Sinister Phly

A phly for fishing on the dark side - sinister in colour

By Pete Gray

There's a dark side and a bright side...
Pete Gray

In my previous life, I did some of my best work hanging under wings in
the dark [transcontinental cargo]... That was then... This is now...

There's something compelling about fishing at O'dark thirty. Dead drifting a substantial Sinister through the mugging zone...

Subtle signs... the floating line and short leader take on a different "feel"... things go tight... line pays out into the night...

The basic foundation remains very much the same as you have seen in The Phar Side Phly... with variations in colour... darker/lighter/larger/smaller... you decide... or rather: the fish decide...

Basic tying techniques are combined to achieve a desired insinuation...

Step 1: thread Pete Gray	Step 2: tail Pete Gray	Step 3: flash Pete Gray
Step 4: more feathers Pete Gray	Step 5: bucktail Pete Gray	Step 6: more bucktail Pete Gray
Step 7: and a bit more Pete Gray	Step 8: jungle cock Pete Gray	Step 9: flatwing Pete Gray

Step 10: herl
Pete Gray

Don't be afraid of size... or darkness
Pete Gray

Location, location, location... and time on the water...

A member of the phocus group has spoken
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Sinister Phly

A phly for fishing on the dark side - sinister in colour

Phar Side Phly

Chinese White

Fly patterns

Species to catch in Denmark

What then? How to get on...

Biological Time

Les Austin

Jiggy

Stripping baskets, trays and buckets