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    Snatchers are a fantastic addition to the wet fly box, filling a great niche for calmer days and midge feeding fish. Materials list Hook: Kamasan B100 10-16 Thread: Black Uni 8/0 Tag: Globrite no.4 Rib: Silver Wire Body: Claret seal fur Hackle: Claret Chinese cock or hen stripped on one side Cheeks: Jungle cock split Head: claret seal fur with a little spectra flash dubbing added To support my channel,get access to the monthly online tying sessions and enter the giveaways head to  https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers  and become a patron or support through  paypal.me/flickingfeathers

    The Machair Claret is anothe of John Kennedy's excellent wet fly patterns. It's a good choice for brown trout, seatrout and salmon in the lochs of Scotland's Western Isles and further afield. Materials List Hook: Kamasan B175 8-12 Thread Black Uni 8/0 Tail: Jungle cock, bright side down Rib: Oval gold, medium or fine Body: Dark claret seal fur Body hackle: 1 claret and 1 black chinese cock Head hackle: Long black hen To support my channel,get access to the monthly online tying sessions and enter the giveaways head to  https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers  and become a patron or support through  paypal.me/flickingfeathers

This slightly unusual looking wet fly is great in late summer when daddy longlegs are around. Materials list Hook: 2x long size 10 or 12 (tmc5262 or Kamasan B800) Thread: Brown Uni 8/0 Body: Natural raffia/natural coloured raffene Rib: Fine oval gold Body hackle: Ginger cock Shoulder hackle: Brown partridge Head hackle: Golden pheasant tippet     To support my channel,get access to the monthly online tying sessions and enter the giveaways head to  https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers  and become a patron or support through  paypal.me/flickingfeathers

The Alexandra is a wet fly that dates back to the 1860s and still deserves its space in the wetfly angler's box whether in rivers or stillwater. Material list Hook: Kamasan B175 6-14 (anything really) Thread: Black Uni 8/0 Tail:Dyed red duck slips or similar Body: Silver tinsel Rib: Silver Wire Hackle: Black hen Wing: Peacock sword-feather Cheek: As tail   To support my channel,get access to the monthly online tying sessions and enter the giveaways head to  https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers  and become a patron or support through  paypal.me/flickingfeathers

  This is a variation on the classic bloody butcher wet, the extra body hackle really beefs up the profile making it more suited to a top dropper position. Material list Hook: Kamasan B175 8-12 Thread: Black Uni 8/0 Tail: Globrite no. 4 Rib: Silver wire Body: Silver tinsel Body Hackle: Black hen Wing: Mallard blues Head hackle: Scarlet hen  To support my channel,get access to the monthly online tying sessions and enter the giveaways head to  https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers  and become a patron or support through  paypal.me/flickingfeathers

Stan Headley's Melvin Octopus is fantastic wet that works as an attractor, as a may fly and for daphnia feeders. T Materials list Hook: Kamasan B420 size 8-12 Thread: Brown Uni 8/0 Tag: Gold tinsel Tail: Globrite no.11 Rib: Oval gold Body: Golden olive seal fur Body hackle: 1 green olive and 1 golden olive Chinese cock hackle Head Hackle: Golden pheasant yellow rump feather    To support my channel,get access to the monthly online tying sessions and enter the giveaways head to  https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers  and become a patron or support through  paypal.me/flickingfeathers

  The Paisley is an Irish wet fly pattern that works well as a top dropper in midge hatches, I suspect trout eat it for balling adult midges. Materials list Hook: B175 size 10-12 Thread: Uni 8/0 black Rib: Fine oval gold Body: Light olive seal fur Body hackle: 3 badger hackles, 1 white, 1 cream, 1 biscuit yellow Head hackle: Red cock hackle To support my channel,get access to the monthly online tying sessions and enter the giveaways head to  https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers  and become a patron or support through  paypal.me/flickingfeathers

 To support my channel,get access to the monthly online tying sessions and enter the giveaways head to  https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers  and become a patron or support through  paypal.me/flickingfeathers

Stan Headley's Blushing Buzzer is a fantastic chironomid imitation for loch style fishing. It can be used like a wet fly or nymph and is deadly in a black buzzer hatch. To support my channel and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Materials list Hook: Kamasan B420 or similar size 10-14 Thread: Black 8/0 Body: Tying thread, well varnished Thorax: Peacock herl Cheeks: Globrite no.8 floss Hackle: Black hen (sparse)

Harrold's Grouse & Claret is an old seatrout pattern with the same straggly long hackled profile as the Goat's Toe or Camasunary Killer that  works well for browns, rainbows and salmon too. To support my channel and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Materials list Hook: Kamasan B175 size 8-12 Thread: Uni 8/0 black Tail: Globrite no.9 (originally phosphor yellow wool) Rib: Oval gold Body: rear 1/2 claret seal fur with peacock herl in front Hackle: Grouse neck tied long

This little yellow mayfly pattern is ideal on slightly calmer days when bigger options might just be too much. It also makes an excellent point fly. To support my channel and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Materials list Hook: Kamasan B175 size 12 Thread: Brown Uni 8/0 Tail: Pheasant tail Body: Yellow seal fur Rib: Oval gold tinsel Body hackle: Yellow Chinese cock Head hackle: Mallard flank dyed yellow

A real old fly pattern, the Bracken Clock is a highly effective beetle imitation dating back to at least the 1840s. To support my channel and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Materials list Hook: All purpose medium 12-16 Thread: Red 8/0 Body: Peacockherl twisted with red silk (I use globrite no.3 floss) Hackle: Black tipped neck feather from a cock pheasant

Merry Christmas to you all! A true classic, the mallard and claret is a great wet fly for browns, seatrout and salmon. To support my channel and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Materials list Hook: Kamasan B175 8-14 Thread: Uni 8/0 black Tail:Golden pheasant tippets Rib: Oval gold tinsel Body: Claret seal fur Hackle: Black, claret or red game hen Wing: Bronze mallard Cheeks: Jungle cock (optional)

The Allie Hardy is a nice aggressive top dropper pattern hailing from the Shetland  Islands. It's a proven taker of fish across Scotland, Ireland and further afield. To support my channel and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Materials list Hook: Kamasan B175 10-12 Thread: Olive Uni 8/0 Tail: Globrite no 11 Rib: Gold wire Body: Mix of olive and fiery brown seal fur Hackles: Olive and fiery brown cock hackle

The Aberdeen Angus is a nice palmer fly that generally performs well on the bob probably best fished as a sedge imitation or attractor pattern. To support my channel and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Materials list Hook: Kamazan B175 size 10-12 Thread: Uni 8/0 Light Cahill (original calls for brown) Tail: Ginger hackle fibers Body: 3 parts; yellow, hot orange and red seal fur Rib 1: Fine flat gold tinsel Rib 2: 4lb mono Body hackle: Ginger cock hackle Head hackle: Ginger hen

The Professor is a Scottish wet fly dating back to the 1800s.  Although not that commonly used nowadays, it  remains a solid fish catcher and a good middle dropper in a mayfly hatch. To support the channel and be eligible for giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Materials list Hook: Kamasan B175 8-14 Thread: Light cahill and black uni 8/0 Tail: Red hackle fibers Rib: Flat gold tinsel Body: Yellow floss Hackle: Brown hen Wing: Mallard flank feather

The Clan Chief is a great  top dropper fly and works well for brown trout, seatrout, salmon and rainbows.  A great bumble style fly that should be in every wet fly box. To support the channel and be eligible for giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Materials list Hook: Kamasan B175 8-14 Thread: Black uni 8/0 Tag: Flat silver tinsel Tail:  Fluo red over fluo yellow floss Rib: Oval silver tinsel Body: Black seal fur Body hackle: Black and red Chinese cock Head hackle: Black hen

Frankie McPhillips' adaptations of the stimulator have been around for a while now and become firmly established as great options for both mayfly and sedge hatches in a good wave. To support the channel and be eligible for giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers   Materials list  Hook: Kamasan B175 10-12 Thread: Uni 8/0, black Tail: Roe deer dyed golden olive Body: Hot honey olive seal fur  Rib: Fine gold wire Body hackle: Grizzly dyed WOIGO Wing: Roe deer dyed golden olive Front hackle: Badger dyed hot orange

The Fionn Spider is a great attractor wet fly that also works well fished behind a lure or booby and is just as good for rainbows as it is for browns. To support the channel and be eligible for giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers   Materials list  Hook: Kamasan B175 10-12 Thread: Chartreuse/black 8/0 Tail: Glo-brite 11 Rear body: Glo-brite 11 Front Body: Black seal fur RIb: Oval silver Hackle: Long black hen Cheeks: Jungle cock

The Bruiser is one of the Kingsmill bumbles, but is less well known than the others for some reason. However, it is a deadly fly and shouldn't be overlooked. Below I've listed the materials for this variant and the original.  To support the channel and be eligible for giveaways head to https:// www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers   Materials list (variant) Hook: Kamasan B175 8-12 Thread: Black uni 8/0 Tail: Glo-brite 14 Body: Dubbing mix 60 percent gentian blue seal, 20% flax blue wool, 15% blue spectra flash, 5% Glo-brite 14 Rib: Oval silver tinsel Hackles: Black and gentian blue chinese cock. Original Hook: Kamasan B175 8-12 Thread: Black uni 8/0 Tail: Flax blue wool Body: Gentian blue wool Rib: Oval silver tinsel Hackles: Black and gentian blue chinese cock.