Fishing Skills Day – Part 1 – New Zealand Style
New Zealand Style, Duo and Trio Alun Rees takes you through the makeup of the cast and the flies that he uses for this method. He then takes you through the casts needed to take the fish. …
Wye Thunder
A pattern local to the River Wye Hook: Either Double or Treble of a size to suit conditions Silk: Black 8/0 Body: Black Floss Rib: Silver oval tinsel Throat Hackle: Orange Cock tied as a beard Wing: Yellow bucktail under Black bucktail …
Lightning Bug
This is a great pattern from North America for fishing heavy tailwater or in floods. It also has its uses as a pin fry imitation on both rivers and still waters. Hook: Kamesan B400 or 175 or similar in sizes 12 through …
A Visit Down Under 2008
An article By Graham Anthony I have two children a boy and a girl; some might say a pigeon pair, although to call them children is not strictly correct, however, my wife may well see it differently. Matthew (25) commenced his two-year …
Rogan’s Gadget
This is a fly that was originally designed for Sewin (Sea trout) but has proved more than its worth for bass and other saltwater species. Hook: Any long shank from 14 through to 4. The one shown is a size 10 Kamasan …
Detached Body No-Hackle Dry Fly
Equipment Normal sewing needle. Copydex type rubberised glue. Materials Hook: Fine wire bent hook size to suit hatch. In this video, I have used a size 20 Varivas 2200 curved hook Silk: To match the hatch. I have used 70 denier UTC …
Stillborn Emerger
Hook: R200 or similarly shaped hook in a size to match the hatch (The one shown is a 16) Silk: To match the hatch. This is for a dark olive so 8/0dark olive silk was used. Extended shuck: In this pattern, I …
Fly Tying Demo Night 2008
Includes videos of Jeremy Lucas, Louis Noble, Gwilym Hughes and Alun Rees tying at the demo. For those of you that couldn’t make it you missed a great night and really good food. I have put some of the guest tiers videos …
Usk Naylor
This article was written some years ago and has been the subject of discussion from a number of sources and I have been asked to clarify some aspects of the tying of this pattern. The only published reference to the pattern that …
