Fly Tying with Corey: Opal Spider

From Coreys QEE series comes the tutorial on his take on tying the Opal Spider pattern a simple and flashy soft hackle or spider fly. This wet fly is just as effective as it is easy to tie. Fished on a tight light, swung through the current, or dead drifted, this pattern has been responsible for landing many nice resident brown and rainbow trout. For this recipe you need the following: Hook: Size 12 Barbless Nymph Hook (try Hemingways HC113 hooks: Thread: 6, 0 Uni fl. orange Body: Opal Mirage Tinsel Medium Collar: Hungarian Partridge (sized to the hook) Find your fly tying materials and supplies at