Jan 11. 2021 Hatching Midge "Big flies big fish" is not always correct, sometimes even the largest trout can be selective on micro-flies such as mosquitoes and caenis.
Jan 5. 2021 Cripple Peccary All materials are natural and beautiful to tie with. Brown hackle for the tail, grizzly hackle, elk hair and peccary for the body.
Oct 17. 2020 Tripod Emerger Tying and fishing a great dry fly for fast flowing riffles. Tied with a poly-yarn loop wing and legs the Tripod Emerger has three points of buoyancy to keep it afloat in fast water.
Sep 12. 2020 Pheasant Tail Shuttlecock The shuttlecock is one of the most popular still water dry flies with good reason.
Sep 12. 2020 CDC Emerger Mayfly A superb little CDC generic mayfly emerger that ticks all the boxes when the hatch is on. Tied in most sizes and colour combinations this is one of my top trout flies. Visit my site
Sep 5. 2020 AP Pontoon Emerger One of the legacy patterns from the late Andre Puyans. An ultra simple may fly emerger that only requires basic skill and materials.
Aug 28. 2020 Soft Hackle Emerger One of my favorite Autumn patterns to fish. A soft hackle emerger that incorporates some classic materials and a couple of useful techniques.
Aug 7. 2020 Successful Skinny Klinkhammer One of my favourite, works really well till the end of the season. Hook size 12-14 Thread Black Post White Floating Yarn Thorax Black Hare's Ear Dubbing Mix
Jul 21. 2020 MIDJ Emerger Indicator A versatile pattern for lakes and rivers. Fish the MIDJ with a buzzer underneath on small stillwaters or with a small weighted nymph on the river.
Jul 18. 2020 CDC Emerger A very simple but yet effective, all CDC emerger that uses a few nice CDC techniques for a super buoyant Hi-Vis emerger. Visit my site
Jul 7. 2020 Delta Wing Tying and fishing a dry fly that imitates both an emerger and a spinner. An easy to tie dry fly that's great for prospecting the water when no fish are rising.
Jun 22. 2020 Blue Winged Olive Emerger A Blue Winged Olive emerger fly fishing pattern, which works really well on rivers for trout and grayling when BWOs are hatching.
Jun 20. 2020 Film Critic Emerger Thanks go out to Dave Allison for sharing the Film Critic with all of us. This Bob Quigley emerger has fooled a lot of fish over the years, and Dave's techniques and tips are excellent.
May 9. 2020 All Purpose Emerger Without doubt one of my absolute most productive trout & grayling patterns.
May 6. 2020 Olive Shuttlecock Materials Used; Hooks, Tiemce 2487 BL size 22 and Fulling Mill Short Shank Special size 14 Thread, UTC 70 Yellow Olive Body, Uni-Mylar Clear
May 5. 2020 Yellow May Emerger A tried and tested Yellow May emerger fly pattern, which covers the emerging / hatching stage of the Yellow May Dun. It would also cover you for the Sulphur Dun fly hatch.
Apr 30. 2020 RS 2 The RS 2 or Ray's Semblance 2 is, in my humble opinion, one of the best fishing flies ever designed. If you haven't fished with the RS 2, you don't know what you have been missing.
Apr 27. 2020 Emergent Sparkle Pupa Gary LaFontaine's little emerger that has become a modern classic. This simple technique shows you how to create the gas filled shuck case of an emerging caddis fly to great effect.
Apr 18. 2020 Shiney Hiney Caddis Pupa Detailed instructions for tying a Shiney Hiney Caddis Pupa. Tying table by TieCraft: Tool Caddy by John Wester: johnnwester@gmail.com