Teal Blue and Silver
Hooks: Down-eyed wet fly sizes 6,8,10.12 Tail: Golden Pheasant Tippet Body: Flat silver tinsel Rib: Fine round Silver tinsel or wire Hackle: Teal Blue hen hackle. Wing: Well marked Teal Head: Black tying silk and clear varnish Notes: The quintessential seatrout pattern! …
Teal and Black
Hooks: Down-eyed wet fly sizes 6,8,10.12 Tail: Golden pheasant tippet Body: Black floss Rib: Fine round Silver tinsel or wire Hackle: Black hen hackle Wing: Well marked teal Head: Black tying silk and clear varnish Notes Although primarily a trout fly, the …
Peter Ross
Hook: Down-eyed wet fly sizes 6, 8, 10, 12 Tail: Golden pheasant tippet Body: Two-thirds flat silver tinsel and one-third scarlet seal’s fur or sub Rib: Fine round silver tinsel or wire Hackle: Black hen hackle Wing: Well marked teal Head: Black …
Mallard and Silver
Hooks: Down-eyed wet fly sizes 6, 8, 10, 12 Tail: Golden pheasant tippet Body: Flat silver sinsel Rib: Fine round silver tinsel or wire Hackle: Black hen hackle Wing: Bronze mallard Head: Black tying silk and clear varnish Notes A much-underrated pattern …
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 …
Czech Nymph Selection
These patterns have been tied by Alun Rees for you to use. The secret of a good Czech nymph is to keep them slim. Beige Pink Czech Nymph Hooks: Knapek Barbless Shrimp Hook Sizes 8, 10, 12, 14 Body: Fine lead wire …
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 …
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