The Deer Hair Wing Ducks Dun
This fly is a general pattern for Olive baetis flies found hatching on many rivers. It uses deer hair as a wing. The fly was tied as it was requested during a fly tying tutorial run by the club. Materials Silk – …
CDC & Elk
This pattern is one to have in your fly box for either Trout or grayling. It can be effective on both rivers and lakes. Materials Hook – Ahrex FW 503, size 16 Silk – Semperfli Nano Silk, 18/0 (30D) Body – CDC …
Duck Dun Patterns
Dave Collins gives his reasons for using this pattern. Whilst I first fly-fished back in the mid-sixties, I didn’t really get back to fly fishing regularly until the late nineties and didn’t tie my first fly until 2001. By then, I had …
Mallard and Silver
Hooks: Down-eyed wet fly sizes 6, 8, 10, 12 Tail: Golden pheasant tippet Body: Flat silver sinsel Rib: Fine round silver tinsel or wire Hackle: Black hen hackle Wing: Bronze mallard Head: Black tying silk and clear varnish Notes A much-underrated pattern …
Mallard and Claret
Hooks: Down-eyed wet fly sizes 6, 8, 10, 12 Tail: Golden pheasant tippet Body: Claret seal’s fur or substitute Rib: Fine round gold tinsel or wire Hackle: Black hen hackle or dark red game Wing: Bronze mallard Head: Black tying silk and …
Connemara Black
Hooks: Down-eyed wet fly sizes 6, 8, 10, 12 Tail: Golden pheasant crest Body: Black seal’s fur or substitute Rib: Fine round silver tinsel or wire Hackle: Blue jay tied as a beard Wing: Bronze mallard Head: Black tying silk and clear …
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 …
Polish Woven Nymph
This is a very good heavy nymph pattern which is a generic pattern imitating all manner of aquatic nymphs and caddis larva. It may be fished in the Czech nymph style or by more traditional upstream nymph or downstream nymph techniques. A …
The Shuttle or Parallel Weave
This article is not about a specific pattern but it is all about a versatile body weave which can be used to form two-tone bodies very quickly(once you have mastered the technique and practised it lots) which still have a segmented appearance. I …
