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Old Master

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Published on Dec 6. 2020 - 4 years ago
Updated or edited 4 years ago

Soft hackles and spiders

Pritt's No.39 Old Master
Watch the tying of a classic North Country Spider, featuring the No.39 Old Master from T.E. Pritt’s classic book North Country Flies. Learn about the many anomalies that surround this north country spider pattern. And how Pritt’s stated dressing of this pattern is at odds with his own illustration contained with his publication and gives us a perfect example of how many of Pritt’s north country fly dressing become mixed up and confused. This north country spider fly is dressed by Robert L Smith featuring authentic and vintage flytying materials. www.theslidingstream.net

No.39 Old Master
Hook: Size 14 Partridge SUD2
Silk: Vintage Pearsall’s Ash Coloured Silk
Body: Heron Herl
Hackle: Feather Taken From The Inside Of A Woodcock's Wing

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