Griffith’s Gnat
Hook: Dry fly size 18 Silk: 8/0 Black Tail: Pearl Tinsel Body: Peacock herl Hackle: Good quality Grizzle cock hackle or saddle …
Fishing Skills Day – Part 4 – Clyde Style, Tweed Style and Down Stream Dry
Mark Roberts explains some of the different fishing styles, both old and new, that work on the Usk. …
Fishing Skills Day – Part 1 – New Zealand Style
New Zealand Style, Duo and Trio Alun Rees takes you through the makeup of the cast and the flies that he uses for this method. He then takes you through the casts needed to take the fish. …
Detached Body No-Hackle Dry Fly
Equipment Normal sewing needle. Copydex type rubberised glue. Materials Hook: Fine wire bent hook size to suit hatch. In this video, I have used a size 20 Varivas 2200 curved hook Silk: To match the hatch. I have used 70 denier UTC …
Stillborn Emerger
Hook: R200 or similarly shaped hook in a size to match the hatch (The one shown is a 16) Silk: To match the hatch. This is for a dark olive so 8/0dark olive silk was used. Extended shuck: In this pattern, I …
Elk Hair Caddis
Hook: Fine wire Kamasan B405 Size to suit hatch (12 to 18) Silk: Tan coloured 8/0 Rib: Fine gold wire Body: Hares ear or colour of dubbing to suit hatch Hackle: Palmered red game or medium-to-dark brown cock cape/saddle hackle Wing: Elk …
Lunn’s Particular
Hook: 16 to 12 down eyed dry fly hook (Kamasan B405) Silk: Tan 8/0 Tails: micro fibbetts in reddish-brown or clear Body: Stripped Rhode Island red cock hackle or red game wound on in touching turns. Wings: Dun cock hackle tips tied …
Adam’s Irresistible
Hook: Size 16 to 12 Down eyed dry fly hook (Kamasan B405) Silk: Black 8/0 Tail: Deer hair fibres Body: Spun and trimmed deer hair Wings: Grizzle or Plymouth Rock cock hackle tips Hackle: Red game cock hackle wound through the wings. …
