Flicking feathers

Vince's Loudmouth  popper is a well designed popper head that makes much more noise than its size suggests, it's also Paul Arden's go to fly for giant snakehead in Malaysia's Royal Belum.  To find out more about fishing there head to www.sexyloops.com Materials list Hook: Gamakatsu B10s 2/0-1 Thread: Any 6/0 Balance: lead wire Tail: Red & olive fur or marabou Legs: Grizzly olive hackles Collar: Grizzly olive hackle Head: foam cylinder wrapped with 2mm foam 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

If you're interested in some of the most challenging and rewarding fishing head to www.sexyloops.com and see if you can get over to Belum. This simple dry fly is what Paul Arden used to crack the code on Malaysia's giant gourami. They are super  tough fish to catch, and honestly make permit look amateur.  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: Gamakatsu bonefish hook size 10 Thread: Brown 8/0 Body: Yellow foam cylinder Wing/hackle: CDC Brown marker.

The Bomber is another great dry fly for Atlantic salmon and works both skated or dead drift depending on the location and mood of the fish.  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: Long shank down eyed 12-2 (I've used a partridge bomber hook) Thread: GSP 100 den & Uni 8/0 Tail: White calf tail Wing: White calf tail Hackle: Red game saddle hackle Rib: GSP thread Body: Spun deer belly hair

The Ness C is a nice long tailed shrimp pattern from the North East of Scotland.  The fluorescent, flashy body make this a good choice for stained water or overcast days. 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: Silver double Thread: 12/0 white & 8/0 fire orange Tag: Oval silver tinsel Tail: Mix of fl. orange, fl. purple and fl. yellow bucktail Flash: Crystal hair Rib: Silver wire or oval tinsel Under body: Globrite 15 floss Rear body: Pearl tinsel Front: Globrite 15 floss 1st hackle: Fl yellow Chinese cock 2nd Hackle: Fl orange Chinese cock

The bead butt or Jennifer Lopez is a great little bug for panfish like bluegillcrappie & red ear, that also works for carp, bass and more. It should be in every warm water 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: 2x long nymph hook Weight: glass or metal bead Thread :8/0 Skirt: Silli legs Body: Ultra chenille

The Cascade is a fantastic fly from Ally Gowans that has probably overtaken the Ally's Shrimp in popularity across Scotland and beyond. It's a real confidence 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: Singles and doubles,  4-12 Thread: Black 8/0 Tag: Oval silver tinsel Tail: Orange & yellow bucktail Flash: Crystal flash Rib: Oval silver tinsel Body: Silver holographic tinsel & black floss Wing: Black fox or similar Hackle 1: Yellow cock or hen Hackle 2 Orange cock or hen

The green machine is a popular Canadian dry fly for salmon that has travels well and has taken good fish in Russia, Scotland and Scandanavia 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: Up eyed Salmon single 4-8 Thread: GSP 100 den. / black uni 8/0 Butt: Globrite floss no.12 then no.4 Tail: Crystal flash (You can also use calf tail or leave the tail off) Body: Green deer hair, spun and clipped to shape Hackle: red game saddle Rib: Tag end of GSP thread