Videos by The feather bender

A very attractive grayling and trout soft hackle spider. Although very simple this deadly pattern is a true classic.

A great little Ginger Quill emerger that is very quick to tie. An effective midge or small mayfly emerger that works all year round.

An unusual Slow Water caddis dry fly pattern with a double wing and dense hackle made for those days when the fish are rising steady.

One of the flies that No fly box should be without! This simple but classic dry fly pattern can imitate just about everything on the water that is black and can be fished the whole year round.

A lovely little Caddis with three nice techniques for the body, wing and hackle. This pattern can be used for any of the smaller caddis species.

A small fresh water shrimp that has accounted for many a fish. My favourite colours are a grey brown and this pink one I tie here.

A pattern for the arrival of the first caddis of the year. A quick almost unsinkable pattern with a little hot spot and a buggy / leggy appearance.
Hook: Mustad Heritage R50X # 14

The One and Only midge is a must have pattern and it comes with a fishing guarantee, You will catch fish with this fly!

Another fishy pattern that uses deer hair, moose mane and CDC for a great emerger that can be used for both caddis and mayfly hatches.

This is probably the most important and universal mayfly dun that you can have in your box!

A very quick and easy tie for a super effective Euro Nymph. If you are looking for an all round jig that works well, you need look no further!

An absolute must pattern if you are fishing mayfly hatches! Some very different and interesting techniques for this unusual parachute pattern.

A simple black midge emerger that is extremely effective, wether tied on a lighter hook and fished dry, just hanging in the surface, or deeper under the surface as a wet or just below as an emerge

A pattern from Gordon Van Der Spuy's book The Feather Mechanic, is a simple and quick damsel nymph that has lots of movement.

We all know the original Dyret pattern from Gunnar Bingen, but heres a pattern that I have been playing with the past two seasons that has been a killer for wild brown trout.

Heres a quick and useful hackle technique that can be used for all types of hackle.

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A simple technique for tying a spider hackle. Using a grey speckled partridge hackle, that you will find located on the neck or back of a Hungarian or English partridge skin.