Flicking feathers

  Sadly, Malloch's of Perth which had been open for 149 years closed down this year. So it seems fitting to share this fly of P.D Malloch's, which is well worth a swim for midge and olive feeders. To support my channel, get access to the monthly tying sessions 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 10-16 Thread: Uni 8/0 black Tail: Ginger hackle fibre Tip: Silver tinsel Body: Stripped peacock quill Wing: Woodcock primary Hackle: Dun hen

  This emergent pupa is a great subsurface option in a stillwater caddis hatch and can be very effective in rivers too. To support my channel, get access to the monthly tying sessions 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 size 10-12 Thread: Uni 8/0 tan Abdomen: SLF Rib: Fine gold wire Legs: Brown fine round rubber/centipede legs Wing buds: Raffene Hackle: Brown partridge Thorax: Hare's ear dubbing

  The T&S nymph was published by Trout & Salmon magazine sometime in the 1990s and although it's fallen from favour in recent years it is a good taker of fish in both rivers and stillwaters. To support my channel, get acccess to the online tying sessions 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 10-16 (or similar) Thread: Uni 8/0 black Tail: Globrite 11 floss Abdomen: Copper wire Thorax: Hare's ear dubbing Bead: Copper (copper coloured tungsten for rivers) Hackle: Grizzle hen

  The solicitor is a lightly dressed palmer that is great for wild browns on hill lochs across Scotland and further afield. Materials list Hook: Kamasan B175 size 8-14 Thread: Uni 8/0 Black Tail: Orange hackle fibres Body: Flat gold tinsel Rib: Fine gold wire Body hackle: Ginger cock Head hackle: Furnace hen Get George Barron's book on wet flies "At the End of the Line" here https://amzn.to/3h7SiA6 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

Another old post from www.sexyloops.com   Recently I've been tying a box of flies to take to Caithness and the Hebrides once we're able to travel again and I can get to Scotland. The Hebrides, Uist's machair lochs in particular have some of the best wild brown trout fishing out there, mostly traditional wetfly, with dapping also being worth a go if you fancy something a bit different and exciting. There's nothing groundbreaking going in the box, the usual wets, snatchers, muddlers and hedgehogs mostly. Dapping flies, well you only need 2 or 3 patterns; daddies, loch ordies and maybe a tricolor or 2.  Really, whether from boat or bank,  these wild lochs are all about simple fishing, you often don't need much more than floating and intermediate lines. It's more about covering ground and finding fish.   I've almost stocked up on all my favourites, but was looking through some books and  online for some local patterns or a bit of inspiration. There are some fant

  This little winged wet is a great choice anywhere you find heather fly falling on the water. To support my channel and enter the giveaways head to Get George Barron's book on wet flies "At the End of the Line" here https://amzn.to/3h7SiA6 Materials list Hook: Kamasan B175 or 170 size 12 Thread: Uni 8/0, black Tail: Golden pheasant tippet dyed orange Rib: Fine silver wire Body: Tying thread 1st hackle: Orange hen Wing: Teal primary feather or similar 2nd hackle: Black hen To support my channel, get access to the monthly tying sessions and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers

  George Barron's Blootch is a lovely modern traditional wet. It offers a more compact form than the bumble with lots of movement in the palmered hen hackles. Get George's book "At the End of the Line" here https://amzn.to/3h7SiA6 or his other book "A Fine Line" here https://amzn.to/2Rd41SK To support my channel, get access to the monthly tying sessions 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 10-12 Thread: Uni 8/0 black Butt: Red seal's fur Body: Claret seal's fur Rib: Silver wire Body hackle: Claret & black hen Head hackle: Kingfisher blue grizzly hen