Butcher Spider
A spider version of the more famous upwinged fly. Roger Fogg fishes this fly in tandem on point and dropper because he feels that the fish take it for one fry chasing another.
Thread – Pearsall’s Black no. 9
Hook – Wet 12 -16
Body – Silver tinsel 2 layers
Hackle – Black hen
Rib – Silver wire
Tail – Ibis substitute
Settle, North Yorkshire
February 8, 2012, 12:00 pm
Intermittent clouds
-1°Creal feel: -4°C
current pressure: 1040 mb
humidity: 76%
wind speed: 9 mph SSE
wind gusts: 11 mph
sunrise: 7:45
sunset: 17:03
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