire, the ribbing - forgot to mention that!

thanks Old hat -

it is brilliant to tie these old patterns, chuck them in, and then in no time feel a fish on the end! Very special.

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Re: Greenwell's Spider

Post by letumgo » Fri Apr 30, 2010 6:20 pm

Handsome fly Andrew. Crisply tyed.
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Re: Greenwell's Spider

Post by flyfishwithme » Sat May 01, 2010 9:27 am

Very nice tie Andrew.
I prefer mine the way Edmonds & Lee state in their book which has split wings of Starling. In this guise the Greenwell's is one of my most deadliest patterns.
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Re: Greenwell's Spider

Post by GlassJet » Sat May 01, 2010 5:19 pm

flyfishwithme wrote:Very nice tie Andrew.
I prefer mine the way Edmonds & Lee state in their book which has split wings of Starling. In this guise the Greenwell's is one of my most deadliest patterns.
It certainly works! done well for me again today.

Wings, I am moving on to - confession time - I have never tied a wet winged fly - or not with slips anyway. There, I've said it now. ;) :D

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Re: Greenwell's Spider

Post by flyfishwithme » Sun May 02, 2010 9:23 am

PM Coming your way Andrew
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Re: Greenwell's Spider

Post by GlassJet » Fri May 07, 2010 12:20 pm

What a superb fish-catching fly this is!! 8-)

I've fished it on the point a good few times now, again today, and it hasn't let me down yet. :) This has been my most consistent 'classic' by far...

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Re: Greenwell's Spider

Post by chase creek » Sat May 08, 2010 11:32 am

Letumgo said it - handsome fly. Very nice tie and photo.
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