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Tying a Threadless Buzzer with Martyn White (nymph)

Instructions for a simple, sleek buzzer imitation. The threadless buzzer offers an excellent profile, sinks quickly and is a quick durable tie. 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: Fulling Mill super grub size 8-16 or similar Body: Spanflex/Flexifloss (olive, black, brown, red, claret) Wing buds: Orange Spanflex Red marker Varnish (thick and thin )

Tying a Heather Fly Bumble with Martyn White (wet fly)

Instructions for a very effective bumble variant, This pattern is a great option any time heather flies are around, even if they aren't falling while you're fishing but the fish have become used to eating them. 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 10-14 Thread: Fire Orange Uni 8/0 Tag: Flat silver tinsel Rib: Oval silver tinsel Body: Seal fur; rear 1/3 fluo orange, front 2/3 black Body hackle: Black chinese cock Head hackle: Orange guinea fowl

Tying a Hare's Ear & Partridge Hopper with Martyn White (wet fly)

Instructions for a deadly wet fly for fishing lochs and lakes, this pattern is a great choice when fishing traditional loch style or as a dropper fly on the washing line.  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 10-14 Thread: Fire Orange Uni 8/0 Body: Light hare's ear dubbing Rib: Small oval gold tinsel Legs: Knotted pheasant tail 1st hackle: Softish barred ginger cock 2nd hackle: Brown Partridge

Tying Carnill's All Gold

Instructions for a simple but effective river bug that will catch fish all year round. Carnill's All Gold will work for trout and grayling in rivers all over. 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: Gold finished or bronze grub type, size 10-14 Thread: Uni 8/0 yellow or light cahill Weight:Gold tungsten bead Body: Translucent gold synthetic dubbing (SLF or similar) Rib: Flat gold tinsel

Tying a Flame Ke-He with Martyn White (wet fly)

Step by step instructions for a very effective variation of the Scottish classic wet 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 10-12 Thread: Fire orange Uni 8/0 Tail: Globrite floss no.7 & golden pheasant tippet dyed red Body: Peacock dyed red Hackle: Orange cock or hen

Tying a Greyboy Duckfly with Martyn White (wet fly)

Step by step instructions for a deadly greyboy imitation that can be fished wet but also works as an emerger pattern 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 B100 or FM super grub size 12-14 Thread: Uni 8/0 Olive Rib: Olive flexifloss/spanflex Abdomen: Natural grey mole fur Thorax: 90% Mole fur with 10% UV pearl ice dub or lite brite Hackle: Grizzle cock

Tying the IOBO Humpy with Martyn White (dry fly)

Step by step instructions for the IOBO humpy, a truly excellent small dry fly for trout and grayling. 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: Dry fly 16-30 Thread: GSP 18/0 body/wing: CDC feather

Tying a Rough Olive Spider with Martyn White (wet fly)

Step by step instructions for a very effective wet spider ideal for rivers and lakes. 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 weight 14-16 Thread: Olive 8/0 Tail: Olive hackle fibers Body: Olive Dubbing Rib: Gold Wire Hackle: Badger dyed olive/ Brahma hen dyed olive

Tying the Starling Tip with Martyn White (wet fly)

Step by step instructions for a classic Clyde style wet fly, the starling tip is a great pattern for the river angler's box. 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 weight 12-16 Thread: Black 8/0 Tail: Black hackle fibers Body: Black thread Wing: Starling back feather Hackle: Black hen

October Winner / November Giveaway

Winner for the October fly selection is Pfiffen.  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 . I'll select the winner for the November fly selection in early December.

Black Flashy Hopper

Step by step instructions for a deadly wet fly pattern that should be in every still water angler's box. 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 or B170 size 12 Thread: Uni 8/0 Black Body: Black dubbing Rib: Pearl tinsel Legs: Knotted pheasant tail fibre dyed black Wing: Sybai sparkle hair (midnight) Hackle: Black hen

CDC jig

Instructions for a very quick and easy euro style nymph that is increadibly effective for trout and grayling.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: Competition jig size 12-16 Weight: slotted tungsten bead Thread: 8/0 colour of choice Tail: CDC Body: CDC Hackle CDC

Crippled Midge

Instructions for a bibio version of Stan Headley's deadly  crippled midge 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: All purpose medium size 10-16 Thread: Black Uni 8/0 Breathers: White antron or poly yarn Abdomen: 3/4 black seal fur, 1/4 bright red seal fur Rib: UV buzzer wrap or pearl tinsel Hackle: Grizzle Cock Thorax: black seal fur

Delta Wing Daddy

The Delta-wing Daddy is an excellent dry fly pattern that is a bit more subtle than most other daddy long legs imitations and well worth having.  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: 2x long size 10-12 eg Kamazan B830 Thread: Black uni 8/0 Body: Mole fur WIngs: Grizzle or badger hackle tips tied in a V Legs : Knotted pheasant tail Hackle: Grizzle or badger cock