Paul’s Pearl Spinner

• May
• 5

10:16 am Fly Tying

After undergoing knee surgery Friday I at least feel good enough to attempt a few flies. Here’s what I came up with! A brown mayfly imitation that I named Paul’s Pearl Spinner for the pearl flash that I used for the wing.

First strip two brown saddle hackle fibers leaving the midrib. These work excellent for the tail, because they taper and have a slight curve just like a real mayfly! Use tan thread and tie in tail at curve of hook. Tie in a brown biot for body and wind back to thorax and tie off. Snip excess biot and tie in a new brown biot to cover top of thorax. Tie in a small amount of brown dubbing. Tie in a few pieces of pearl flash for wing using a figure 8 pattern to keep it straight. Tie in a mini brown hackle  and also use a figure 8 pattern over the wing. Tie of hackle before eye trim excess and whip finish. Finally use some orange thread to form head and whip finish. Add head cement. Done!

I think this pattern will work well because of the realistic segemented body due to biot material, the tail because of it’s two realistic curving hackle ribs, and because of the translucent pearl for the wings! Tight Lines! PM