Information about Spinners flies
Spinner is a term referring to the fully grown adult insect. Following the final stage from dun to spinner, the emergent adult dries itself again and reserves strength. Usually at sunset is when you start to see the "dance." when the bugs gather in clouds of thousands . After the spinners dance for a while the female mayflies will deposit there eggs by either an egg sack or landing on the surface and depositing them. Either way this makes the may females vulnerable and a feast for the trout to gorge on. When all the mating and egg laying is over the mayflies die and fall to the waters surface. Then the trout will feed heavily on ‘spent ‘ spinners.
Lunn's Particular
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Flybox Code:833
Hook Sizes: 14, 16
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William Lunn devised this admirable fly in 1917 and it still fishes well not only on the chalk streams of southern England for where it was originally intended but on waters all around the world.
He was the keeper on the River Test, a position he held for 45 years from 1887 to 1932.
In particular spinner-stage insects that are floating on the surface, the fisherman can put his confidence in this classic with proved effectiveness.
No dry fly fisherman's flybox can be complete without this outstanding pattern.
Adams Spinner
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Flybox Code:933
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Ray Bergman created this practicable variant of his famous 'Adams' in the 1930's.
It is used throughout America, and is a popular pattern in UK flyboxes, specailly when Iron Blues' are on the water.
Andrew Ryan's Sherry Spinner
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Flybox Code:2236
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Crippled Mayfly
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Flybox Code:2161
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The Crippled Mayfly can be a good pattern to use sometime after a hatch - if you are blessed to witness one - when the spinners are now on the water
Dark Butt CDC Spinner
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Flybox Code:2971
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Dark Butt Spinner imitates the final stages of the naturals life cycle, trout can often lack there usually caution when feed on spinners late in the day
Dark Butt Spinner
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Flybox Code:2938
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Dark Butt Spinner imitates the final stages of the naturals life cycle, trout can often lack there usually caution when feed on spinners late in the day
Dark Butt Spinner (MP82)
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Flybox Code:2310
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Marc's Dark Butt Spinner imitates the final stages of the naturals life cycle, trout can often lack there usually caution when feed on spinners late in the day
Duncan's Mayfly Spinner
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Flybox Code:2320
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Duncan's Mayfly Spinner is an essential fly for lough Sheelin it is Flat spent mayfly that can be fished as single or can fish two at a time.
Flying Caddis
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Flybox Code:1034
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A useful pattern that works on both sides of the Atlantic successfully and has done for over 40 years.
Ginger Spinner
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Flybox Code:1035
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Skues devised this Ginger Spinner dressing for evening fishing on his beloved River Itchen: and it has proved to be an excellent example of pattern that works it's own particular magic as an 'all purpose spinner'.
Hern's Spent Drake
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Flybox Code:711
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This and an Olive Wulff are all you should need at Mayfly time. It will catch from late afternoon, through to first thing the following morning, when last night’s crippled spinners are still twitching in the film.
A truly wonderful pattern to fish.
Iron Blue Spinner
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Flybox Code:943
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Spinners with their wings in the spent position are highly visible to the trout, this pattern has been created and dressed to lay on or in the surface film. The Iron Blue is a common and popular natural, so when the Iron Blue pinner come floating down you can expect and exciting time.
Iron Blue Spinner (male)
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Flybox Code:932
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A pattern devised to represent the dying iron blue natural lying exhausted in the water's film.
Jenny Spinner
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Flybox Code:938
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The Jenny Spinner is often know as the Iron Blue Male Spinner.
It's striking appearance does little for the trout that seems to prefer the female iron blue spinner. Although on its day it is a killer.
Large Dark Olive Spinner
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Flybox Code:893
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This is the male dun and usually is on the quicker waters and at the beginning of the season always handy to have a spinner pattern in ones flybox
March Brown Spinner
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Flybox Code:873
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A fly born of the rough and tumble waters. Sometimes refered to as the Great Red Spinner.
Hatches of the 'true' March Brown usually occur in March on through April at around midday in vast number.
An import addition to the flybox of an early season fisherman.
Moneymore
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Flybox Code:1017
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Hanna created this pattern to be fished dry or just in the surface film. It has provided reliable sport for many over the last 70 years. Definitely not a fly to be left at home.
Pale Morning Dun
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Flybox Code:736
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The Pale Morning Duns are prevalent on most western US rivers from July into September. I normally fish the Henry's Fork in early August, and at that time one can count on a PMD spinner fall beginning midmorning on most days, followed by or concurrent with an emergence of duns lasting well into the afternoon. Of the designs shown, the emerger and the spinner have proven to be the two most consistently effective. I've found the dun design effective only during dense hatches of the PMDs.
Pale Morning Dun Spinner
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Flybox Code:737
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The Pale Morning Duns are prevalent on most western US rivers from July into September. I normally fish the Henry's Fork in early August, and at that time one can count on a PMD spinner fall beginning midmorning on most days, followed by or concurrent with an emergence of duns lasting well into the afternoon. Of the designs shown, the emerger and the spinner have proven to be the two most consistently effective. - Eric
Polywing Spinner
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Flybox Code:2015
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A spinner to go with the Paythorne Olive, a multi use dry fly , dressed to imitate any spent upwing fly
Red Butt Spinner
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Flybox Code:2970
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Red Butt Spinner imitates the final stages of the naturals life cycle, trout can often lack there usually caution when feed on spinners late in the day
Red Butt Spinner (MP81)
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Flybox Code:2309
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Marc's Red Butt Spinner imitates the final stages of the naturals life cycle, trout can often lack there usually caution when feed on spinners late in the day
Red Spinner
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Flybox Code:895
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Harry Powell, a barber from the Usk valley, was well know fly tier in the 1920's; who created this pattern, an excellent dry fly that has taken many trout in each of the 80 plus seasons
It is the female spinner of the March Brown and the Autumn Dun
Sherry Spinner
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Flybox Code:1453
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The Sherry Spinner was devised long ago to imitate the female spinner of the familiar blue winged olive. Exciting time are had with this pattern late on summer evenings.
Spent White Drake
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Flybox Code:1016
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Hanna created this attractive pattern to be fished dry or just in the surface film. Very visible to the trout and has proved successful for anglers since its conception I the 1930's
White Body CDC Spinner
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Flybox Code:2972
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White Body Spinner imitates the final stages of the naturals life cycle, trout can often lack there usually caution when feed on spinners late in the day
White Body Spinner (MP85)
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Flybox Code:2311
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Marc's White Body Spinner imitates the final stages of the naturals life cycle, trout can often lack there usually caution when feed on spinners late in the day