Damsel Nymph
Hook: Kamasan B175 or B400 size 10 Silk: Olive 8/0 Tail: Olive Dyed marabou Rib: Gold wire Body: Marabou plumes twisted and wound on Eyes: Red glass beads on nylon. Thorax cover: Cock pheasant tail fibres Thorax: Dark olive seals fur Head: …
Competition Damsel Nymph
Hook: Kamasan B400 size 10 Silk: Olive Tails: Olive Cock hackle fibres Rib: Gold oval Fine Body: olive seals fur or similar Wing case: Pheasant Tail Fibres Legs: Partridge neck feather dyed Olive Head: Black …
Concoction
Hook: Kamasan B400 size 10 Silk: Black Body: seals fur in olive and red Body Hackle: Red GameWing: Rolled hen pheasant tail. Hackle: Red Game tied as a beard or false hackle. …
Lunn’s Particular
Hook: 16 to 12 down eyed dry fly hook (Kamasan B405) Silk: Tan 8/0 Tails: micro fibbetts in reddish-brown or clear Body: Stripped Rhode Island red cock hackle or red game wound on in touching turns. Wings: Dun cock hackle tips tied …
Adam’s Irresistible
Hook: Size 16 to 12 Down eyed dry fly hook (Kamasan B405) Silk: Black 8/0 Tail: Deer hair fibres Body: Spun and trimmed deer hair Wings: Grizzle or Plymouth Rock cock hackle tips Hackle: Red game cock hackle wound through the wings. …
Little Red Spinner
Hook: Size 18 to 14 down eyed dry fly hook (Kamasan B405) Silk: Red 8/0 Tails: Cream coloured micro fibbetts Body: As silk Wings: Siliconised polypropylene trimmed to shape …
Dark Olive Wet Fly
Hook: Any wet fly hook size 14 or 16 (Kamasan B400 or B175) Silk: Olive 70 denier UTC Tails: Dark Olive Cock Hackle Body: Stripped peacock quill fibre Hackle: As tail but tied in as the beard Wing: Paired Mallard slips. …
Hair Winged Butcher
Hook: Kamasan B200 size 8 Silk: Black 8/0 Tail: Fibres from a webby cock hackle feather coloured red Rib: Silver Oval Body: Silver mylar tinsel Wing: Black squirrel hair Beard: As tail Head: Black …
Gold Head Pheasant Tail Nymph
Hook: Kamasan B175 or B400 in size to suit (18 to 12’s) Head: Gold Bead 2mm to 5mm to suit hook Silk: Colour to suit 8/0 Tail: Pheasant tail fibres Rib: Copper wire Body: Wrapped pheasant tail fibres Thorax: Dubbed hares ear …
Gold Head Gold Ribbed Hares Ear
Hook: Kamasan B175 or B400 in sizes from 18 to 12 Silk: Olive or colour of choice 8/0 Head: Gold bead either 2mm to 5 mm depending on the size of hook Tail: Guard hairs from a Hares Mask Rib: Gold wire …
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