Spiders (wet Flies)

[SilverDoctor]

Cos I'm and old bugger I love fishing Wet flies. Have used them since the Sixties. I find them deadly but also get great satisfaction form swinging them. Guess because they where used by my Father and Grandfather. Love the movement. I often revert to classic Bamboo or Glass rods when playing with wets as it takes me into a nostalgic mood. Use them in big and small water. The top ones are POP's = Partridge-Orange-Peacock and PYP = Partridge-Yellow-Peacock, bottom are variations of the Leisenring’s Spider that can make a nice emerging Caddis. You need particularly soft Partridge skins for a nice wiggly hackle. It's also important to use real silk (notably like Pearsall's Silk, Gossamer) as it turns translucence in water. I quite enjoy tying and fishing these.

 

 

The top wet flies are POP (Partridge-Orange-Peacock) Fly

Hook - Mustad Model 3906 (my favorite is Size 6)

Head - Black or yellow Pearsalls Gossamer silk

Underbody and Tag - Silver Tinsel (Holographic looks nice too)

Rear Body - Pearsalls Gossamer silk in color desired wrapped over the silver tinsel

Wing Cover - Single strand of Holographic Flashabou

Front Body - Real Peacock Herl (reinforced in a dubbing loop)

Hackle - Sparse Partridge Body back Feather

 

Note about the name of the fly:

POP = Partridge-Orange-Peacock

PPP = Partridge-Purple-Peacock

PRP = Partridge-Red-Peacock

PGP = Partridge-Green-Peacock

PYP = Partridge-Yellow-Peacock

PBP = Partridge-Blue-Peacock

 

The bottom flies are based on the the Leisenring’s Spider

Hook - Mustad Model 3906 (my favorite is Size 6 to 10)

Head - yellow or green Pearsalls Gossamer silk

Tag - copper wire (the copper wire is then wound as a rib)

Rear Body - dubbed with hares mask with the guard hairs in place (I also love muskrat)

Back Cover - Single strand of Holographic Flashabou

Hackle - Sparse Partridge Body Feather

[Brownstone]

very nice Doc, these types of flies are the only ones I fished until I moved to Alberta

[CanuckCamper]

Nice work Doc.

[bhurt]

Used these flies since the 60's, geeze doc you are old......

 

Lol, been thinking of wets and this has just gave me some more ideas.

[admin]

Nice ties. Soft hackles were working pretty good the few times I've been able to find time on the water this year. I've got a good supply of softhackle materials like Plover and starling I should start using.

[SilverDoctor]

Haven't been able to find Plover, let me know if you see any locally. Still have a couple starlings from my time in BC. They where a nuance bird there and I stocked up.

[Taco]

Haven't been able to find Plover, let me know if you see any locally. Still have a couple starlings from my time in BC. They where a nuance bird there and I stocked up.

 

nuisance bird here too, grab your 410 and have at'er

[Flytyer]

Haven't been able to find Plover, let me know if you see any locally. Still have a couple starlings from my time in BC. They where a nuance bird there and I stocked up.

 

Never seen them here, get mine from the UK when they are available, it's been getting harder to get good quality ones though.

 

[admin]

Ya, the plover wasn't easy to come by. If I see some, I'll let you know.

[SilverDoctor]

I had a few requests to add recipes for the wets.

 

[cuttbow]

nuisance bird here too, grab your 410 and have at'er

Need a couple starling pelts. Have them in my yard but cant shoot.Will repalce 410 shells if you can bag me a couple.

[SilverDoctor]

Look for young birds when checking for good hackle.

[dutchie]

Look for young birds when checking for good hackle.

doc

nice looking wets , i still use wets all the time , i even got some from BH BOBBIE from the bamboo club over the winter , he also just got some starlings , check with him if your looking for the good ol stuff to tie wets

 

[Gary]

Nice ties Silver. Yeah you gotta be old I have only been using wets since the 70's. Don't use them as much I used to though. Maybe time to get back into them....thanks for the pic and patterns

[SilverDoctor]

Nice ties Silver. Yeah you gotta be old I have only been using wets since the 70's. Don't use them as much I used to though. Maybe time to get back into them....thanks for the pic and patterns

 

I grew up in a fly fishing family (Father and Grandfather) so I had a fly rod in my hand from age 5. Thus the number of years fishing. Dad bought me a bamboo rod at birth which I incidentally still have and fish. Most kids had a paper route, I tied flies for the local fishing shop. Weird childhood.