Little Black
Spiders
Tied By Christian Andrews
Hook: #16 – 14 fine wire
Thread: purple silk, waxed
Body Parts: hackle, body
Materials: black cock or starling, Magpie tail barb lightly dubbed (spiral wrapped)
Notes:
No. 2 from North-Country Flies (1886) by T. E. Pritt
in the example, an iridescent blue barb from a Mallard secondary flight feather is used instead of Magpie tail.