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Grizzly SpiderGrizzly Spider

The Grizzly Spider is a great warm water fly. I know warm water - agggahhhh! But sometimes you just can get to your favorite trout stream so that farm pond in back is going to have to do for a quick fix. The blue gills and bass love this fly with a slow retrieve (and a occassional twitch). I have even caught a few trout and smallmouth bass on the Neshannock Creek with this fly. It combines a lot of little things together to make a perfect all around fly that is simple to construct with good durability.

Material List
from John M. Likakis

Hook:

Tiemco 100, Sizes 12 or
Tiemco 200R, Size 8

Thread:

Black 6/0

Head:

Small plastic or metal bead (just enough to sink it very slowly)

Legs:

Two strands of round rubber tied in across the shank

Tail:

Dun or black hackle fibers

Hackle:

Grizzly hackle palmered to the front