Rusty Spinner Selection – Ken’s Hackle Wing Mayfly Spinner Flies

A guide-developed spinner assortment based on more than four decades of fishing and guiding the Upper Delaware River system. Choose a 6- or 12-fly selection featuring two of Capt. Ken’s most effective spinner patterns.

Description

Mayfly spinners are an important food source for trout, and when fish begin feeding on spent spinners, having the right dry fly imitation can make all the difference.

Hackle wing spinners are one of the most effective ways to imitate mayfly spinners. After more than 40 years of fishing and guiding the Upper Delaware system, Capt. Ken Tutalo has spent countless hours observing when, where, and how trout feed on these insects.

Through that experience, two spinner patterns have consistently stood out:

• Ken’s Hackle Wing Rusty Spinner

• Ken’s Hi-Vis / Non-Divided Wing Hackle Spinner

This selection brings both styles together, giving you two different presentations for matching spinner activity and changing light and water conditions.

How to Fish It

Spinner falls can bring trout to the surface in slow pools, tailouts, and other softer-water locations. Fish these patterns on a dead drift, presenting them naturally to trout feeding on spent mayflies.

Pay close attention to the water during late-day spinner activity. Trout can become selective when feeding on these insects, making the right profile and presentation especially important.

Capt. Ken’s Guide Tips

After decades of guiding the Upper Delaware, Capt. Ken has learned that spinner fishing deserves its own attention. Don't assume trout feeding on spinners will respond to a standard dun or emerger pattern. Carry both spinner styles and experiment with the presentation when fish are rising but refusing your usual dry flies.

Selection Options

6-Fly Selection

• 3 Ken’s Hackle Wing Rusty Spinners

• 3 Ken’s Hi-Vis / Non-Divided Wing Hackle Spinners

12-Fly Selection

• 6 Ken’s Hackle Wing Rusty Spinners

• 6 Ken’s Hi-Vis / Non-Divided Wing Hackle Spinners

Details

• Patterns: Two styles of hackle wing spinners

• Sizes: #10 through #18

• Selection sizes: 6 or 12 flies

• Designed and selected through: Capt. Ken Tutalo’s Upper Delaware fishing and guiding experience

Be prepared for one of the most important stages of the mayfly life cycle with two spinner patterns developed through decades of real-world trout fishing.