Baetis spinner soft hackles

The beauty of the forums is that you have ongoing conversations about some fascinating subjects. However, people take the time to pitch in their ideas, go away and think more, and add further their thoughts and findings. One such conversation has led from the baetis nymphs and spiders I last posted here. Ulf suggested that egg-laying spinners will crawl down vegetation through the water - surely rendering them very, very vulnerable. Here are some soft-hackles that mimic these stages:

Baeties spider with TMC spent wings:


Hook: B175 #14
Thread: Powersilk 10/0 orange
Dubbing: Awesome Possum, various blends
Rib: waxed thread
Tail: Coq de Leon
Hackle: Greenwells, Hen
Wing: Few strands of TMC either side tied spent

Baetis soft-hackle, silver rib


Hook: B175 #14
Thread: Powersilk 10/0 orange
Dubbing: Awesome Possum, various blends
Rib: fine silver wire
Tail: Coq de Leon
Hackle: Greenwells, Hen

Baetis soft hackle, copper thorax:


Hook: B175 #14
Thread: Powersilk 10/0 orange
Ballast: layer of copper wire under thorax
Dubbing: Awesome Possum, various blends
Rib: Waxed thread
Tail: Coq de Leon
Hackle: Greenwells, Hen - longer fibres chosen

Cheers,
Dave.