The Zlon Dry Fly
Hook: To suit the hatch. On this tutorial I have used an SLD barbless dry fly hook size 14: Silk: White uni thread or 14/0 white sheer Tail: Coq de Leon under some of the winging material Body: Dubbing to suit the …
The Quill Bodied CDC Dry Fly
Hook: Partridge SLD fine dry barbless or similar Silk: White uni thread 70 denier or similar Tail: Coq de Leon fibres Body: Stripped Peacock tail herls Thorax: Fox squirrel fibres or alternatively hares ear Wing: 4 X CDC Feathers tied back to …
Black and Yellow Intruder-Style Salmon Fly
Mount Materials Thread: Veevus GSP 30d thread Waddington Shank or Intruder shank length of choice Wire: Hareline Senyo’s thin Intruder wire (Colour of your choice) Eyes: Optional but normally 3.3mm dumbbell eyes Hook: Partridge Patriot size 6 Intruder hook (single) Tying Materials …
Tying the Quill-Bodied Emerger
Tying Materials Silk: 70 denier uni-nylon coloured white Wing: CDC either natural or dyed (4 feathers) Hook: Partridge Emerger size 16 (or size to suit the hatch) Tail: Coch De Leon Fibres Body: Either natural stripped quill from the eye feather from …
March Brown Wet Fly
Hook: Varivas 2410 wide gape or any wet type fly hook size 10 or 12 Silk: 8/0 primrose wispa Tail: fibres from a partridge tail Rib: silk floss which has been spun Body: Hares mask from between the eyes Beard: Partridge neck …
March Brown Dry Fly
Hook: Partridge Patriot Fine Dry (SLD) size 12 or 10 Silk: Primrose 8/0 wispa Tail: Brown micro fibbetts Rib: Brown 3lb maxima Body: A 2:1 mix of March brown superfine and Orange sulphur superfine dubbing. Wing: Lemon wood duck tied as a …
Greenwell Spider
Hook: Partridge spider hook size 14. It can be tied on 16’s and 12’s as well if desired Silk: Pearsall’s Primrose Silk waxed with dark cobblers wax Rib: Fine gold wire Hackle: Furnace hen hackle wound …
Dark Olive Wet Fly
Hook: Varivas 2400 Wet size 14 or similar wet fly hook Silk: Primrose yellow 8/0 wispa Tail: Dyed Olive cock hackle Body: Stripped quill feather varnished Hackle: Tied in as a beard cock hackle dyed olive as the tail Wing: Slips of …
Orange-Beaded Hare’s Ear Shrimp
Hook: Partridge Czech Nymph hook size 10 Silk: Sheer 14/0 coloured primrose yellow Bead: 3.8mm tungsten bead coloured orange Rib: Gold oval tinsel Body: Hare’s Ear dubbing Thorax: UV Ice dubbing colour code 10 …
Pink Shrimp
Hook: Partridge Patriot barbless Czech Nymph size 10 Head: 3.5mm Tungsten bead coloured pink. Silk: 14/0 sheer colour of choice Shell Back: Pink Mylar UV band 2mm Rib: 0.14 red copper wire Body: Rabbit fur dubbing dyed pink Thorax: Spectra Dubbing dyed …
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