Black and Peacock Spider - classic wet fly tying

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8 жыл бұрын

Classic wet fly invented by British stillwater fly fishing pioner, Tom C. Ivens. This pattern dates back to the early 1950’s. The body of this one should be short and fat, and the hackle spider style length - about 2 x the hook gap. Imitates water snails, midges and different kinds of water beetles. This is one of my favourite flies for stillwater trout.
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@927Paddy 6 жыл бұрын

Nice, straightforward, good advice and no self adulation - all that an instructive video requires - thanks very much! much learned

@MichaelJensensAngling 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Paddy, thanks a lot for your response. I'm glad my video was helpful. Tight lines, Michael :0)

@bertbirge3617 8 ай бұрын

You get a like and a sub just for the music!.. liked the video as well!

@MichaelJensensAngling 8 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your sub and like. Cheers, Michael :0)

@Hunterslife315 6 жыл бұрын

Great and simple fly man, great video!

@MichaelJensensAngling 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, buddy. All the best, Michael :0)

@jimmiehernandez80 4 жыл бұрын

Mike I'd like to see a short run down of the jig tie then show us how they catch fish. That would be cool Mike but I know you don't have time doing requests your an awesome guy, take care Mike.

@MichaelJensensAngling 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jimmie. The idea is in the pipeline. Cheers, Michael :0)

@seanmooney3907 8 жыл бұрын

Nice looking fly. I haven't seen it before. Not surprising since there are hundred of thousands to millions of patterns out there. Thanks for sharing. All the best, Sean

@MichaelJensensAngling 8 жыл бұрын

+Sean Mooney Thanks a lot for your response. You are right. there's lots of patterns to choose from. Glad you liked this one. All the best, Michael

@gutworm686 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent job. Thank you.

@MichaelJensensAngling 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for your feedback. Tight lines, Michael :0)

@Thebreadedfurflinger 7 жыл бұрын

Nice,like the way you build up the under body with floss,I tie my peacock body with a small or extra small gold uni-wire twisted together,looks good & strengthens the herl,tight lines & bent rods.

@MichaelJensensAngling 7 жыл бұрын

Hi David. Thanks a lot for your comment. The uni-wire idea sounds fabulous. I might wanna try that out. All the best, Michael :0)

@joeduca8582 7 жыл бұрын

Michael, awesome video in every way! Filming, tying, and music! Almost bullet proof yet still fat and juicy. I really like reinforcing peacock like that and especially winding through the hackle like that. On wets I sometimes wind the hackle back into what would be the thorax area, tie off the tip and wind thread to the head. I do think an underbody makes a difference in taper and durability too. I started tying zugbugs with brown rabbit dubbing underbody out of necessity when I first started tying because the peacock I had was given to me but was very short. So I filled it out with the dubbing. When I got quality herl I continued making the underbody and my catch rate doubled. I didn't realize that spider and I probably share the same birthday! ;-) Thanks Michael 👍😎

@MichaelJensensAngling 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Joe. Thanks a lot for your comment. You are right. It's great to have flies, that will hold up to some beating :0)

@joeduca8582 7 жыл бұрын

Michael Jensen I don't know if you're familiar with early American steelhead flies, but the 60's Spade was derived from the English soft hackles. Alec Jackson later tweaked it by spinning ostrich, peacock, tinsel, etc with wire for a fat and juicy tapered body that lifted the hen hackle. Your tying of this fly reminded me of this. 👍 Great work Michael, Thanks.

@MichaelJensensAngling 7 жыл бұрын

Joe, I've read a bit about the Spade style in one of Trey Combs books if i remember correctly. Lot of interesting stuff in that part of the american fly fishing history :0)

@motorizer4 4 жыл бұрын

nice music, nice fly

@MichaelJensensAngling 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot :0)

@lawfish5270 8 жыл бұрын

Another great video and fly, Michael! Not really needed for this fly, but it might be helpful if you post the material list/recipe in the future when you publish new fly tying videos--just a suggestion.

@MichaelJensensAngling 8 жыл бұрын

+Lawfish Thanks again for your response. That's a very useful suggestion. I will include the recipe in upcoming videos. And I will try to add the recipe in the text under the videos on the old ones. Thank you for your help. All the best, Michael

@Hunterslife315 6 жыл бұрын

Now could u use lead wire to give it some depth or keep it simple so it floats at the top?

@MichaelJensensAngling 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Kill Joy, sorry bout the slow response. Haven't been online for the last 3 weeks - fishing way up in Northern Scandinavia where mosquitoes are more common than Wi-Fi Yep, this patterns lend itself just perfect to some weight under the body dressing. All the best, Michael :0)

@src4526 4 жыл бұрын

yes.

@colinmckay2964 8 жыл бұрын

What is the music....great stuff

@MichaelJensensAngling 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Colin. The music is Octoblues by the talented Kevin McCleod. Check him out at incompetoch.com :0) Michael

@TheSilver9r 5 жыл бұрын

Michael, how would you fish it on still water?

@TheSilver9r 5 жыл бұрын

And what size hook are you using?

@MichaelJensensAngling 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, my fishing method depends on season and the feeding pattern of the fish. One of my favorite techniques is to fish it right in the surface - using a floating line and a greased leader. Works great when snails hang in the surface film, which for some reasons happens - especially in the early spring and summer. In winter I will fish this fly on a sinking line or a sinktip, and crawl it slowly along the bottom. I seldom fish the Black and Peacock Spider in midwater. When I use it in traditional loch style fishing - it is mostly as an end fly, though. Hope this was helpfull. Tight lines, Michael :0)

@TheSilver9r 5 жыл бұрын

What size hook do you typically tie it on? Thanks so much for the feedback!

@MichaelJensensAngling 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheSilver9r Size 10 - 14 but mostly 10 og 12 :0)

@craighorsburgh1328 8 жыл бұрын

cant see the need for the floss

@MichaelJensensAngling 8 жыл бұрын

+Craig Horsburgh The floss is part of Tom Ivens original pattern as described in his book Stillwater Fly Fishing, and serves the purpose of building up a fat profile. It is of course optional, but included in respect for the originator of the pattern. All the best, Michael