Wickham Spider

Wickham's Fancy is attributed to Dr. T. C. Wickham of Winchester, said to have developed it in the 1880s for the chalk streams of southern England - a "fancy" fly with no specific natural imitation, whose exact credit was already disputed at the time. This soft-hackled spider version with its gold-glinting body is a wet-fly variant of the original.

The Wickham Spider is fished classically wet, across the current - its metallic sheen and lively hackling create strong triggers in changeable light or slightly colored water. A proven pattern for trout and grayling in rivers and streams.

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