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The Solicitor

  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

Tying a Clan Chief with Martyn White (wet fly)

The Clan Chief is a great  top dropper fly and works well for brown trout, seatrout, salmon and rainbows.  A great bumble style fly that should be in every wet fly 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 B175 8-14 Thread: Black uni 8/0 Tag: Flat silver tinsel Tail:  Fluo red over fluo yellow floss Rib: Oval silver tinsel Body: Black seal fur Body hackle: Black and red Chinese cock Head hackle: Black hen

Autumn Ordie

Instructions for Rob Denson's excellent Loch Ordie variant.  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: Kamazan B175 8-12 Thread: Black 8/0 Rear hackle: Red game, or dark ginger Hen Mid hackle: Dyed red or hot orange hen Front hackle: Black or dark brown hen

Monster Bugger

Step by step instructions for a simple but effective articulated streamer.  The double bugger, or monster bugger as some call it, is essentially the basis of many modern articulated streamers and a good starting point for anyone looking to build a collection of patterns. The materials listed below are a suggestion and can be changed/subbed to suit your needs. Materials used: Hook :Varivas 2500V SE size 4+2 Thread: 140 denier Daniville's  Tail: Marabou Flash: Sybai tinsel hair (flashabou) Body: Ice Dub Rib: Copper wire Hackle: Schlappen Articulation: 26lb beading wire and some glass beads Weight: lead eyes Head: Sybai Nymph dubbing Rubber legs