North-country spider
Partridge & Orange
Trout · Grayling · Marble troutFilm
A Yorkshire spider with two centuries of credentials. The soft partridge hackle breathes in the current and suggests a dozen emerging forms.
Naturals it imitates
GrannomBrachycentrus subnubilisNymph / larvaLate March BrownEcdyonurus venosusNymph / larvaBrown SedgeGoera pilosaNymph / larvaEvening SedgeHydropsycheNymph / larvaNet-Spinning Caddis (Japan)Hydropsyche orientalisNymph / larvaAutumn Needle FlyLeuctra fuscaNymph / larvaTurkey BrownParaleptophlebia submarginataNymph / larvaMarch BrownRhithrogena germanicaNymph / larvaBlack SedgeSilo nigricornisNymph / larva
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
How it sits in the water
Greased line keeps it high; a few inches of heavier leader tip or a dropper off a weighted point fly pulls the whole team down.
How it's usually fished
- Upstream team of threeFilmCast up and across, let the team drift down through a glide; takes come on the swing.floating linethree spiders on dropperscopper beaded point fly optional
Size by condition
| default range | 14–16 |
Buy or tie?
Alternative flies
Included in packs
North-country spidersGrayling spidersRiver spiders & searching nymphsSoft hackle & wetCDC emerger & film