Wet FlyintermediatePacific Northwest
Knudsen Spider
$5.95
Available Sizes#6 - #10
Color Variations
Yellow/Grizzly
Al Knudsen was catching sea-run cutthroat on Washington's Olympic Peninsula rivers before the rest of the fly fishing world knew they existed. His Spider is a sparse, elegant wet fly that swings through coastal streams with the kind of understated confidence that only decades of field testing can provide. Yellow body, grizzly hackle, and not much else -- because sea-run cutthroat are aggressive enough that they do not need to be seduced, just presented with something that looks alive. Knudsen understood this in the 1950s, and the pattern has not changed because it has not needed to.
Quick Facts
TypeWet Fly
Difficultyintermediate
SeasonsFall, Winter, Spring
Target SpeciesSea-Run Cutthroat
Sizes#6 - #10
Best LocationsSol Duc River, WA; Queets River, WA
Where to Fish It
Sol Duc River
WA · Coastal Stream
Queets River
WA · Coastal Stream
Map unavailable. Locations for Knudsen Spider: Sol Duc River, WA; Queets River, WA
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