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North Country Spiders

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Fishing North Country Spiders
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Winter Brown

Invariably, when the trout season opens in Yorkshire, many a river angler will be seen fishing a team of north country wet flies through the cold and often low and…
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north country spider summer goose
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The Summer Goose

A Curious Case Of A North Country Spider Dressing In the wide gamut of curious names ascribed to north country spiders, the old fly-fishers of Wharfedale had it appears a…
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A Manuscript Of Flies

It immediately intrigued me when the catalogue for an upcoming auction first appeared in my inbox. When amongst the usual lots of fishing reels and assorted bric-à-brac, I spied a…
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Pearsall’s Gossamer Silk

It is safe to say that for the past century a certain brand of silk thread has become synonymous with the tying of traditional north country spiders. I am of…
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A Guide to Choosing North Country Hackles

A Guide to Choosing North Country Hackles It goes without saying that to dress the finest of flies, you need the finest of materials. And now thankfully, with the growth…
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Fly Fishing Wallet
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The Pilkington Flies & Flytying Collection

The Pilkington Flies & Flytying Collection Providence often takes a hand in the world of collecting vintage fishing tackle and fly-dressing materials. More often that not, valuable collections are split…
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North Country Spiders – A Philosophy

North Country Spiders – A Philosophy I am a distant relative of a famous North Country angler/author. And this simple quirk of fate has in many respects dictated my views…
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Waterhen Hackles & Spiders

Waterhen Hackles & North Country Spiders The Waterhen or Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) is a common sight around the rivers and lakes of the UK. Easily distinguished from its close relative…
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Snipe and Purple

The Snipe and Purple spider traditionally known as the Dark Snipe and Purple, is one of the most famous and widely fished of the north country flies. It first comes…
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The dressing on the Smoke Fly found in An old notebook of north country spiders dating to 1900. And a modern example.
The last trout of the day. Small but perfectly formed…
Wharfedale brownie taken on a north country spider.
An evening prospecting for trout.
Two precious commodities.
Early morning trouting before the temperatures rise.
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