I am really liking your selection of flies over the last few videos, I often opt for a country spider pattern as my do it all fly. As I believe they imitate many aquatic creatures and these flies are frequently overlooked in other areas of the UK and internationally.
If you can stand a bit of criticism , I find the way you tye in your hackle ridicules. I will tye the Biot on first , then tye in the hen hackle next to the head and sweep it back.Much better ! I also use zap-a-gap(super glue) before I wrap my Biot so my fly will last longer than one fish. Tight Lines.
Thanks for your input. I dress my flies in the prescribed traditional manner, before the modern crutch of using glue to hide poor techniques. The reason the hackles are not tied in swept back is because the fly was designed in the early 1800s to be an imitation of a natural insect, so the hackles fibres are to represent both the wings and legs of the natural insect. It is also worth pointing out that the hackle is not a hen hackle, but is a hackle taken from a male Lapwing. If you can also stand a bit of criticism, I would learn how to spell the word ridiculous.
I understand trout fishing is not permitted in the UK during the winter. But if you were going to fish spiders during the winter, which patterns would you suggest?
