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Northern Michigan Fly Fishing
Fly Fishing for Steelhead
smallmouth bass on the fly

Sulphur Spinner

by Ed McCoy

Sulphur Spinners return to the riffle areas on the river to mate in the early evening and lay deposit their eggs. Depending upon the weather the spinners can sometimes overlap with the hatching duns.  Learn more about Sulphur’s and make sure to tie up a few of these great spinner patterns before this hatch starts.  Make sure to tie this fly in a few different sizes as well.  We carry them in size 14-18 as trout can be very particular regarding which size they are feeding on.

Sulphur Spinner Material List

Sulphur Spinner
  • 6/0 Thread – Yellow
  • Hook – TMC 100 size 16 and 18
  • Egg Sack – Hareline Dubbin Orange
  • Tailing – Mayfly Tails White
  • Body – Turkey Biot Sulphur Orange
  • Wing – Para Post Wing White
  • Hackle –  Medium Dun American Rooster Cape (Whiting Farms)
Sulphur Spinner

Lay a good base layer of thread on your TMC 100

Sulphur Spinner

Add your egg sac for your Sulphur Spinner

Sulphur Spinner

Hard to see but add your White May Fly tails

Sulphur Spinner

Tie in your Turkey Biot for your Sulphur Spinner body

Sulphur Spinner

Wrap the Turkey Biot forward finishing the body of your Sulphur Spinner

Sulphur Spinner

Tie in your Para Post now

Sulphur Spinner

Whiting Farms Medium Dun Rooster feathers are tied in now.

Sulphur Spinner

Wrap your post with your feathers, for your Sulphur Spinner Wings

Sulphur Spinner

Trim your Para Post to size

Sulphur Spinner

Trim the front and back of your hackles for a spent wing look

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Ed McCoy breaks down his effective Gray Drake Spinner Video, buy Ed’s Gray Drake at Orvis.com

Gray Drake

photo by Ann Miller

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