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Ivens Brown & Green

Tom Iven's brown and green has been around since the 60s and although it has fallen out of popularity with many, it remains an absolutely fantastic stillwater trout fly for both large and small waters.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: Wet fly 8-16 (Kamazan B175 or similar) Thread: 8/0 Uni black Tail: 4-5 peacock herls Body: Olive and brown ostrich herls wound together Rib: Gold tinsel or wire Back: As tail Head: Peacock herl

Tying Room Tour

A quick lockdown video, giving you guys a look round the Flicking Feathers nerve center. Hopefully it's enjoyable and gives you some insight into sorting and storing your materials. 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

Stokoe Shrimp

Here's a nice little shrimp fly that works well across the north of England and Scotland and is well worth a place in the box.  I've adjusted the proportions a little as I think the slimmer more tapered fly swims better, but the fish probably don't mind. 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: Salmon single, double or treble Thread: Hot orange 8/0 Tail: Brownish hair from the back of an orange bucktail Body: Copper holographic tinsel Rib: silver wire Wing: Dyed ginger shadow fox

Loudmouth Toman Popper

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

Paul's Termite

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.

Orange Bomber

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

Ness C

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