Split Winged Dry Fly This article and video will explain to you how to tie this pattern with a single feather for the wing. Materials Hook: Partridge Dry fly barbless size 18 but to suit [...]

Traditional Tenkara Fly A tenkara pattern tied on a traditional blind eyed hook.   Materials Hook: Traditional blind eyed tenkara hook size 12 Silk: Uni thread 8/0 coloured olive Hackle: Furnace hen cape Thorax: Hare's [...]

Olive Tenkara Fly An article explaining how to tie Tenkara flies on eyed hooks Materials Hook: Tiemco BL 209 size 12 Silk: Uni thread 8/0 coloured olive Hackle: Furnace hen cape Thorax: Hare's ear dubbing

Green Bodied Willie Gun Materials Hook: Single or double of size to suit conditions Silk: Red or flou red Tag: Gold oval Rib: Gold Oval Body: Green holographic tinsel Hackle: Tied in as a collar [...]

Silver Wilkinson (Hair Wing) This is a video description of a salmon fly pattern. Tying Materials: Hook: double or single of your choice. (In the video I have used a Ken Sawada double size 10) [...]

Pink Czech Nymph Here's the video showing you how to tie a Pink Czech Nymph. Perfect for Grayling or Trout. Hook: Barbless Czech nymph hook size 10 to 6 Silk:Flour red 8/0 Rib 1: Invisible [...]

Red Maggot Here is a video of how to tie the Red Maggot, perfect for Grayling and Trout. Hook size 10 Czech nymph hook Silk: 8/0 flo red Underbody: Lead wire Over body: Cream coloured [...]

Simple Nymph Pattern Here is a video for a simple nymph pattern for the Grayling. It will also work nicely for trout. Hook size: 14 barbless Partridge Head: Tungsten bead 2mm Silk: as body material [...]

Chironomid Emerger Tied by Gareth Lewis Dressing Hook: curved hook of your choice size's 22 to 16 Silk: Black thread Body: as silk Thorax: Rabbit Mask or Hares ear pricked out. Wing: Micro Krystal flash [...]

Chironomid Pupa Tied by Gareth Lewis Dressing Hook: Daichi emerger or R200 size 22 Silk: 14/0 sheer coloured black Body:  as silk Wing: Micro krystal flash Thorax: Peacock herl

Tied by Gareth Lewis Dressing: Hook:TMC 101 size 24 or smaller if you wish Silk: 17/0 Tails: Silver Dun micro fibbetts Body: Superfine dubbing Wing: Aero Dry wing To see Gareth tie this simple but [...]

Dave Collins - 2010 Most of you lucky folk who fish the Gwent Angling Society waters on the Usk will have fished a big Grannom (Brachycentrus subnubilis) hatch for much longer than I - I [...]