The Lazy Spider

[Hankinsfly]

Here’s a one-hit wonder. I tied it, fished it with great success one trip, and have hardly a bite with it since that unforgettable May day. I always fish two, one dropped off the bend of the hook of the lead fly. This Lazy Spider caught nearly all of the fish, and I changed the trailing fly just out of curiosity. Anyway, I called it Lazy because it had to be swung as slowly as possible. Everything was dialed in that day, and I thought, I need to fish this every time. But, I have hardly caught a fish with since that day. Here it is: size 14, olive tapered thread body, little ball of reddish dyed possum, and a deep reddish-brown speckled feather from a partridge wing for the hackle (my favorite of the entire partridge).

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[letumgo]

Marvelous post! I enjoyed reading the background about fishing with this pattern, and the way you’ve “presented“ the fly.

Great stuff!

I will be copying your pattern. Thank you for sharing.

[Hankinsfly]

Thanks, letumgo. Here’s the big boy of the day that took the Lazy Spider.

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[tie2fish]

Can't imagine why that doesn't work more often. Reminds me of an olive bodied caddis that appears in early summer on my home water.

[Old Hat]

Really nice pattern. I second why it would not fish well more often.

[Hankinsfly]

Probably operator error...

[letumgo]

Lovely “bar of gold”, you’re holding. Beautiful fish.

[redietz]

Tied a bit smaller, I suspect they'd work as a cress bug imitation in one of the spring creeks I fish regularly.