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Spinner Patterns for the River Usk
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Spinner Patterns for the River Usk

Red Spinner

  • Hook: To suit the hatch. This one is a dry/emerger size 16
  • Tying Silk: Red 8/0
  • Tails: Microfibbets white or cream
  • Wings: Siliconised polypropylene or similar.

Oliver Edwards Spinner (variant)

  • Hook: Any dry/emerger to suit hatch this is a size 16
  • Tying Silk: Uni 8/0 rusty brown
  • Tails: Microfibbets
  • Body: Pheasant tail dyed orange or rusty brown
  • Wings:  White cock hackle coloured underneath by brown Pantone pen.