Spinner Patterns for the River Usk
Red Spinner Hook: To suit the hatch. This one is a dry/emerger size 16 Tying Silk: Red 8/0 Tails: Microfibbets white or cream Wings: Siliconised polypropylene or similar. Oliver Edwards Spinner (variant) Hook: Any dry/emerger to suit hatch this is a size …
Cul de Canon
This is another great fly from Gwilym Hughes and, in fact, is the pattern that won him honours at the 1998 River International on the River Tweed, and also ensured that Wales were overall champions. The fly was inspired by the Greenwell’s …
Dry Fly on the River Usk
The flies will be subject of a later article. This beauty weighed about 2lbs 8oz and was a cracker of a fish caught off-camera during his first couple of casts in 6″ of water with the fly shown on the video. He …
Spring Trout Fishing on the River Usk
What a fantastic time of year this is. The end of the winter has almost come with the usual upsets in the weather but the long dark nights are starting to draw out and those feelings of excitement at catching the first …
Parachute Adams
This is a cracking pattern for both Brown Trout and Grayling. Hook: Downeyed dry fly sizes 20 to 14 Silk: Primrose yellow and Danville’s Spider Web Tail: Either Grizzle or Red Game Body: Grey under fur from a rabbit skin or mole …
Klinkhamer Selection
Detailed below is a selection of Klinkhamer-style patterns tied by Alun Rees for you to try. This is a great pattern for both trout and grayling alike. To see the tying process go to the Klinkhamer Tying Video. All you need to …
F Fly Selection
All the F Fly patterns below have been tied and photographed by Alun Rees. There are plenty of them for you to play with. The F Fly is one of the simplest patterns to tie and is very successful for both grayling and …
Tying a Klinkhamer
Hook: Partridge of Redditch Klinkhamer code GRS15ST. These have been developed since the original fly was tied and are bigger in size than you think. Size 18 is similar to size 14. You may also use Tiemco TMC 200R’s but if you …
