Holsloot Spinner

Recipe from Dean Riphagen's book " The South African Fly Fishing Handbook"

This fly  is tied to imitate the mayfly hatches that occur on the Holsloot River in the Western Cape.

 "Most of the hatching and spinner activity of this mayfly occurs at the bank, and gusts of wind and other influencing factors often result in the frail spinners ending up on the water. It pays to drift the fly near the bank, particularly areas where vegetation overhangs the water. trout accustomed to the presence of the naturals often hold under such overhanging vegetation and will attack a dead drifted artificial as it passes close to the riverbank."

Materials

Hook:      #12 to #14 Tiemco 100 Kamasan B400 or equivalent.

Thread:  Black 8/0

Tail:       A small bunch of Grizzly Hackle fibers.

Abdomen:  Natural or synthetic sooty dubbing.

Rib:        Black Floss and black 3/0 monochord.

Wings:    Natural mallard or teal flank feather fibers.

Hackle:   Grizzly.

Tying Instructions

Dress the hook with thread to a point opposite the barb. Tie in a small bunch of grizzly Hackle fibers and the black floss ribbing at the same point. 

Tie in the wing as shown above. Dissect and secure with a few light figure of 8 wraps. Wind thread to barb of hook. 

Dub the thread with the fine sooty dubbing and wrap to a point midway between the tail and wing. Wind the black floss forward to same point and tie off.

Tie in the monocord and dub the thread with the fine sooty dubbing and wrap to a point just behind the wing.  Wrap a few turns of mono forward to the same point and tie off.

Tie in two grizzly hackles as shown. Take two turns of hackle behind the wing an two in front, tie off. Repeat with second hackle being careful not to trap the fires of the first hackle. Tie off and form a neat head behind the eye.