Fishing Skills Day – Part 3 – Czech Nymphing
Gary Pearson explains the technique of Czech Nymphing. …
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 …
Pot Weave Shrimp
A video showing how to complete this fly using the ‘Pot Weave’ I was asked by one of the forum members from the UK Fly Forum to put this video together so that they could perfect the Pot Weave. I have tied …
Barrie Welham Nymph
Hook: Size 16 to 12 down eyed nymph hook (Kamasan B400) Silk: Black 8/0 Tail: Globrite floss in Yellow (no10) and Red (no4) cut short. Rib: Fine gold oval tinsel Body: Brown Wool (I have used Rusty Brown Flyrite dubbing on this …
Damsel Nymph
Hook: Kamasan B175 or B400 size 10 Silk: Olive 8/0 Tail: Olive Dyed marabou Rib: Gold wire Body: Marabou plumes twisted and wound on Eyes: Red glass beads on nylon. Thorax cover: Cock pheasant tail fibres Thorax: Dark olive seals fur Head: …
Competition Damsel Nymph
Hook: Kamasan B400 size 10 Silk: Olive Tails: Olive Cock hackle fibres Rib: Gold oval Fine Body: olive seals fur or similar Wing case: Pheasant Tail Fibres Legs: Partridge neck feather dyed Olive Head: Black …
Gold Head Pheasant Tail Nymph
Hook: Kamasan B175 or B400 in size to suit (18 to 12’s) Head: Gold Bead 2mm to 5mm to suit hook Silk: Colour to suit 8/0 Tail: Pheasant tail fibres Rib: Copper wire Body: Wrapped pheasant tail fibres Thorax: Dubbed hares ear …
Gold Head Gold Ribbed Hares Ear
Hook: Kamasan B175 or B400 in sizes from 18 to 12 Silk: Olive or colour of choice 8/0 Head: Gold bead either 2mm to 5 mm depending on the size of hook Tail: Guard hairs from a Hares Mask Rib: Gold wire …
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 …
