Trico spinner
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Trico spinner Recipe
Hook:Hook - TMC 2499SPBL - 16
Thread:Thread - Uni Thread - Black - 8/0
Tail:Microfibetts - Microfibetts - Small
Wing:Mclflylon - Mcflylon - White
Wing case:Dubbing - Dubbing - Black
Recipe By
Jay VerHelstAbout the Trico spinner
A small but effective pattern everyone should have in their fly box. Trico Spinners molt mate and fall to the water to lay eggs and get eaten by trout. They are called spinners because of how the move over the water when mating. You can come across a thick number of these bugs that look like smoke on the water from a distance. Tie these in a 16 on up to a 22. Black is your go to color here and when choosing dubbing find a black with some blue or purple in it.
How to tie the Trico spinner
![Tying Trico spinner: Step 1](https://stonefly-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/recipe/Trico%20spinner/steps/74853371-3B7C-420D-8CF4-7B9A24D0713F_f75a162b-9c94-4bee-94db-d37f1b8.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIA6ELRXV5Q4WWGRN6E&Signature=oGaEcSxrZsvJfJIC%2Fu6VXpXT1bY%3D&Expires=1722668273)
Step 1: Start
Insert hook into vise and start your thread
![Tying Trico spinner: Step 2](https://stonefly-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/recipe/Trico%20spinner/steps/AF07F58C-8786-44FF-BD03-EEC6578D7EC9_9ff098f7-938a-453e-a58d-2eca668.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIA6ELRXV5Q4WWGRN6E&Signature=JS5QK05yz8GNIZpQYNgF9e%2BAuEc%3D&Expires=1722668273)
Step 2: Wrap
Using consecutive wraps wind your thread to the bend of the hook
![Tying Trico spinner: Step 3](https://stonefly-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/recipe/Trico%20spinner/steps/EE726195-0CEF-4163-AB68-82D322821172_36faed3c-cae4-4279-840f-024e2a5.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIA6ELRXV5Q4WWGRN6E&Signature=rnN5kskwOkbhCQa3Z7NQ4RqgH%2Fw%3D&Expires=1722668273)
Step 3: Tail
Select three Microfibetts and tie them in. Take care to split them up so there is space between each fiber.
![Tying Trico spinner: Step 4](https://stonefly-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/recipe/Trico%20spinner/steps/88914E97-4850-4917-9C36-93218DA24B8D_88ee7950-3f94-45a9-8d9f-ce0b075.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIA6ELRXV5Q4WWGRN6E&Signature=OJ07dlXHpf12oYKn6x84phJoZVM%3D&Expires=1722668273)
Step 4: Advance thread
Advance thread towards the eye of the hook and stop leaving space before the eye for the wing and casing
![Tying Trico spinner: Step 5](https://stonefly-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/recipe/Trico%20spinner/steps/FC714470-6E72-4569-9AEA-404A9B997F1D_3ed9c17a-6547-4b18-a0d0-4a0255f.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIA6ELRXV5Q4WWGRN6E&Signature=3M1skid2LcNBqgOx8yfT1rE7ciU%3D&Expires=1722668273)
Step 5: Wing
Select a small amount 8-10 pieces of McflyLon and tie them in with a figure 8. Do not over tie. 4 times around should secure it. Too much and you end up with an odd shaped body.
![Tying Trico spinner: Step 6](https://stonefly-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/recipe/Trico%20spinner/steps/9B5537B4-6AE3-4B97-8B78-EACD62C57480_b72c2905-265e-4b99-9b4a-dd2649e.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIA6ELRXV5Q4WWGRN6E&Signature=GLCQeeSRt8pqhe7mg4pFa90tzt4%3D&Expires=1722668273)
Step 6: Dubbing
Wax your thread and add a small amount of dubbing
![Tying Trico spinner: Step 7](https://stonefly-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/recipe/Trico%20spinner/steps/D0937947-76EC-428A-A5CA-3A83059DA804_200029ca-4d17-430e-9b37-a545eed.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIA6ELRXV5Q4WWGRN6E&Signature=0UwjhDLIkZ9nsnIYKUGDPs8VInU%3D&Expires=1722668273)
Step 7: Wing casing
Wrap a few times over your figure 8 thread where you tied in the wings and then advance forward to the hook eye
![Tying Trico spinner: Step 8](https://stonefly-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/recipe/Trico%20spinner/steps/9F974421-62C1-4BFF-81BC-96F78E5E61BB_e2c026fc-9999-4af9-8af1-9e3f5332.png?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIA6ELRXV5Q4WWGRN6E&Signature=p6v0CTTJVmJKXt3VlTVBq7EAdnE%3D&Expires=1722668273)
Step 8: Finish
Whip finish and repeat because you will love this fly and it will catch you a lot of fish!