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  The Goslings are fantastic wet mayflies, they've been around for a while and have spawned loads of variants. This yellow version is one of the earlier patterns that continues to be used to great effect to this day. Peter O'Reilly's book, The Flies of Ireland is available here https://amzn.to/3nB9UbT (amazon.co.uk) https://amzn.to/3gWZm5s (amazon.com) Materials list Hook: Kamasan B175 size 8-10 Thread: Brown Tail: Bronze mallard Rib: Oval gold Body: Golden olive seal fur Shoulder hackle: Hot orange henny cock Head hackle: Mallard dyed flou yellow To support the channel, get access to the online tying sessions and be entered into the giveaways, head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers or paypal.me/flickingfeathers and sign up

  A simple Gosling variant that Patsy Deery describes in his book Irish Mayflies. It works well as a top dropper or fished on the point. Materials list Hook: Kamasan B175 or B170 size 10-12 Thread: Brown Uni 8/0 Tail: Brown squirrel hair (or similar) Body: Natural raffia or "natural" coloured raffene Rib: Brown thread 1st hackle: Red cock 2nd hackle: Light olive cock    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