August Swap of the Month SOTM

All about flies Fly Swaps
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I think I’m the host for August, hot, humid and time for terrestrials, right? Wrong! Spinners! Your choice of materials and style but, it must be a spinner.

  1. Gigmaster - Davie McPhail’s Spent Gnat Sulphur Variation - received
  2. sjo - Sherry spinners
  3. Rick Z - received
  4. ibrb - received
  5. bdesavage - Rusty Spinner - received
  6. billhouk- Blue Wing Olive Quill Spinner - received
  7. KilgoreTrout- out?
  8. ohiofly-
  9. Icemanxxxv- Trico Poly Wing Spinner - received
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OK Bill,
Maybe I’m being a little bit “Slow” but whacha mean by a Spinner?:confused:
Bill

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The life cycle of the caddis fly, larva, emerger, dun, adult and spinner. The stage after laying eggs. Some times referred to as a spinner fall. They are dry flys characterized by their outstretched wings. Hope that helps.

I have a pattern book entitled Spinners by Sylvester Nemes of Bozeman, Montana. The copyright is 1995.

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Count me in most likely a pattern from Sylvester book.

5

Never done one,but guess it is time.

Rick

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Ohhh Yeah…I’ve heard of them… Didn’t they sing “Could It Be I’m Falling In Love” in the 70s?..:smiley:

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If it’s OK,. I’ll do one of Davie McPhail’s Spent Gnats.

Davie McPhail’s Spent Gnat

Hook: # 10 Dry Fly
Thread: 8/0 Unithread White on extended body, and black on thorax
Tail: Black Bucktail
Body: White 2mm foam, with black accent on top with Prismacolor Marker.
Hackles: Rear-Badger Neck Hackle Front: Black Neck Hackle

I tested this out this afternoon on the Hiawassee River. I don’t know about trout (I was on the upper non-trout section), but the bluegills murdered this thing. I nailed 25 in less than an hour (and just got through eating them,…mmmmmh). And the fly is still plenty fishable. These are nice and tough.

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Minor change. I don’t have enough white foam to complete this series, so I will tie them as Sulphurs (yellow foam).

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Trico Poly Wing Spinner

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Trico Poly Wing Spinner {size 16 (cause thats about the smallest I can tie)}

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I’ll do Sherry spinners.
Sjo

12

Duh!!!
Don’t mind the “Senior Moment” I’ll do a Rusty Spinner…If I can get My Gray matter working:p
Bill

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Not to worry, Bill. I could have meant spinners, you know, silver spoon shaped things often attached to treble hooks…

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Bill,
At first thats all I could think of and I was wondering if some how FAOL switched gears on Me when I wasn’t looking…God I need a Vacation:shock:
Bill

15

Did you rush out and buy a Zebco kit?

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I have one more change to my pattern. I didn’t have enough yellow either, so I went to Hobby Lobby, and all they had in 3mm foam was white, so I am back to the original pattern.

Sorry for the pandemonium.

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Pandemonium is a good thing.

18

Address pleas. Well be sending Gray Drake Spinner’s Size 13

19

Address please Trico Spinner size 16 Done.

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Mine will probably go out in Mondays mail.