Western Trico (Spinner)
A spinner fly imitating Tricorythodes, fished in July, August, September across the Rocky Mountain, Midwest, Southwest, Northeast.
Open in Hatch Matcher →Quick facts
- Stage: Spinner
- Imitates: Tricorythodes
- Hook sizes: #22, #24, #26
- Difficulty: Advanced
- Water temp: 58–68°F
- Water types: Spring Creek, Tailwater
- Best months: July, August, September
- Regions: Rocky Mountain, Midwest, Southwest, Northeast
- Target species: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Whitefish, Grayling
How to tie the Western Trico (Spinner)
Hook: Tiemco TMC 100, sizes 22-26
Thread: Uni 17/0 Black
Materials
- Hook: Tiemco TMC 100, #22-26
- Thread: Uni 17/0 Black
- Tail: White hackle fibers (long split, 3)
- Abdomen: White thread or white poly body
- Thorax: Black dubbing
- Wing: White poly yarn (spent, micro)
Tying steps
- Mount tiny hook. Figure-eight white poly micro-wings at mid-shank.
- Wrap to bend; tie in 3 long white split tails.
- Build a white thread abdomen forward to just behind wings.
- Dub a small black thorax figure-eighting around wing roots.
- Whip finish, multiple half-hitches, head cement.