Wet flies

Flies fished subsurface, often tied with wings

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Grouse & Yellow and a Grouse & Orange

Jan 10. 2020
Tying two wet/soft hackle flies using just the one Grouse feather..
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How to tie a Freestyle Wet Fly

Jan 9. 2020
I have done it myself! Don't have the right materials for a certain fly so why bother? Well, you can still create a fly for catching fish by just using what you have to hand.
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Cock Robin Dabbler Variant

Jan 8. 2020
The tying of the Irish Lough Fly "The Cock Robin". This tying is a Dabbler style variant using Vicuna Dubbing and Irish Golden Olive dyed Bronze Mallard and Grey Partridge
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Hares Ear Wet Fly

Dec 19. 2019
Detailed instructions for tying a Hare's Ear Wet Fly.
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Dunkeld Octopus

Dec 18. 2019
Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 10 Thread, Uni-8/0 Fire Orange Tag, Medium Gold Holographic Tinsel
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Sunburst Olive Kate Muddler

Dec 16. 2019
Materials Used,
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Clan Chief

Dec 4. 2019
The Clan Chief is a great top dropper fly and works well for brown trout, seatrout, salmon and rainbows. A great bumble style fly that should be in every wet fly box.
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Grace Kelly

Nov 30. 2019
The Grace Kelly is an excellent Irish mayfly pattern. It tends to work best on the point or middle dropper.
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Golden Olive & Dark Barred Ginger Bumble

Nov 26. 2019
Here is a nice bumble variation that has worked well for me on the Irish loughs and lochs across Scotland. I'm sure it'll be worth a try more widely.
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Mini Stick

Nov 26. 2019
The mini stick is a great little variation on the stick fly caddis pattern. It works great fished in a team of wets, nymphs or in the washing line.
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Aberdeen Angus

Nov 23. 2019
The Aberdeen Angus is a nice palmer fly that generally performs well on the bob probably best fished as a sedge imitation or attractor pattern.Step by step instructions for a very effective wet spi
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Peacock and Orange Octopus

Nov 23. 2019
Tying a Peacock and Orange Octopus
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Qualifier

Nov 21. 2019
Somewhere between a wet fly and a mini-lure Davie Chalmers' Qualifier is a great point fly option late in the season, especially effective for fry feeders.
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Bracken Clock

Nov 20. 2019
A real old fly pattern, the Bracken Clock is a highly effective beetle imitation dating back to at least the 1840s.
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Yellow Dun Spider

Nov 18. 2019
The yellow dun is a fairly common mayfly that, contrary to popular mythology, trout love to feed on.

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