Mallard and Claret
Hooks: Down-eyed wet fly sizes 6, 8, 10, 12 Tail: Golden pheasant tippet Body: Claret seal’s fur or substitute Rib: Fine round gold tinsel or wire Hackle: Black hen hackle or dark red game Wing: Bronze mallard Head: Black tying silk and …
Connemara Black
Hooks: Down-eyed wet fly sizes 6, 8, 10, 12 Tail: Golden pheasant crest Body: Black seal’s fur or substitute Rib: Fine round silver tinsel or wire Hackle: Blue jay tied as a beard Wing: Bronze mallard Head: Black tying silk and clear …
Klinkhamer Selection
Detailed below is a selection of Klinkhamer-style patterns tied by Alun Rees for you to try. This is a great pattern for both trout and grayling alike. To see the tying process go to the Klinkhamer Tying Video. All you need to …
F Fly Selection
All the F Fly patterns below have been tied and photographed by Alun Rees. There are plenty of them for you to play with. The F Fly is one of the simplest patterns to tie and is very successful for both grayling and …
Tying a Klinkhamer
Hook: Partridge of Redditch Klinkhamer code GRS15ST. These have been developed since the original fly was tied and are bigger in size than you think. Size 18 is similar to size 14. You may also use Tiemco TMC 200R’s but if you …
CDC Loop-Wing (Claret) Hopper
Hook: Size 12 or 10 B400 Silk: Claret or Red 8/0 Rib: Fine red holographic tinsel. Body: Claret seal’s fur. Wing Buds: Natural CDC feathers (at least 5) Legs: Knotted pheasant tail fibres Hackle: Red game cock hackle. Head: As silk. …
Post-Wing Salmon Fly
This is the tying technique for tying post wing flies. This technique can be used to tie any number of patterns from bass flies through to salmon flies. The idea is for the wing to be given movement and for the profile …
Carew’s Olive Buzzer
Hook: Kamasan B100 (or B110 for heavier flies), size to match hatch (the example is tied on a Kamasan B100, size 10) Silk: 8/0 olive Breathers: Antron fibres (optional) Body: Clear Flexi-Floss or Spanflex. Rib: Stripped Peacock eye fibre Wing Buds: Orange …
Catching Sea Trout
An article by Alun Rees. Although Seatrout are caught in daylight using a variety of methods, the most enjoyable and by far the most productive method used to catch this elusive fish is with the fly at night. To the initiated, this …
