Hello all i want to tie a load of spiders as i want to buy a Clyde ticket next season. I fished the Avon this year fished mainly Partridge & Orange Snipe & Purple Waterhen Bloa & small Black Spiders. I was getting fish up until high summer but was at a lose what to use when these weren't catching..I have looked at articles like this for ideas on likely patterns http://www.wetfly.co.uk/ some of the materials are difficult to get Example Tawny Owl .Can someone knowledgeable tell me what spider patterns to tie & a rough guide to when in the season to use each spider. I enjoyed my spider fishing this year but can't wait to try it next year fishing it upstream after watching Oliver Edwards DVD .Cheers

scroll to bottom of page for chart of when and what , there's a wealth of stuff about spiders on here


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How about some traditional Clyde Style wets?

Search out clydestyle on here, he sells them and ties them I believe, you may as well use the traditional patterns for that river, and yes, they do work

I can recommend the Sand fly, great traditional fly

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Well Rabmax,
A man after my own heart. I have a chart on my website which may help you and I also fish spiders on the Clyde and I have almost converted a few dry stalwarts.
You are right, some of the materials are hard to get and there is a host of patterns to select from.
The ones I use both personally and for guiding are these:
1. Waterhen Bloa - yes the Waterhen wing is hard to get and you could use Coot as a substitute but it is not quite the same
2. Orange & Partridge - will work anywhere
3. Snipe & Purple - as above
4. Greenwells (winged) - Chevron Hackles do a Greenwells hen cape and this fly cannot be under estimated up here in the North
5. Partridge & Yellow - A must for the Cyde. There ar some guys on this forum who only fish the Clyde that when you open their fly boxes it a sea of yellow.
6. Hares Lug & Plover - Golden plover can be obtained from Cookshill (reminds me I need a new one)
7. Dark Spanish Needle - great fly late in the season when the small stoneflies are about
8. Willow Fly - see above
9. Stewarts Black Spider - a MUST have on the top dropper at all times. A great pulling fly.
10. Woodcock & hHare Lug - great when the sedges are about
11. March Brown - Early season fly
Broughton's Point. - a handy fly to have.
You can easily Googl these patterns if you don't want to go to the expense of buying books. If you PM me I will also give you a website to refer to.
Now if you are after Grayling now, also include a request for a Grayling pattern that I use in the PM (Secret fly).
The most important thing to remember about some of these patterns is that you may want them in a couple of sizes. For example, the Waterhen Bloa can represent a variety of small upwings so you need them in 14's & 16' and probably in 18's.

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Lets Fish the Clyde and Lets fish Again by Bert Sharpe two good books well worth a look.

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As Philip has covered most of the flies i was using on the Clyde did also catch fish on a hot spot spider later on the season
Robert

Ahah, have you COME OUT Robert

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Cheers all good info there i have a Greenwells cape i have tyed a few but i am not that good at wings yet but slowly learning since joining the Fly- Dressers guild.I will pm you FlyFishwithme after i pick the wife up by the way i bought your little book last night.

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I even bought some of those little tungsten beads from tunsten beads.co.uk to use on some spiders.