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Black Spider
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 8:26 am
by upstatetrout
Found this in Roger Fogg's book The Black Spider. Interesting as it could be used with or instead of Stewart's Black Spider.
Hook. Allcocks 6812 wet size 14.
Silk. Pearsalls gossamer black.
Body. Black silk.
Thorax. Peacock Herl.
Hackle. A dark charcoal gray feather from the bow of a coot's wing.
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Re: Black Spider
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 11:32 am
by letumgo
Impeccably dressed spider. The classic hook is an extra nice touch.
Re: Black Spider
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 5:50 pm
by Ron Eagle Elk
Love it! So sparse and slender.
Re: Black Spider
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:21 pm
by Mike62
That fly is gorgeous. Thanks for posting it. Finding Stewart's Black spider, for me, was a revelation. It has been one of the most reliable, and fun, patterns I carry. So simple, so deadly.
Re: Black Spider
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:27 am
by ronr
I too am a fan of Stewart's spider, but in sizes 18-20. I'm reading one of Roger Fogg's books, thanks Variant for the loan, and I will probably tie a few of this spider too. Mine will probably be a little updated version, different hook, different hackle... we'll see...
Re: Black Spider
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:31 am
by upstatetrout
I find Roger Foggs book A Handbook of North Country Flies to be a wealth of Info..In fact he lists on PG. 171 that a James Baille spider dressings gained fame through Stewarts The Practical Angler .This dressing calls for Brown silk thread, and a glossy purple black or green black feather from the neck of a cock Starling and wound half way down the body Palmer style. Very interesting! Did Stewart just add the twisting of the Hackle round the thread? I wish I had the book to research .
Tom
Re: Black Spider
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 3:00 pm
by daringduffer
upstatetrout wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:31 am
I find Roger Foggs book A Handbook of North Country Flies to be a wealth of Info..In fact he lists on PG. 171 that a James Baille spider dressings gained fame through Stewarts The Practical Angler .This dressing calls for Brown silk thread, and a glossy purple black or green black feather from the neck of a cock Starling and wound half way down the body Palmer style. Very interesting! Did Stewart just add the twisting of the Hackle round the thread? I wish I had the book to research .
Tom
Would this be useful to you, Tom?
https://archive.org/details/practicalan ... 9/mode/2up
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