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{{+1}}TBH hybrid caddis spider{{-1}}
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This is my favourite hybrid of a spider fly and a bead head nymph with a tungsten bead up front. I carry this fly in two sizes and find them particularly useful in situations where I need a bit of weight to get a fly down yet still want the anchor fly to fish well and be enticing to trout rather than just being an anchor for other flies in the team. This is a great buggy looking fly and the tail and soft hackle provide plenty of movement.{{end}}
Last Updated: August 18, 2012
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{{+1}}TBH brown and peacock hybrid spider{{-1}}
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Brown and peacock hybrid spider nymphs are good buggy looking flies and the tail and soft hackle provide plenty of movement. One of these hybrid spider nymphs on the top dropper and two unweighted spiders or nymphs below can be a real tease for trout.{{end}}
{{+1}}Tungsten bead head chartreuse and partridge spider{{-1}}
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Bead head spiders fish very well in conjunction with traditional spider flies and give you the opportunity of adding a bit of flash to your team and more importantly get your team down a little. The benefit of that of course is that the added depth gives a little more vertical travel to your team of flies as they swing round at the end of the drift and start to lift, which as we all know is when the majority of hits occur when swinging spiders.{{end}}
{{+1}}Tungsten bead head orange and partridge spider{{-1}}
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I nearly always fish my bead head spiders on the point in a team of two flies and with a relatively heavily weighted nymph such as a TBH duracell jig nymph, TBH collared hare and copper or TBH chocolate caddis nymph on the top dropper on the dropper 60 or 70 centimetres up the leader.{{end}}
{{+1}}Partridge and pink spider{{-1}}
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This is one of those flies that comes into its own on really bright days. The bright pink and the movement of the soft hackle in the water this fly often produce a hit. There is also the added benefit that they are so easy to tie. All river fly fishers should have a selection of English Spiders in their fly boxes.{{end}}
{{+1}}BH Tassi bugger{{-1}}
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I have used it and this bead head version many times since to great effect. Like most woolly buggers it is often best when fished with short sharp twitching movements in order to make the marabou and hackle ‘work’ but its worth experimenting with a range of retrieves from dead drift through to “roly poly” to see what's working on the day.{{end}}
{{+1}}March brown spider{{-1}}
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Where I fish, as the water warms up closer to lunch time your often find fish actively rising to March Brown Mayfly that are a mottled chocolate and dark grey in colour. I fish them in lakes to targeted rising fish, as a polaroiding fly and also as part of a loch style team and in river I find them a great swinging fly when fish are taking emergers just below the surface.{{end}}
Categories: Flies, My "trout" nymph fly box, Spiders
Tags: Lake nymphs, Mayflies, Spiders 
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{{+1}}Greenwells spider{{-1}}
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Many English flies have a spider version and Greenwells Glory is no exception. An interesting aspect of this fly is that the wing has been tied in beard style so as to camouflage the pint of the hook. The combination of the buggy shape, the movement of the soft hackle in the water often produce a hit. There is also the added benefit that they are so easy to tie. All river fly fishers should have a selection of English Spiders in their fly boxes.{{end}}
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{{+1}}Partridge and chartreuse spider{{-1}}
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Spiders are always a good option in rivers and whilst my "goto" spider is a partridge and orange the chartreuse version is always worth having on hand as an alternative. I don't know what the trigger but from time to time trout switch onto chartreuse coloured flies and if you don't have one in your kit your likely to fall behind or even worse, skunk the session.{{end}}
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{{+1}}Partridge and orange spider{{-1}}
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This is undoubtedly my "go to" spider. Fish all over the world seem to find orange a trigger colour and along with the buggy shape, the movement of the soft hackle in the water this fly often produce a hit. There is also the added benefit that they are so easy to tie. All river fly fishers should have a selection of English Spiders in their fly boxes.{{end}}