About the Sherry Spinner Trout Fly

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.

Expert Tip:

"Talk about the dry fly must always begin with Frederick M. Halford, first historian and high priest of a puritanical cult which has spread its influence over the entire world of the fly-fishing fraternity. Gifted by nature with an analytical and inquiring mind, he was well fitted for the task of assembling in orderly and lucid manner all of the theory and practice of the dry fly as it existed in his day." From A Modern Dry Fly Code by Vincent Marinaro, first published in 1950.

Tier of this trout fly: Mandy Shelvey

Country of origin for this trout fly: England

This trout fly is designed to be fished on Rivers & Streams

Dressings

• Hook : 12 - 16
• Thread : Light brown
• Tail : Three pale or honey hackle fibres
• Body : Orangy red floss (the colour of sherry)
• Rib : Fine gold wire
• Wing : Pale hackle points
• Hackle : Honey dun or light brown

Mr Skues dressed the body with a mixture of seal's fur, orange & yellow & green & hares fur