Kinney’s Reverse Spider

This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Mike Kinney’s Reverse Spider.

I was asked recently if I would tie the Reverse Spider for a client and thought it would make a great TBT fly. So today I sat down and tied one.

I believe the fly pattern he provided was from Les Johnson’s Sea Run: Complete Guide to Fishing Sea-Run Cutthroat Trout (1979).

Here is a front view of a size 12 fly.

Kinney originally tied the fly for sea-run cutthroat trout on the Stillaguamish River.

The technique used to tie the fly allows it to “breathe” as it is fished in the current.

The Reverse Spider is a style of fly and can be tied in different color bodies as well as using Mallard, Wood Duck, Teal, and Gadwall for the hackle.

Enjoy…go fish, stay safe!