Callibaetis Spinner

Callibaetis Spinner

Fly: Eric Peper, Photograph: Hans Weilenmann
Hook:	#16 TMC 101 or equivalent
Thread:	Black (or gray) 6/0 prewaxed
Tails:	tied split, a single white microfibbet on each side. Tailing fibers should be 2 - 2.5x the shank length to mimic the natural insect.
Body:	stripped grizzly hackle quill
Hackle:	grizzly, palmered over thorax and clipped flush with the body on the bottom
Thorax:	medium gray rabbit dubbing
Tying instructions: Tie in tails and use tying thread to split. Tie in the stripped grizzly hackle quill, wrap forward and tie off about a quarter shank length back from the eye. Tie in a grizzly hackle. Dub thorax. Palmer hackle over thorax and tie off and whip finish. Clip hackle flush with body on bottom of fly only. Notes: This is a pattern that has evolved over the 25-plus years I've been fishing the Callibaetis hatch and spinner fall on the Henry's Fork. The current, quill-bodied iteration has been in use for the last two trips, and it seems to be accepted a bit more willingly than its predecessors.
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