Wet flies

Flies fished subsurface, often tied with wings

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The March Brown Legacy Nov 17. 2019 Historic The March Brown is one of the all time classic fly patterns, the origin of which must go back almost centuries. Its history is told here.	The March Brown Odyssey Nov 17. 2019 Variations My venture into the history and legacy of the classic March Brown led to a whole lot of variations over the theme Se all the patterns here
Creative GeWe Wet Flies Aug 18. 2019 Belgian A wonderful little book with Belgian Geert Werbrouck's beautiful wet flies. Lots of pictures, lots of patterns, lots of tying and material tips.	Tying better flies Jan 16. 2019 Swiss/Norwegian Fabien Moulin aims to tie some really good looking flies, and ponders a bit about how to improve as a fly tyer. Read Fabien's thoughts here.

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Video Black Pennell Mar 2. 2021 Tying a Black Pennell - a more than useful trout fly	Video Blae & Black Feb 28. 2021 A traditional wetfly pattern for early spring equally good on stillwaters and rivers #wetfly #traditionalflies #flytying	Video Peter Ross Feb 28. 2021 The Peter Ross is a still water and sea trout fly that has proven to catch for many years. Originally evolved by Peter Ross of Perthshire in the nineteenth century.
Video North Country Hackles Part 2 Feb 28. 2021 North Country spider and soft hackle expert Robert L Smith in the second of his Partridge fly-tying videos showcases some of the rare and traditional soft hackle material used in the dressing of tr	Video North Country Hackles Part 1 Feb 28. 2021 North Country spider and soft hackle expert Robert L Smith in the first of his Partridge fly-tying videos showcases some of the rare and traditional soft hackle material used in the dressing of tra	Video Baby Brownie Feb 23. 2021 Winged wet fly with a brown trout resemblance. Gold mylar body Tail and Beard - mallard flank dyed wood duck Wing - bleached merganser quills dotted with black paint marker.
Video Mosca Ahogada Feb 21. 2021 Drowned Fly. Traditional fly from Leon, Spain using Gallo de Leon. This is an attempt to try and tie a traditional Spanish fly pattern from Leon using the famous Gallo de Leon.	Video Blue Dun Soft Hackle Feb 19. 2021 Soft hackle wet flies are some of the most versatile flies on the planet. This is my take on the classic Blue Dun.	Video Gold Tag Peacock Feb 14. 2021 Hanak H200 BL in size # 12. Wet in the classic version.
Video Sand Fly Feb 12. 2021 This sand fly imitation is one of two that are listed in John Reid's Clyde Style flies. It's a great fly for early to mid season fishing and well worth having in your box.	Video Duck Fly Cruncher Jan 19. 2021 Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 12 Thread, Uni-8/0 Black Tail, Light Speckled Coq de Leon or Grizzle Fibres Rib, Fine Silver Wire	Video Gartside Sparrow Jan 16. 2021 Probably Jack Gartside's best known pattern from the early seventies.
Video Dark Needle Jan 16. 2021 The dark needle is a great pattern from Edmonds & Lee's "Brook and River Trouting". It's ideal toward the end of the season and is very effective when there are small stoneflies on the water.	Video Dark Montreal Jan 12. 2021 hook mustad 3399 sizes 10 to 14, thread denville 6/0 black, tail claret color hackle fibers, rib small flat gold tinsel, body claret color floss or yarn,	Video Stone Midge Jan 9. 2021 Pritt's No.40 Stone Midge North Country Spider.

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