Willie Gunn Tube
This is a very successful pattern for salmon in many rivers throughout the British Isles and Europe. The dressing is as follows: Tube: From 1/2″ to 2″ either aluminium or copper. Silk: Black Tag: Gold oval tinsel (small in this example) Rib: …
Colours for Sea Trout Flies
An article by Alun Rees. Have you ever wondered why blue is such a successful colour when used in Sewin flies? I’m sure you haven’t thought about it that much. After all, what trout flies contain blue materials in their makeup? There’s …
Silver Stoat Tube Fly
Before I explain the details and dressing of this fly I thought bit prudent to explain what sort of device that is needed to tie them. I have spent many years looking for the ultimate tube vice and the truth is I …
Parf’s Peeing Caddis
This is the dressing for the pattern that is discussed in the forum on the subject of Grayling. It really is a deadly pattern and is just as effective on trout. It can be fished either Czech nymph style upstream nymph or down …
Klinkhamer Variant
This is a tying that was shown to me by Peter Dunne from Ireland. A truly remarkable and talented tyer. It is easier to tie than the traditional Klinkhammer. The dressing is as follows: Hook: Partridge Klinkhammer or TMC200R size to suit. …
Czech Nymph
This has become a modern-day favourite for both grayling and trout. Often fished by the Czech nymphing style it is a really good catching fly. It represents shrimp and hog lice and I suspect caddis worm also that are major staple foods for …
Klinkhamer Special
This is one of those patterns that in my opinion changed the way we think about trout and grayling fishing and gave us the ability to present an emerging fly in such a way that it is presented in the most natural manner …
Gold-Ribbed Hare’s Ear Dry Fly
This is a great all-round dry fly pattern and can be fished from size 20’s up to 10’s. I know a number of anglers who fish with nothing else but this fly just a change of size to match the hatch. You do …
Dark Olive Wet Fly
This is a great early season wet fly pattern for when the Dark Olives are hatching. It is also the basis for many other wet fly patterns where all that changes is the colour of the cock hackle. The dressing is as follows: …
Snatcher Wet Fly
This is one of the modern still water patterns that were born on the lochs of Scotland. As with many modern patterns it can be utilised to represent many emerging naturals or alternatively it can be tied with bright and shiny materials that …
