Guys a friend of mine was out fishing a local small stock pond on saterday and was telling me saterday night that he caught loads on a ginked black and peacock spider...!!!
I thought to myself...no way..!! he,s having a laugh
I just had to try it today for myself,any excuse hey but boy was i surprised,i ginked a size 16 black&peacock and a few casts later had a trout
Managed to land 9 in total... has anyone ever tried this?

David

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yep tried it on kennick reservoir over 25 years ago when beatles were being blown onto the surface but it wasnt my idea it was an old guy who had fished there for years. Glad someone is still using the old traditional patterns.

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It worked on the river for me the other night... I couldnt find a Coch y Bonddu and plumped for a black and peackock (they look the same to me ) Anyway... Nice trout that was just syphoning the eddy line in coloured conditions took it

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i love to fish spiders on river near me small brownies love them,never tried one on top though

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A lot of wet flies work well as dries if they are well soaked in floatant.The Black and Peacock spider is a fantastic fly. It's amazing how many old time flies have fallen out of popularity.

BK

Yes.......

great stuff










phil

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stop buying bottled water we have,nt got enuff to fish in now so stop it get the water companies to do there job and clean the water every where!!!!

Another one for BF then phil?

Steve

Done several times, also same with GRHE and a olive nymph I tie up.

A Black + Peacock with a flou green tag fished wet OR dry works wonders at dusk!!

I caught my first fly caught trout, (4 of them, wild browns) on a floating B+P spider in 1962, age 11, flat calm, bright sunshine, and it has been a firm favourite ever since. Hence my Avatar!

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