North Country Spider Fishing Flies

Traditional Fly Patterns

Spider flies are typically dressed with a very minimal hackle, often only 1 and a half turns as traditional North country spiders or Clyde style spiders have been tied for many years. Yes we imitate hatches with our fishing flies, no north country spiders have NOTHING to do with imitating Spiders! North Country Spiders  is the name given over the years as when dry before immersion the soft hackle looks like the legs of a large spider!  Spider flies are over 300 years old and still they still catch fish. These are not an imitation pattern an exact match like blue winged olives, they are impressionistic patterns.

The North Country tradition of fly-tying and fishing has long been celebrated as a remarkably successful way of catching fish. Developed on the fast-flowing rivers of northern England, on both sides of the Pennines, soft hackle or spider flies like the Snipe and Purple and the Partridge and Orange have been traditionally used since the nineteenth century and beyond, and are just as effective in the chalk streams of Hampshire, the lochs of Connemara or even the freestone rivers of the Appalachians in the United States.

 

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The Essential Fly Snipe Bloa Northern Spider Heritage Range Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Snipe Bloa Northern Spider Heritage Range Fishing Fly
£1.00
£1.25

Available in Fly Size(s)
14, 16, 18

The Essential Fly Olive Bloa Northern Spider Trout Fly Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Olive Bloa Northern Spider Trout Fly Fishing Fly
£1.25
(1)

Available in Fly Size(s)
14, 16

The Essential Fly Snipe & Purple Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Snipe & Purple Fishing Fly
£1.00

Fly Size 12, 14, 16

The Essential Fly Smoke Fly Northern Spider Heritage Range Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Smoke Fly Northern Spider Heritage Range Fishing Fly
£1.00
£1.25
(1)

Available in Fly Size(s)
14, 16, 18

The Essential Fly Sandys Blank Buster Spider Hot Orange Fishing Fly
£1.10
(3)

Available in Fly Size(s)
12, 14 & 16.

The Essential Fly Black Spider Wet Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Black Spider Wet Fishing Fly
£1.00

Fly Size 12, 14

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Caledonia Flies Black Spider Wet Barbless #14 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Black Spider Wet Barbless #14 Fishing Fly
£1.50
Caledonia
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Caledonia Flies Black Spider Wet Barbless #16 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Black Spider Wet Barbless #16 Fishing Fly
£1.50
Caledonia
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Caledonia Flies Greenwells Spider Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Greenwells Spider Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
£1.30
(1)
The Essential Fly Sandys Blank Buster Spider Scarlet Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Sandys Blank Buster Spider Scarlet Fishing Fly
£1.10
(3)

Available in Fly Size(s)
12, 14 & 16.

The Essential Fly Partridge & Orange Northern Spider Heritage Range Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Partridge & Orange Northern Spider Heritage Range Fishing Fly
£1.00
£1.25
(2)

Available in Fly Size(s)
14, 16, 18

The Essential Fly Snipe & Purple Northern Spider Heritage Range Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Snipe & Purple Northern Spider Heritage Range Fishing Fly
£1.00
£1.25
(2)

Available in Fly Size(s)
14, 16, 18

Caledonia
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Caledonia Flies Red Spot Spider Wet Barbless #14 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Red Spot Spider Wet Barbless #14 Fishing Fly
£1.50
(1)
The Essential Fly Barbless Moorland Spider Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Barbless Moorland Spider Fishing Fly
£1.50  -  £1.65

Fly Size 14, 16

The Essential Fly Hot-Spot Spider Red Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Hot-Spot Spider Red Fishing Fly
£0.90

Available in Fly Size(s)
12, 14, 16.

The Essential Fly Woodcock And Red Northern Spider Trout Fly Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Woodcock And Red Northern Spider Trout Fly Fishing Fly
£1.00
£1.25
(1)

Available in Fly Size(s)
14, 16, 18

Caledonia
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Caledonia Flies Kill Devil Spider Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Kill Devil Spider Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
£1.30
The Essential Fly Sandys Blank Buster Spider Lumi Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Sandys Blank Buster Spider Lumi Fishing Fly
£1.10

Available in Fly Size(s)
12, 14 & 16.

Caledonia
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Caledonia Flies Barbless Spider Collection #14-16 Fishing Fly Assortment
Caledonia Flies Barbless Spider Collection #14-16 Fishing Fly Assortment
£14.99
£16.80
(1)
Caledonia
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Caledonia Flies Midge Spider Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Midge Spider Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
£1.30
Caledonia
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Caledonia Flies Mirage Spider Wet Barbless #14 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Mirage Spider Wet Barbless #14 Fishing Fly
£1.50
The Essential Fly Pheasant Tail Spider Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Pheasant Tail Spider Fishing Fly
£0.90
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Available in Fly Size(s)
8, 10, 12, 14, 16.

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Caledonia Flies Waterhen Bloa Spider Wet Barbless #14 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Waterhen Bloa Spider Wet Barbless #14 Fishing Fly
£1.50
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Caledonia Flies Black Spider Wet Barbless #12 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Black Spider Wet Barbless #12 Fishing Fly
£1.50
Caledonia
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Caledonia Flies Fluo Midge Spider Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Fluo Midge Spider Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
£1.30
Caledonia
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Caledonia Flies Greenwells Spider Hackled Wet #14 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Greenwells Spider Hackled Wet #14 Fishing Fly
£1.30
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