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Antron Caddis Larva

An Antron yarn segmented abdomen makes this easy caddis larva a nice alternative to dubbed bodies.

Green Drake Emerger

This green drake emerger is an effective pattern when there are prolific hatches and the fish are playing hard to get.

SBT

The SBT or 'small black thing' is a pattern that I would not go trout fishing without. This nondescript pattern works well all year round when there are small black flies on the water or when the fish...

BWO

This little blue winged olive nymph normally tied in sizes 16-20 is a quick and easy tie that works well as a generic pattern for most small mayfly nymphs.

Lightning Bug

One of the best selling nymphs in North America and rated by many as one of the top ten must have trout flies!

Large Mayfly Nymph

A mixed media nymph that is a real easy tie but still ticks all the boxes for a good large burrowing mayfly nymph imitation.

Jassid

The little Jassid is from Vince Marinaro's book A Modern Dry Fly Code and was an extremely popular pattern until Jungle cock became more difficult to obtain.

Female Caddis

This egg depositing caddis is a great pattern when the egg laying females are on the water. A simple tie that can be a game changer.

Double Decker

This is a simple technique for a double wing comparadun, that can be tied in various sizes and shades to imitate a whole load of low riding mayfly duns.

Great Grey Caddis

A large adult caddis fly for the mid summer hatch. With a wonder wing and a mixed hackle / over wing, of partridge and medium grey dun Herbert Miner rooster.

MP 2404 variant

This heavy up side down CDC mayfly nymph is a variant of Marc Petitjean's MP 2404, that incorporates an off bead used as a keel to keep the nymph fishing the correct way.

Trico Spent Spinner

A small Trico spent spinner with a neat mayfly tailing technique and a segmented moose mane hair body for a semi realistic effect.

Baetis sparkle wing

A little comparadun Baetis, that not only works very well early, but just about the whole season. With a mixed wing and a quill body. Perfect in sizes 16-18.

Skating caddis

A quick medium sized adult caddis fly that skates high, creating a nice wake, making it a great little attractor, with an interesting segmented dubbing body technique,

Paraloop Griffiths

A little different play on a Griffiths gnat. A reverse paraloop hackle that gives a deeper presentation and doubles as a quick sight indicator.

Parachute Adams

One of the true classics that works just about everywhere. This one tied with a calf body hair post, two hackles, one brown and one grizzle along with an unusual dubbing technique for a fine segmented...

Floating Mayfly Nymph

A floating CDC mayfly nymph that will fish as an emerger with the tail and abdomen under the surface, the thorax being held high with the CDC bubble wing case.

Egg Laying Caddis

One of my little deer hair patterns that is super easy to tie. All you need is a hot spot tag and a deer hair dubbing loop, for an effective pattern that floats high and dry all day long.

3M Minnow

A great little minnow pattern made from Marabou, Mylar & Mallard flank. It has worked well for sea run browns but should also be just as effective for browns and bows.

Mixed Wing Shuttlecock

A quick and easy mixed wing shuttlecock style midge emerger that is a good early season pattern and works great on still waters.

Generic mayfly nymph

A quick and easy mayfly nymph that with a little change of hook size and colour can represent many of the small mayflies in the nymphal stage.

Diawl Bach Hot Head

This little devil is probably the most popular nymph in the UK. Easy to tie, and found in many variants, this is one of my favorites, with a hot head.

CDC Bubble Caddis

An easy but effective little CDC bubble caddis pattern that can be quickly tied in various colours and sizes.

Parachute Blue Winged Olive

One of the earliest and most important mayflies for the trout fishermen. This easy tie gives a great foot print and is the perfect pattern for calmer flowing stretches of water.

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