Hook Size: 16
The Perfect Fly Small Western Dark Hendrickson Spinner is a imitation of the spinner stage of life of the mayfly. Once the dun reaches the banks, trees or bushes, it molts into a spinner, or the sexually mature adult. The males and females return to the water and mate in mid air, and eventually fall dead on the surface of the water where trout can easily dine on them. It should be fished on the surface and treated with floatant.
The Small Western Dark Hendrickson spinners fall during the evenings in the streams we
have found them in. This could vary considerably due to the wide range of habitat they
are found in.
I would suggest starting to fish the spinner after the sun sets prior to dark. Although they
may fall in the evenings, it would be difficult to fish the spinner at night in most streams. If
the skies are cloudy the spinner fall may occur earlier in the afternoon.
Presentation:
The Perfect Fly Small Western Dark Hendrickson Spinner should be placed in the same
water you find them hatching in. Again, the presentation will vary depending on the type
of water. If it is the slower more moderate areas of pocket water, then I would suggest
upstream or up and across presentations but if it is smooth flowing water, I would suggest
downstream or down and across presentations.
Copyright 2013 James Marsh
