Frank, this has been a fun project even if Theo and my big mouth got me into a lot of trouble tying flies non-stop for a couple of days……
As I mentioned before, the $-Gill spin fly is a variation of the Spinster fly that I developed some 10 or 12 years ago for fishing for striped bass on lake Texoma, a border lake between Texas and Oklahoma.
The original “recipe” can be found on Dan Blanton’s website:
http://www.danblanton.com/thespinster.html The $-Gill is a downsized version of the original spinster, using flash material for a tail instead of feathers, and “goop” applied to the head rather than epoxy.
This pattern can be tied for any size- for any species - fresh or saltwater.
I have tied them as long as 10 inches for Amazon peacock bass.
Other patterns can be found:
http://www.midcurrent.com/spinster.aspx Keep scrolling until you get to my flies.
I want to point out that this is a rather complicated fly for the beginner.
I am sure ML will agree that starting with a clouser minnow and a wooly bugger for the beginner would be most productive.
These two flies will catch anything in your pond – and you can always add the spinner hardware on the clouser – or any other streamer type pattern.
Some of this stuff sounds complicated but really quite simple when you know a few tricks about materials and handling.
Were I closer I could have you tying in short order.
There’s tons of instructions on the internet that show step by step instructions, and I will be happy to help any if interested.
Hope this helps,
George Glazener
