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  This Dark Olive is a version of the Cathal Rush Pattern listed in Peter O'Reilly's Flies of Ireland. It's a good early season fly, especially when the large olives are hatching. The Red game hackle blends fantastically with the dark olive dubbing to give a great illusion of life. Just enough light transmission for a 'glow' around the edge of the strong silhouette when viewed from below. Fish it on the top dropper. Peter's book is available here https://amzn.to/3nB9UbT (amazon.co.uk) https://amzn.to/3gWZm5s (amazon.com) Material list Hook: Kamasan B175 size 8-14 Thread: Brown or olive Uni 8/0 Tag: Mirage tinsel Tail: GP tippet dyed hot orange& Globrite no. 7 Rib: Copper wire Body: Dark or sooty olive seal fur Body hackle: Red game cock Wing: Bronze mallard Head hackle: Red game hen To support the channel, get access to the monthly tying sessions, members only content and enter giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and sign up o

  The Blue Zulu is a great wet fly for the wild lochs whether chasing brown trout, seatrout or salmon. To support my channel, join the Monthly online fly tying classes and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Stan Headley's book Trout and Salmon Flies of Scotland is available from my amazon link here https://amzn.to/3CBbMIz Materials list Hook: Kamasan B175 size 8-14 Thread: Black Uni 8/0 Tail: Fl. red wool Body: Black seal fur Rib: Silver tinsel Body hackle: Black hen Head hackle: Blue 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

    The Machair Claret is anothe of John Kennedy's excellent wet fly patterns. It's a good choice for brown trout, seatrout and salmon in the lochs of Scotland's Western Isles and further afield. Materials List Hook: Kamasan B175 8-12 Thread Black Uni 8/0 Tail: Jungle cock, bright side down Rib: Oval gold, medium or fine Body: Dark claret seal fur Body hackle: 1 claret and 1 black chinese cock Head hackle: Long black hen To support my channel,get access to the monthly online tying sessions and enter the giveaways head to  https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers  and become a patron or support through  paypal.me/flickingfeathers

  This is a variation on the classic bloody butcher wet, the extra body hackle really beefs up the profile making it more suited to a top dropper position. Material list Hook: Kamasan B175 8-12 Thread: Black Uni 8/0 Tail: Globrite no. 4 Rib: Silver wire Body: Silver tinsel Body Hackle: Black hen Wing: Mallard blues Head hackle: Scarlet hen  To support my channel,get access to the monthly online tying sessions and enter the giveaways head to  https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers  and become a patron or support through  paypal.me/flickingfeathers