Claret Dabler
Hook: Size 10 Kamasan B400 or B175 Silk: Red 8/0 Tail: Bronze Mallard fibres Rib: Gold Oval Body: Dark Claret Seals Fur Hackle: Palmered claret dyed cock or saddle hackle Underwing: Folded Bronze Mallard Wing: Folded Bronze Mallard Head: Red …
Simple Black Shuttlecock Buzzer
Hook: Size 24 to 16 dry fly or curved fine wire such as Varivas Silk: 14/o black sheer Wing/Plume: CDC feathers tied forward. Thorax: Rabbit or rodent hair scrapped and dubbed by dubbing loop. …
V Midge
Hook: Midge hook size 30 to 24 Silk: Black 14/0 Tail: As silk Body: As silk Wing: Fine deer hair (muntjac if possible) …
Turck Tarantula
Alan Parfitt ties the Turks-tarantula on video for you. Hook Long shank 4-12 Thread Any colour Tail Golden pheasant tippet Body Yellow fly foam or dubbing Rib(optional) Copper wire Wing White calf tail or similar Collar Natural deer hair Use part of …
Kite’s Pheasant Tail Nymph
Hook: 18 to 12 down eye nymph (B175 or B170) Tying Thread: .125 copper fuse wire Body. Centre pheasant tail fibres …
Wye Thunder
A pattern local to the River Wye Hook: Either Double or Treble of a size to suit conditions Silk: Black 8/0 Body: Black Floss Rib: Silver oval tinsel Throat Hackle: Orange Cock tied as a beard Wing: Yellow bucktail under Black bucktail …
Lightning Bug
This is a great pattern from North America for fishing heavy tailwater or in floods. It also has its uses as a pin fry imitation on both rivers and still waters. Hook: Kamesan B400 or 175 or similar in sizes 12 through …
Rogan’s Gadget
This is a fly that was originally designed for Sewin (Sea trout) but has proved more than its worth for bass and other saltwater species. Hook: Any long shank from 14 through to 4. The one shown is a size 10 Kamasan …
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