Yellow Spider

The Yellow Spider is a classic wet fly pattern that has been used in fly fishing for many years. It is a simple yet effective fly that imitates a small insect or mayfly. The fly consists of a yellow or yellow-green body made of floss or silk, and a soft hackle of hen or game bird feathers.

To fish the 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 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 you can retrieve it slowly to imitate a drifting mayfly or other aquatic insect.

Wet fly fishing with the 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 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.

Tied on size 14 top quality barbless hooks.