Dry fly · sizes 20–24
South Platte Trico Spinner
Tied for the trico on the South Platte River
- Imitates
- Trico
- When
- Jul–Aug
- Hook
- sizes 20–24
- Tippet
- 7X to 8Xrule of three
From$19.50down to $5.50 a fly
A dry fly in sizes 20-24 — tied to order to match the trico hatch on the South Platte River, for rainbow trout, and not yet tied.
- Hand tied to order, never bin stock
- Tied on TMC 100 in sizes 20-24
- Matched to the trico on a specific piece of water
- Sits in the film
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At the vise
- Pattern
- Trico Spinner
- Style
- Dry fly
- Hook
- TMC 100, standard drysizes 20-24
- Thread
- Black 14/0
Materialsin the order they go on the hook
- TailWhite Microfibetts, split wide
- BodyBlack thread, slim
- WingWhite poly yarn, spent
- ThoraxBlack superfine
On the water
Technical tailwater within an hour of a million people, and none the easier for it.
Split the tails properly wide — they are what holds the fly flat in the film, and a spinner that tips is a spinner that gets refused.
Into the spinner fall at first light. Fish the seam where the current gathers them, and expect to change tippet before you change flies. South Platte River fish see a lot of flies, and the ones that keep working are the ones tied for the water rather than for the bin.
Tying starts only once an order comes in. Each fly is then tied by hand, one at a time, on the hook listed above — no two identical, and none of them off a machine.
Where and when
- Water
- South Platte River, Colorado Front Range
- Target
- Rainbow trout, Brown trout, Cutbow
- Water type
- Tailwater
- Also fishes
- Late-summer mornings on flat water, east or west, wherever tricos come off.
The trico on the South Platte River
July and August, in sizes 20–24
Also on this water
- MidgeJan–Mar, Nov–Dec
- Blue-Winged OliveMar–Apr, Sep–Oct
Fished out of Deckers, Lake George and Fairplay.
What turns up
- Your flies in a slim foam box
- A card with the recipe and the water it was tied for
- Lead time
- Tied to order, usually within a week
- Shipping
- Flat $4 shipping, free over $60
- If it fails
- Fish it. If it falls apart, we replace it.
Make it yourself
Every material this exact fly is tied from, and the tying kit that carries it — not a generic list, this one's.
- TailWhite Microfibetts, split wideNine-spool thread chest
- BodyBlack thread, slimHatch kit — a dozen flies
- WingWhite poly yarn, spentHatch kit — a dozen flies
- ThoraxBlack superfineDry-fly bench stock
Goes with it
- Trico tying kitEvery material on the list above, enough for a dozen, with the recipe card. Tie them yourself.$48
- South Platte River airbrushed hatThe same water, hand airbrushed onto a trucker cap.
FLY-SOUTHPLATTE-03
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