Insomniac
Hook: long or short shank 6-12 Tail: red arctic fox or hackle fibres. Body: black floss Rib 1: mirage tinsel Rib 2: silver wire False hackle: black arctic fox or hackle fibres Wing 1: black arctic fox or squirrel Wing 2: 4 …
Conehead Temple Dog Tube Fly
Hook: Plastic tube size of choice tied in the Froden FITS style Tag: Gold Oval with Red fluoro floss Tail: Flou Red Antron or floss Rib: As tag Body: In two parts. Rear two-thirds Gold holographic mylar tinsel. Front third either black …
Ally’s Tummel Shrimp
Hook: Treble, double or single of choice to match water levels Silk: Black 8/0 Tail: Mixed fibres of Black, Yellow and fire orange bucktails under 4 strands of pearl Krystal hair Rib: Silver Oval Body: Black floss Underwing: Natural Squirrel fibres tied …
Red Pot Bellied Pig
Hook: Either double or treble of the size required Silk: Red Tail: 4 to 6 Red dyed Chinese boar hairs under 4 strands of pearl Krystal hair or similar, under strands of red-dyed bucktail fibres. Rib: Silver oval Body hackle: Black cock …
Pot Bellied Pig Tube Fly
Tube: From 1/4″ to 1 1/2″ Silk: Red Tail: 4 to 6 Chinese boar bristles under 4 strands of gold Flashabou or Krystal Hair under brown bucktail fibres Rear Hackle: Red Game doubled and wound Rib: Gold Oval Body: Dubbed Brown seals …
Silver Invicta
Materials Hook: Kamesan B400 or B175 Silk: Black: 8/0 Tail: GP Topping or yellow cock hackle fibres Rib: Silver oval Body: Silver Mylar Body Hackle: Red Game palmered Beard: Blue Jay Wing: Either slips from the secondary feather from a hen pheasant …
Golden Olive Bumble
Hook: Kamesan B400 or B175 Silk: Black 8/0 Tail: GP Topping Body: Golden Olive seals fur Rib: Gold oval tinsel Body Hackles: Cock dyed golden olive and medium red game cock (natural) shoulder Hackle: Blue jay …
Claret Bumble
Hook: Kamasan B 400 or B175 size 10 Silk: Black or claret 8/0 Tail: 4 X Strands of GP Tippet fibres Body: Medium Claret seals fur Rib: Gold oval Body Hackles: Medium Claret and black cock hackles wound palmered style. Shoulder hackle: …
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