The General Practitioner

The General Practitioner has fallen from favour a bit in recent years but is still well worth a place in your box. To enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron

Materials list
Hook: Single, double or treble of your choice
Thread: 8/0 uni fire orange
Tag: Oval gold tinsel
Tail: orange bucktail,
pig bristle (optinal),
orange crystal flash (optional)
golden pheasant tippet
golden pheasant breast feather.
Body: Hot orange seal fur
Rib: Oval gold tinsel
Hackle: Orange chinese cock hackle
Wings: Golden pheasant tippet with a red breast feather over

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Partridge & Yellow

The light partridge and yellow really is a deadly North country spider. Despite its simplicity, this fly is a great taker of both trout and grayling and frankly, the partridge and yellow should be in every river angler's 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 B170 size 14 Thread: Yellow silk (waxed) Hackle: Grey speckled partridge

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Killer bug

Frank Sawyer's Killer bug is as effective now as ever, it's a quick, durable tie that works year round for trout and grayling in all kinds of waters from chalkstreams to peaty freestones. 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: B170/B175 or similar size 12-16 Thread: Dark reddish copper wire Body: Chadwick's 477 sub- any brownish, pinky grey yarn

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