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  This traditional Welsh wet fly works well in a sedge hatch or as a more general prospecting fly. It's not particularly flashy or bright, but it certainly looks like food. The original pattern calls for bright red silk as the rib, but I like the effect of the Globrite. In George Barron's book, he lists a pattern with a red holographic rib which is a nice variation too. Materials List Hook: Kamasan B175 or B170 size 10&12 Thread: Uni 8/0 red Rib: Globrite no.4 Body: Hare's fur dubbing Hackle: Brown partridge Wing: Slips from hen pheasant primary   To support my channel , get access to the monthly tying sessions and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers

  The Anti-static Buzzer has become well established as a fantastic midge imitation. The body material does a great job of representing the trapped gases in an emerging pupa. Materials List Hook: B175 size 8-14 Thread: Uni 8/0 black Rib: Red wire Body: Strip cut from an anti static bag Breathers: White marabou Wing buds: Fl orange angel hair Thorax cover: Mirage tinsel   To support my channel , get access to the monthly tying sessions and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers

 The Kate McLaren is a fantastic wet fly that you'll find in almost every Scottish wet fly box.  It has become popular across the British isles and is certainly worth tying.  To support my channel, get acces to the monthly tying sessions 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 8-14 Thread: Black Uni 8/0  Tag: silver tinsel Tail: Golden Pheasant Tippet Rib: Fine oval silver Body: Black seal fur Body hackle: Black cock Head hackle: Red game cock or 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 A simple, classic that just works. Nothing more to say really, tie bibios and fish them. Materials list Hook: Kamasan B175 size 8-14 Thread: Black Uni 8/0 Rib: Silver wire or oval tinsel Body: In 1/3 bands, Black seal fur, red/orange seal fur, black seal fur Body hackle: black cock Head hackle: Black hen

The Hypocrite, or Hypocrite's Flee is a pattern I tied many years ago and has a bit of a funny story behind the name. It's shown itself to be a great taker of both wild and stocked fish from the Orkneys and Shetlands to the reservoirs of southern England. Materials List Hook: Kamasan B175 size 10 Thread: Danville's or UTC 140 FLuo fire orange Tail: Sunburst marabou Rib: Gold wire Body: Tying thread Body hackle: Fluo orange Chinese cock (oversized) Head hackle: Partridge dyed orange    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

   Frankie McPhillips' adaptations of the stimulator have been around for a while now and become firmly established as great options for both mayfly and sedge hatches in a good wave. Materials list Hook: Kamasan B170 10-12 Thread: Uni 8/0, black Tail: Deer hair dyed fluo red Body: Claret seal fur Rib: Fine gold wire Body hackle: Claret cock Wing: Roe deer dyed claret Front hackle: Grizzly dyed blue 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

  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

    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

The Alexandra is a wet fly that dates back to the 1860s and still deserves its space in the wetfly angler's box whether in rivers or stillwater. Material list Hook: Kamasan B175 6-14 (anything really) Thread: Black Uni 8/0 Tail:Dyed red duck slips or similar Body: Silver tinsel Rib: Silver Wire Hackle: Black hen Wing: Peacock sword-feather Cheek: As tail   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

Stan Headley's Melvin Octopus is fantastic wet that works as an attractor, as a may fly and for daphnia feeders. T Materials list Hook: Kamasan B420 size 8-12 Thread: Brown Uni 8/0 Tag: Gold tinsel Tail: Globrite no.11 Rib: Oval gold Body: Golden olive seal fur Body hackle: 1 green olive and 1 golden olive Chinese cock hackle Head Hackle: Golden pheasant yellow rump feather    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

  The Paisley is an Irish wet fly pattern that works well as a top dropper in midge hatches, I suspect trout eat it for balling adult midges. Materials list Hook: B175 size 10-12 Thread: Uni 8/0 black Rib: Fine oval gold Body: Light olive seal fur Body hackle: 3 badger hackles, 1 white, 1 cream, 1 biscuit yellow Head hackle: Red cock hackle 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

 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

Here's a simple, effective cruncher pattern that is well worth tying, as it works well either fished as a nymph or as a wet fly. Materials List Hook: Kamasan B175 or B170 (10-14) Thread: Camel Uni 8/0 Tail: Ginger cock hackle fiber Rib: Gold Wire Tag: Glo-brite no.5 floss Abdomen: Pheasant tail Thorax: Pheasant tail ice dub Hackle: Ginger variant cock hackle    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

 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

The Bruiser is one of the Kingsmill bumbles, but is less well known than the others for some reason. However, it is a deadly fly and shouldn't be overlooked. Below I've listed the materials for this variant and the original.  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 (variant) Hook: Kamasan B175 8-12 Thread: Black uni 8/0 Tail: Glo-brite 14 Body: Dubbing mix 60 percent gentian blue seal, 20% flax blue wool, 15% blue spectra flash, 5% Glo-brite 14 Rib: Oval silver tinsel Hackles: Black and gentian blue chinese cock. Original Hook: Kamasan B175 8-12 Thread: Black uni 8/0 Tail: Flax blue wool Body: Gentian blue wool Rib: Oval silver tinsel Hackles: Black and gentian blue chinese cock.