Mamu Spinner

This pattern was originally designed to be used when large mayfly spinners were on the water. The fly could be used during a March Brown spinner fall and even during a brown drake spinner fall. By adjusting the size of the hook this fly could be used to imitate many of the reddish brown spinners in our local waters. The spent wings are a very important part of this fly. The best material for these larger spinners is a dun hen feather, using a wing burning tool to get the correct shape of the wing. When tying this pattern position the wing in the spent position about a 1/3 of the way back from the hook eye. Wrap the thread to the bend of the hook, make a small dubbing ball and tie in the split tails. Dub up to the spent wings, then tie in a dun hackle, continue dubbing up to the hook eye. This is important, you should wrap the hackle behind and in front of the spinner wings. This will prevent the fly from spinning and twisting you leader. The wound hackle should be trimmed on the top and bottom. The remaining hackle will help support the spinner wing.

Hook – Dry fly #10

Thread – Rusty brown 8/0

Tail – Dun hackle or micro fibetts

Body – Rust brown dubbing

Wing – Hen dun hackle

Hackle – Dun hackle

John Lazar

Fly Tied by John Lazar