Flicking feathers

  This is a fantastic booby that will catch you fish year round. I find these larger boobies work best on the point or fished singly and really lend themselves to slightly faster retrieves that get the tail moving. For some reason I have found this particular pattern less effective when tied smaller in a competition size format. To support the channel, join the monthly tying classes and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and sign up or contribute through https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers . Materials list Hook: Kamasan B175 size 8 Thread: Olive Uni 8/0 Tail: Medium olive marabou Body: Olive chenille Rib: Med silver holographic Hackle: Grey partridge dyed yellow Eyes: 6mm yellow foam cylinder Book of the month 6 is available here https://amzn.to/3jwznCE Amazon.com https://amzn.to/3DuHvM1 Amazon UK

  The bunny bug or pike bunny is an absolute classic pike fly that has been around for decades. It may be less popular nowadays because of modern fly development but is still absolutely deadly and is ideal for days when a smaller fly is what you need, either because the fish are focused on small bait early in the season or simply because you can't get them to commit to eating a bigger fly. Tie some! To support the channel, join the online tying classes and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and sign up or donate through https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/flickingfeathers Materials List Hook: Partridge Universal Predator X size 2/0-4/0 Thread: 210 denier UTC or Danville's Flash: Polar flash or similar Tail: Magnum or Texas cut rabbit zonker Body: Magnum or Texas cut rabbit zonker

I took advantage of a break in the weather to head to a river on the outskirts of Tokyo that I hadn't fished for a couple of years because of some major construction works including a new road bridge. The fishing still hasn't recovered but there were some encouraging signs. To support my channel, join the online tying classes and enter the giveaways, head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and sign up or donate at https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/flickingfeathers Book Of The Month 6 https://amzn.to/3zwgkyc Amazon.co.uk https://amzn.to/2WyiuiE Amazon.com BOTM 1, Smallmouth is available here https://amzn.to/3wSaJAC   https://amzn.to/3vHUANX  

  BOTM 6 is available here https://amzn.to/3jwznCE Amazon.com https://amzn.to/3DuHvM1 Amazon UK This is a great book for anyone who fishes or is interested in fishing smaller - size 18 and smaller- flies. There is a tonne of useful information on gear, leaders and fishing techniques along with loads of fly patterns and well put together tying step-by-steps. Last month's BOTM is available here Amazon UK https://amzn.to/3rWdSxV Amazon.com https://amzn.to/3irdF2o