Flicking feathers

The Pink Panther is a good choice for cold water grayling fishing. I dare say in larger sizes it would work for steelhead too. To support my channel, join the online tying classes and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Material list Hook: TMC403 BLJ size 14-18 Thread: Fluoro white Veevus 10/0 Bead: Fluoro pink tungsten Tail: Globrite no.2 Abdomen: Fluo pink body quill Rib: Small silver wire Thorax: UV pink ice dub  

  The bighorn wonder nymph is a fantastic emergent mayfly pattern, it's ideal when flashier offerings aren't working. To support my channel, join the online tying classes and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Material list Hook TMC 2487 size 14-24 Thread: Uni 8/0 grey Tail: Wood duck flank Abdomen: Fine dubbing of choice Thorax: Fine dubbing of choice Wing: Fluff from the base of a dun hackle.

The Lime Trude is an effective attractor dry. Representing nothing specific, it's an ideal choice for prospecting, especially with a nymph dropper. 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: Standard dry fly size 10-18 Thread: Uni 8/0 chartreuse & black Tail: Golden Pheasant tippet Body: Bright green dubbing (other colours are effective) Wing: White calf hair Hackle: Red game dry fly hackle or red game and grizzle mixed.

  The serendipity is a fantastic emerger pattern that can be used to imitate a range of insects and can be fished anywhere in the water column. To support my channel, join the online tying classes and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Material list Hook: Tiemco 2487 size 14-22 Thread: Uni 8/0 Body: Twisted antron yarn Wing: Deer hair

  The RS2 is a fantastic emerger pattern that works everywhere trout are found. It's simple and when tied in various colours is ideal for imitating any of the smaller mayfly species. To support my channel join the online tying classes and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Materials list Hook: TMC 101 size 14-26 Thread: Uni 8/0 Tail: Microfibbets Body: Superfine dubbing Wing: Antron/CDC/or soft feather

  Charlie Craven's Juju Baetis is a great pattern for imitating the nymphs of any smaller baetis species. It's fairly easy to tie even in smaller sizes and is tough enough to survive multiple catches. 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 Charlie's Book "Charlie's Fly Box" is available here https://amzn.to/3sxDIIr Materials List Hook: TMC 2488 16-24 Thread: White veevus 16/0 & black or brown uni 8/0 Tail: Hen hackle fibers Abdomen: 3 strands of super hair (colour to suit e.g. 2x olive 1x black) Thorax: Uni thread as above Thorax cover/legs: Fluoro fiber/organza fibers 10-12 (count them) Flash back: pearl tinsel

 Another old one I wrote for www.sexyloops.com As I've had to self isolate the last 2 weeks, I've not been fishing. Luckily that ends tomorrow so I'll be able to get 2 more days on the river to see out the year.   Aside from being bored to tears and spending a couple of days working my way through a trifle I made for a Christmas party of 10 people that obviously had to be cancelled, I've been watching just about every fly fishing and fly tying video I can find on YouTube. Especially if it's about places I've never been, or types of fly I've never seen.  Iceland seems to come up quite often. And while I'm not sure if I will ever go, there seems to be a very interesting culture around fishing there, it's obviously shaped by the fish and the island itself and has led to different adaptations of certain techniques and flies. I'm always interested in the differences and similarities that crop up among anglers in different regions and countries. Flies ...