Re: My attempt at Stewarts Black Spider
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 12:00 pm
It's a good one!
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My attempt at Stewarts Black Spider
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Re: My attempt at Stewarts Black Spider
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 12:50 pm
Looks great! I agree, BEST pattern ever devised! Doesn't look like it, but the spider series is probably THE best pattern ever. Always keep a few in my box.
Re: My attempt at Stewarts Black Spider
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 7:18 pm
I have seen that video many times and I still watch it. I tried to tie it Oliver's way, but something about it kept fighting me, so I did it Davie's way. I also fish a lot like Olliver does as well. Fishing these spiders upstream is just as he said, it's just more fun.Theroe wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2020 6:44 amfishnkilts - that is a very accurate depiction of the original pattern, as described and tied by Stewart. This is also one of my favorite patterns..... its "mustard" according to Ollie Edwards in his video. For those of you who have not seen it, should.Fishnkilts wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2020 11:00 am I don't consider myself an expert tyer at all, but the fish do seem to show me mercy.
Thread: Pearsalls silk, brown
Hook: Partridge L3AS
Hackle: Starling
One point: the more scraggly this pattern gets the better it fishes.
Well done!
Dana
Re: My attempt at Stewarts Black Spider
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2020 4:58 pm
Every now and then, I get the urge to do a few of the Stewart's Black Spiders and break a few starling hackles! But, I seem to go back to tie (and fish) more "Black Magic Spiders" than Stewart's.