Cranberry - Red Spider

SUBMITTED BY: Perry Wainwright


Fly Tied by Perry Wainwright and Photo taken by Andy King

 Hook  Size 10 Wet
 Thread  6/0 Fluorescent Red
 Tail  Red Stretch Flex
 Ribbing  Red Stretch Flex
 Body  Beads & Red Stretch Flex
 Bead  4 Red
 Head  Peacock herl

TYING NOTES:

  1. First pinch your barb, lay down a thread base to the bend of the hook.

  2. Tie in 4 strands of stretch flex longer than the hook for tail and head then tie off

  3. Use a bobbin threader and take the flex and pull it through the 4 beads

  4. Thread the 4 beads around the bend of hook

  5. Tie off each bead separately on the hook in 4 segments

  6. In the centre of hook tie in one strand of stretch flex across

  7. Trim flex to look equal lengths

  8. Tie in 2-3 strands of peacock herl for head

  9. Whip finish, and cement.