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Reversed Parachute Mayfly

A reversed parachute mayfly tied on a swimming nymph hook, that will give a very natural presentation. It can be fished as a dun or cripple and includes a few interesting techniques.

Thorax Dun

This easy but neat mayfly dun pattern has a couple of nice techniques and a wonderful finished footprint and profile, perfect for fooling even the most selective trout.

PT Shuttlecock

A pheasant tail shuttlecock that works well, both as an emerger and a cripple mayfly. A little nymph that floats vertically in the surface film.

Hot Spot Sedgehog

One of the best little caddis patterns around. With an additional Glo Brite hot spot, when pulled through the surface film, this will bring fish up, just about all year round.

Cruncher

An extremely popular pattern in the UK that is used from both boat and bank. The cruncher has many variants, this is the standard that can be tied on different hook weights and fished all year round.

Loop wing emerging caddis

An extremely effective caddis emerger/stillborn, that has a couple of simple but interesting techniques for the body and loop wing. Tie it in different sizes and shade to match the hatch.

Kicking Klink

A great attractor, but a little more challenging pattern than usual, with several interesting techniques that can be learned and put to good use in other patterns.

Spent Mayfly

This easy fan wing mayfly can be tied spent or as a dun, just by changing the position of the wings when mounting. Straight up for a dun, or as here out to the sides for a spent spinner.

Rusty Rat

After receiving many requests to do some salmon fly videos I have decided to do a collection of some of the most famous and fishable patterns.

Hatching Midge

A quick and easy little semi realistic hatching / cripple midge that fishes well. It also has a few nice techniques that can be employed in other patterns.

Wally Wing Fluttering Caddis

A good looking pattern that has a nice technique for a dubbed segmented body and double Wally caddis wing.

Matuka Tobis

This is a pattern I designed for sea trout fishing in the early 90s. Initially as a sand eel imitation but over the years its proven itself as a general streamer that has worked well for most trout fi...

Quick Quill Dun

This, as the name suggests, is a quick quill dun that is easy to tie and a very effective pattern for river fishing. Just change the colour and hook size to match your hatch.

Foam Daddy

The mother of all daddy's. This larger than life foam bodied daddy long legs, is a great attractor that moves a whole load of water when pulled through the surface, and will float all day long.

The Feather Bender's Flytying Techniques

The feather bender’s new book is out, and it’s fair to say I’m pretty excited about it!

Double Bubble Hopper

One of my "secret" patterns that has worked really well for me over the years, it almost makes fishing easy!

Sulphur Dun

This is a low riding pattern that works well when the sulphur mayfly (Heptagenia sulphuria) duns are on the water. The close clipped underside of the hackle makes for a very natural footprint.

Free Swimming Blood Worm

These small hemoglobin filled midge larvae are high on the list of the most important trout foods globally.

Troth Super Skater

This skater pattern from Al Troth is a simple pattern but demands a little practice. Only two small clumps of elk rump hair tied back to back make this almost unsinkable.

Quill Cul Midge

This is a quick and simple midge emerger that works well all year round. Use 3 or 4 CDC hackles for the wing, this in combination with the oversized hook makes the pattern hang vertically in the surfa...

Burn After Fishing Muddler

If you are out after attracting bigger trout the BAF is a good 'go-to' pattern for searching water. Not a challenging pattern to tie, and if you have done Zonkers & Muddlers before, you'll find it eas...

Ultra Quick Mayfly Nymph

Something for the weekend! A quick semi realistic generic mayfly nymph, that can be tied in various colours and sizes to match the hatch.

Slim Jim Stone

A quick and easy sparsely dressed adult stone fly that works well for both the early and late season hatches of needle fly.

Copper John Pheasant Tail

This slender little pheasant tail with a copper wire abdomen is a combination of two classics. A great pattern for a generic nymph, that is easy to tie, in even the smallest sizes.

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