North Country Spiders
Also see our Can’t tie ‘em? Can’t buy ‘em? range of flies
At Fishing with Style we aim to supply a full range of North Country Spiders (soft hackle flies) tied by ourselves in the Yorkshire Dales using, wherever possible, the authentic materials as used by the innovators of those most famous of fly patterns. All the North Country Spiders shown below have been tied by, and photographed by, Stephen Cheetham.
Please note that North Country Spiders are traditionally tied with a very sparse hackle and short in the body. Some of these patterns date back over 400 years, the Partridge and Orange can be traced back even further.
The North Country Spider History Description of a North Country Spider Learn how to fish the spiders
In other parts of the world they are know as soft hackle flies and the patterns, if not the same, are very similar to our own North Country Spiders. It would be our pleasure to arrange to tie soft hackle flies to order for our overseas clients.
All patterns shown below are priced at 85p each
Postage. labelling and packing to the UK will be £2.50 per order.
For orders over £50.00 postage will be increased as we will send by Recorded Delivery.
ORDERING
All our flies are tied personally to order. As well as North Country Spiders I like to tie those flies which are important to the discerning angler - just let me have your pattern or a sample and I will happily tie to your specification
In order to avoid any disappointment or delays for our customers we prefer you to email or phone with your requirements to enable us to give you a projected date for delivery. In addition to taking payments by cheque we are also able to send you an email payment invoice which will enable you to pay by Paypal, credit card or debit card.
Click here to view our article in the Yorkshire Post Country Week
© 2007 Stephen Cheetham
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Partridge and orange PO1 |
Snipe and Purple SP2 |
Waterhen Bloa WB3 |
March Brown MB4 |
Hares Lug and Plover - Gold Tag HL5 |
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Hares Lug and Plover HL6 |
Partridge and Yellow PY7 |
Little Dark Watchett LDW8 |
Williams Favourite WF9 |
Winter Brown WB10 |
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Light Spanish Needle LSN11 |
Dotterel D12 |
Dark Moor Game DMG13 |
Grannom G14 |
Snipe Bloa SB15 |
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Dark Bloa DB16 |
Cowdung Fly CF17 |
Dark Spanish Needle DSN18 |
Old Master OM19 |
Smoke Fly SM20 |
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March Brown Nymph MBN21 |
Drop Fly Scothcher 1800 DF22 |
Dun Drake Bainbridge 1816 DD23 |
Brown Watchet Turton 1836 BW24 |
Black Gnat Turton 1836 BG25 |
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Orl Fly Turton 1836 OF26 |
Yellow Spider Turton 1836 YS27 |
Red Spider Turton 1836 RS28 |
Whirling Blue Turton 1836 WB29 |
Hawthorne Fly Turton 1836 HF30 |
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Purple Midge Turton 1836 PM31 |
Orange Dun Turton 1836 OD32 |
Red Palmer Turton 1836 RP33 |
Iron Blue Turton 1836 IB34 |
Green Tail Turton 1836 GT35 |
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London Spider Pulman 1840 LS36 |
Jenny Spinner Romalds 1856 JS37 |
Oak Fly Rombalds 1856 OF38 |
Black Spider Stewart 1857 BS39 |
Dun Spider Stewart 1857 DS40 |
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Red Spider Stewart 1857 RS41 |
August Brown Walbran 1885 AB42 |
Cinnamon Fly Coming soon CF43 |
Smoke Fly Walbran 1885 SF44 |
Blue Bottle Walbran 1885 BB45 |
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Brown Owl
BO46 |
Prismire (Ant) 1823 PA47 |
Prismire (Ant) 1823 PA48 |
March Brown 1933 MB49 |
March Brown Winged 1933 MB50 |
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Thorax Spider Paul Proctor 2004 TS51 |
Greenwells Spider GS52 |
Caenis C53 |
Dark Bloa DB54 |
Spring Black SB55 |
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Moorgame and
Orange MO56 |
Snipe and Yellow SY57 |
Olive Bloa OB58 |
Partridge and Blue PB59 |
Greenfly G60 |
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Light Bloa LB61 |
Dark Orange Bloa DOB62 |
Dark Purple Bloa DPB63 |
Grey Drake Bowker 1750 GD64 |
February Red FR65 |
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Sandy Moor Game SMG 66 |
Snipe and Orange SO67 |
Poult Bloa PB68 |
Hawthorne Fly HF69 |
Red Palmer RP70 |
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Little Black LB71 |
Dotterel D72 |
Olive Bloa OB73 |
Stewarts Spider BS39 Circa 1857 |
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Yorkshire Post Fly Fishing Articles
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This
little book of flies by Tom Forsyth of Lesmahagow (1907 - 1999), transcribed from a meticulously kept
hand-written notebook and published for the first time (August 2007) by
John Gray, lists detailed dressings of the many fly patterns used by the
author in a lifetime of fly fishing on the Clyde and other Scottish
waters. In listing over 150 trout fly dressings, many of them little
known beyond the Clyde valley, Tom Forsyth has given us a valuable
insight into the kind of trout flies which were popular in Scotland
throughout the twentieth century. Of particular interest to the modern
trout fly fisherman and fly tyer will be the dressings of the many
“Clyde Style” flies, patterns unique to that great Scottish trout and
grayling fishing river. Also included is a helpful Monthly Guide to
Clyde Wet Flies, which lists the flies appropriate for each month
throughout the fishing season on the River Clyde.
If you are interested in any of the Clyde Style flies I would certainly be interested in tying them for you. |
North Country Spiders
