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Red Spinner

Red Spinner Fly

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About the Red Spinner Trout Fly

The Red Spinner was created by Harry Powell, a barber and fly tier in the 1920s.


It is an excellent dry fly representing the female March Brown and Autumn Dun and has proved to be extremely successful during the last 10 decades, and still counting.

Expert Tip:

Harry's haircuts may well be a thing of the past but fortunately but not his Red Spinner, which is still going strong today.

Creator of this trout fly: Harry Powell

Tier of this trout fly: Mandy Shelvey

Country of origin for this trout fly: Wales

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

Pattern Dressings

  • Hook : 12-14.
  • Thread : Red silk floss.
  • Tail : Natural red hackle fibres.
  • Body : Red floss silk.
  • Rib : Fine flat gold tinsel.
  • Hackle : Natural red cock hackle.
  • Hackle next to eye : Blue dun cock hackle.

Partridge L3B Captain Hamilton Dry Fly Up Eye.

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