Snipe & Yellow Spider

The Snipe and Yellow Spider is a traditional wet fly pattern that is effective in a variety of fishing situations. It is often used to imitate a variety of insects, including caddisflies, mayflies, and stoneflies, and can be fished in both still and moving waters.

To fish the Snipe and Yellow Spider, it is typically fished using a sinking or intermediate line in streams or rivers with moderate to fast currents. The fly can be cast upstream and allowed to drift downstream, or it can be cast across the current and retrieved slowly.

When fishing the Snipe and Yellow Spider, it is important to vary your retrieve until you find what works best. You can try retrieving the fly in short, jerky movements to imitate the movement of an insect or spider, or you can retrieve it slowly to imitate a drifting insect or other small aquatic creature.

Wet fly fishing with the Snipe and Yellow Spider can be an effective way to catch trout, grayling, and other fish species. This fly can also be used in a team of wet flies or fished as a dropper fly behind a dry fly. Additionally, the Snipe and Yellow Spider can be fished as a single fly or in combination with other flies, depending on the conditions and the preferences of the angler.

The Snipe and Yellow Spider gets its name from the materials used to tie the fly, which typically include snipe feathers for the body and wings and yellow floss or thread for the body. The combination of these materials gives the fly a distinctive appearance that can be especially effective in low-light or murky water conditions.

Tied on size 14 top quality barbless hooks.