Cocky Spinner

Cocky Spinner (side)
Cocky Spinner (front)
Cocky Spinner (bottom)
Originator: Major B. W. Powlett, Fly and photograph: Hans Weilenmann

Hook: Dry fly hook, up eye #12-14
Thread: Hot orange, well waxed
Tail: Brown ("red") cock fibers
Rib: Fine oval gold tinsel
Body: Red macaw fibers, or substitute such as red dyed goose
Hackle: One each of greyish, poorly marked, grizzly and Rhode Island "red"

Note: Australian pattern popularized by Dick Wigrams in his 1951 book "The Uncertain Trout".

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