Wet flies

Tyed for the Bristol Reservoir Fly Fishers Association Demo Night November 2021.

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This is a very successful Pattern for a Competition

Hook size 10
Thread Red 8/0
Body Lime Green Organza Ribbon
Wing White Marabou
Red Holo Cheeks

Irish Lough Wet Fly..

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Sprite Dry Bronze #14
Semperfli Waxed Thread 12/0
Ephemera Pure Silk Thread
Muskrat Dubbing
Hen Rooster Cape

A lovely looking Dabbler wet fly tied by Davie McPhail.

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A truly quick and easy pattern to tie with a couple of nifty techniques, that create a wonderful translucency when wet.

Tying a Silver Bodied Clan Chief wet fly

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Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 10
Thread, Uni-8/0 Fire Orange
Tail. Bronze Mallard Fibres
Rib, Small Oval Gold Tinsel

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Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 12
Thread, Uni-8/0 Red
Tail, Red Wool
Rib, Small Oval Gold Tinsel
Body, Gold Tinsel and Red Wool

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Partridge Partridge Trout Spider #14
Ephemera Pure Silk Thread
English Partridge Full Skin
Muskrat Dubbing
Peackock Herl

One of the iconic American fancy wet flies. Tied on a # 10 Mustad R70 wet fly hook.

One of the classic generic nymphs. Although originally designed to imitate a cased cassis fly, the Zug Bug has proven its effectiveness over many decades.

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Hook, Fulling Mill Sper Grub size 12
Thread, Uni-8/0 Olive
Ribs, Small Gold Wire and Medium UTC Opal Mirage Tinsel
Bidy, Olive Diamond Brite Dubbing

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I love Cutcliffe and his 1863 book "The Art of Trout Fishing on Rapid Streams". I also love Tenkara.

This is a Roger Woolley pattern. He was a professional fly dresser from the UK who was a big fan of West Country or Devon style stiff hackle wet flies. HC Cutcliffe is perhaps the

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This is tied as listed in Ray Bergman's "Trout".