Westbranch63 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2016 I've been using poly yarn for years and I've grown tired of having the wings end up bent backwards. Not crazy about hackle fibers either. What are you folks using? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2016 The best and cheapest material I have found for spinners is white twinkle organza fabric. You can buy a yard of it for several dollars. It also comes in various colors. It works because it sparkles simulating the sparkle of spinner wings. Rather than organza fabric, you can also buy organza ribbon. Do NOT take the fibers apart. Tie it in as a strip of fabric and then remove the cross threads after the wing is tied it. Some cross thread will remain at the base of the wing and this helps maintain spread of the fibers. See the way Gary Borger ties it in this chocolate spinner pattern. Full tying directions here: Gary Borger Twinkle Wing Spinner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kentuckysteve 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2016 That is a great tip silver.I have been listening to Gary,s podcast's recently.He is a genius at fly fishing and fly tying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Westbranch63 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2016 Thanks! I will give it a try this year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBPatt 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2016 I've been real happy with Congo Hair, a polypropylene yarn. Floats well, retains it's shape and provides enough sparkle to make it visible in low-light conditions when I do a lot of my spinner fishing. Regards, Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prairiedrifter 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2016 Medallion sheeting or zing wing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazzaMaChaz 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2016 I use and recommend poly yarn for spinners. Antron works good and so does z-lon. I wouldn't worry too much about what they end up looking like. IMO, the trout don't care anywhere near as much as we do. I really like the organza ribbon idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BBBruce77 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2016 another way to use the organza fabric is to seperate 4 or 5 fibers about 5" or so and loop into figure 8 shape and tie in at the thorax position and then for larger bugs fill center with straight fibersof the organza or clear antron or white CDC. The organza and antron combination is by far the best. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NohackleHS 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2016 When I tie spinners with poly yarn, I intentionally tie the wings in facing slightly forward. Then, after a few casts, the wings settle in more perpendicular to the hook shank. Two other ideas: - Hal Jansen, a California Hall of Fame angler, suggests tying in the wings so the tips point slightly downward (below parallel to the hook shank). He likes his spinner wings to slightly support the body of the fly and this makes a slightly different impression on the water's surface. - Nelson Ishiyama, the owner of Henry Fork Lodge, ties many of his spinners with one normal sized wing and one wing quite a bit smaller. He says that many spinners land on the water on their side and tying the spinner in this manner mimics this more closely. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 22 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2020 I’ve been using Aero Wing in dun color and it looks great and floats better than anything I’ve ever utilized Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites