Englanders-Leven Spider

[Englander]

Hi Guys

If you have not got any of these in your fly box you are missing out BIG TIME !

I would not be without it anywhere from the wildest Loch to your local put and take stocked fishery, its a killer either fished on point of 1st dropper but personally i only use it in size 12 which has proved deadly over and over

Tied in size 10 i had very little success............ so i stopped using it !

A simple and deadly pattern, my variation

Hook: B175 (barb crushed)

Tail: Uni- floss neon chartruese x 3 (back rubbed to fluff it out)

Rib: Gold wire

Body: Gold flat tinsel

Hackle: Rook (split in half)

Thread: Uni Fire -orange 8/0 (forms small hot head)

Tie some, try some, you will never be with out them ever again

[Scratch]

Same here mate... always did best for me on a 12 or 14.

[mayflyjunky]

Very nice Englander

What kind of retrieve would you use??

I heard of guys over here being sucessfull with spiders on the Loughs and hope to use them next year.

[savage take]

[seanie]

Nice little spider, I'll definitely add these to my box

[jrhartly]

im getting the table set us as I type lol

[greensilk]

Englander - great looking fly. As a newbe can you tell me which feather from the rook is used and what is meant by split
Thanks

[THE ROOK]

a topper mate.... going to tie me some of those boys up right know.

has it got to be rook would black hen be any good.

wilkie

[Raven]

Whats the difference in your variation to The Original leven Spider? I can't see much!!!!

[Englander]

Hi Guys

I stumbled across this pattern reading Stan headly book, i had some scraps on the table and wanted to tie a quick simple fly ..........i had all the bits except black hen (original tying) but had rook handy so simply used it ! It worked so well i've stick with rook/crow its much softer than black hen and more grey-black i really love it Great stuff for clyde spiders too

I used chartreuse floss for the tail instead of green (orignal tying) again it worked so well im loathed to change.

I tend to fish it on the point on a floater with a 12 ft leader from the float tube although during a very hard day i had a 2.5lb brownie out of Loch earn when fishing an intermediate line deep and slow fig 8, only fish of the day !

Pulled faster it gets the brownies going, fished static or slow fig 8 its slaughters rainbows be it the feral rainbows of Loch earn or your local stockies.

I use just about any rook/crow feather from the neck to the tail......... there a huge amount of there boby feathers are suitable for spider's. When i say spilt i simply mean rip the feather in half from the central stork before you tie in the tip. Otherwise i feel you get a cluttered hackle ............but that just how i like them. Hope ive covered all questions ??

Savage nice tie .........but you seem to have a horrible sharp bit sticking up just behind the point