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Italian Alpine Spider

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:09 pm
by DNicolson
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Hook: 12-18 TMC 2487.
Body: Olive Pearsall’s silk.
Hackle: Starling, tied in with the concave side of the hackle towards the eye.

Two more at
http://www.dtnicolson.dial.pipex.com/page43.html
Followed by 40 modern patterns by Walter Bartellini.

Re: Italian Alpine Spider

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:45 am
by redietz
I really like the look of those forward hackle flies.