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Karat Fly

There are plenty of big fish coming out of the larger Stillwaters. I would bet a pound to a pinch of salt they are falling to patterns not dissimilar to this!

Ke He Variation

Is there still room in modern fly boxes for the old tried and trusted patterns? Invented in the 1930s by Mr Kemp(KE) and Mr Heddle (HE), this was a fly for the lochs of the Isles of Orkney, off the no...

Textreme Cormorant

Hook - Hanak H266 #10 Thread - Semperfli Nano Silk 12/0 Black Body - Textreme Magic Tinsel Rib - Textreme Magic Tinsel Thorax - Peacock Herl (Dyed Black)

Jingle Hammer

Hook - Hanak H330 BL #10 Thread - Fish On UTS Black Tail - Coq De Leon Rib - Stripped Peacock Herl Body - Troutstalkers Possum Natural

Pimped Hares Ear

Hook - Hanak H260 BL #12 Thread - Semperfli Nano Silk 12/0 Black Tail - Hares Mask Body - UTC Opel Mirage Rib - Hares Ear caught in a dubbing loop

Suggestive Emerger

OK, Lockdown Fly Tying Day whats it all about? I have got together with several other YouTubers to bring you a day of fly tying videos.

Emerging/Spent LDO

Hook: Hanak H360 BL #12 Thread: UTC 140D Olive Rib: Fish On Silver Wire 0.14 Thorax: Snowshoe (dyed olive) Wing: Troutline Campbell Tan CDC

Scruffy March Brown.

It’s easy to get frustrated with winged wet flies it’s not the simplest of fly tying tasks. The rub is though do you really think the fish care if you have married up your slips?

Jingler (LDO Variation)

I was put onto the Jingler by Steve Cullen for early season trout. It can be tied to suit your needs for Large Dark Olives or March Browns.

How to tie a Freestyle Wet Fly

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.

Grunter

The Grunter is a bit of a beast of a dry fly. This is a great fly to use for early season Brown Trout on the river or when fishing a sedge hatch during the summer on the Stillwaters around the UK. I...

Terrestrial Ant

A simple Ant pattern, terrestrial insects live outside the water. If they fall into the water due to carelessness or are blown on at certain times of the year (Summer & Autumn), they are a most welcom...

Fancy Buzzer

I worked for some time to try and get this fly right and after several attempts and variations I have settled on this.

IPN Cat Varient

There are so many great patterns for this time of year I am going to try and concentrate in the next few weeks to share them with you.

Zonker with dumbbell resin eyes

This shows how I tie a Zonker fly it does not resemble the original pattern very closely but is tied in the Zonker style.

Grafham Suspender Shrimp

Shrimps are an important part of the trouts diet and nowhere is that truer than Grafham Water. The sport at this time of year is legendary and some huge fish can be fooled by a cleverly presented fly....

The Candy Floss Booby

This fly has been in my armoury for over 20 years it is without doubt the most effective fly in my stillwater boxes.