Flicking feathers

Instructions for a very effective panfish spider.  The Tokyo spider is a chunky bug ideal for hanging nymphs below.  Although it's a panfish fly it works well for bass trout and others too. https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers or Find the paypal button on the channel page to enter the giveaways. Material list Hook: Dry fly size 8 or Gamma SC15 size 6 Thread: 6/0 Body: 2mm foam Legs: Round rubber

The General Practitioner has fallen from favour a bit in recent years but is still well worth a place in your box. To enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron Materials list Hook: Single, double or treble of your choice Thread: 8/0 uni fire orange Tag: Oval gold tinsel Tail: orange bucktail,          pig bristle (optinal),         orange crystal flash (optional)        golden pheasant tippet        golden pheasant breast feather. Body: Hot orange seal fur Rib: Oval gold tinsel Hackle: Orange chinese cock hackle Wings: Golden pheasant tippet with a red breast feather over

Here's an old one I wrote for Sexyloops , you can follow the link to see more articles there. I've recently spent a lot of time looking at pictures of winged termites and hoglice (sow bugs for our American friends) trying to dial in some better imitations than I've seen so far. For termites there's not alot out there so there's a lot of messing around trying to get something that will look edible to a wild gourami. Because of  Paul 's input on gourami being very hard to fool and termites being a new imitation, I'm giving it much more time at the design and willing to allow the individual tie to be much longer than a trout fly would take-if my new hoglouse takes more than about 3minutes to tie, it's not acceptable when a Ray Charles will do largely the same job most of the time. So why bother? Well, it's a combination of things for me, a bit of confidence, a bit of giving them something different and just the enjoyment of spending time playing aro

Step by step instructions for Randall Kaufmann's foamulator.  An fun tie and an effective stonefly imitation that works as a generic terrestrial pattern too. To get access to members only content and be eligible for giveaways, head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers or https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BBE5HR3WEVLJ8&source=url  to support the channel Materials List Hook: 3xl standard wire Thread: Danville's 6/0 Tail: deer or elk hair Back: 2mm foam Rib: fine gold wire Body: ice dub Body hackle: dyed grizzly saddle 1st wing: crystal flash or flashabou 2nd wing: web-wing or similar 3rd wing: deer or elk hair Sighter: poly yarn Thorax: ice dub Thorax hackle: grizzle saddle Legs: barred rubber Thorax cover: 2 mm foam

Step by step instructions for an absolutely deadly fly that is ideal for beginners to try tying.  The globug works for trout, salmon, bass perch, carp and more..  Head to  https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers to get access to giveaways and members only content and support the channel or if you prefer https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BBE5HR3WEVLJ8&source=url Materials list Hook: Your choice but TMC 105 or 784 are good Thread: 140 denier nylon Body: Glo-bug Yarn

Step by step instructions for Barr's Meat Whistle, an excellent bass fly that fills the niche of the conventional anlger's jig for the fly fisherman. https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers Twitter/instagram @flickinfeathers https://www.facebook.com/Thefeatherflicker/ Materials List Hook: 90 degree jig hook Weight: tungsten cone Thread: 8/0 Body: sparkle braid or similar Rib: nylon or wire Wing/tail: Rabbit zonker Flash: Flashabou Legs: silli legs in a contrasting colour Collar: marabou

https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers Step by step instructions for another effective fly for coastal seatrout. The Vaskebjørn could be taken for a shrimp or a baitfish and is certainly worth having in your box. Materials Used Hook: B10S 2-6 Thread: Tan Weight: Black bead chain Tail Large grizzly Body:  1/3 red seal fur, 2/3 natural seal fur Body hackle: Large grizzly Head: Glo-brite No.4