Flicking feathers

  Another old one from Sexyloops (Feb 2020) Some of you might remember that I decided to limit myself to fishing only traditional bucktail streamers for smallmouth bass last season. Well that season is definitely over and I'm getting ready for the 2020 smallmouth fishing to kick off soon, without the limitations of last year.  It should be obvious that this wasn't about finding out if the old streamers still work. Of course they do! Although I hear myself and others say it often enough that I have to wonder who we're trying to convince. I actually caught more smallmouth bass last season than I ever have, probably because I spent more time on them than I ever have before rather than some X factor inherent in the  bucktails.  Looking back at my notes, I do think that the experiment cost me some fish. The practical size limitation of the flies was the most common issue, it's just not feasible to tie a silver outcast 20cm long for bass that are keyed in on large ayu. Even w

 This pattern is a foam spider with bells and whistles.  I tend not to tie these small, preferring the larger bass sized version. They're excellent for smallmouth. 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 Material list Hook: Gamakatsu B10S size 6 Thread: Black uni 6/0 Body: Size 4 foam spider body Legs: Barred round rubber  Eyes: 3mm doll eyes Sighter: 2mm foam

 Simple but effective for bass, panfish and others the SMP should be in every warm water box. 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   Material List Hook: Heavy wet fly standard to 1X long size 12-6 Weight: Bead chain or dumbbells Thread: 140 denier to match/contrast Body: Flashy dubbing   Wing: Marabou

 The Goober bug is a great option for popper dropper bass fishing and works well for panfish too. 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 Materials list Hook: Longshank streamer hook 4-10 Thread: Uni 8/0 Weight: Lead wire Legs: Silli legs or round rubber Body: Crystal flash chenille, cactus chenille or similar

 This weedless bass popper will go places that others can't.  Switch out the head type or adjust the colour to suit your own fishing. 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 Materials list Hook: EWG soft plastic hook  Thread : Danville's flat waxed nylon Tail: Saddle hackle Rear collar: saddle hackle   Legs: Silli legs  Shank: 25mm fish spine Articulation cover: marabou Collar support: Saddle hackle Collar: marabou Head: Flymen Howitzer popper

 The Gumdrop slider is an excellent, subtle top water bug  for warmwater fly fishing. Here' I've jazzed it up with some legs and softer collar for slow "do nothing" presentations that are excellent for bluegill, other panfish and bass. To support the channel, get access to the monthly online tying sessions 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: Preformed Gumdrop slider  https://www.panfishonthefly.com/fly-tying-materials/floating-slider-heads Thread: Any Legs: silli legs or round rubber Tail: hen hackle fibers Collar: hen hackle

 This is a variant of Frankie McPhillips' Lough Arrow Mayfly. Although They're all variants of each other really.  It's a great wet  for the top dropper that works in Ireland and abroad. To support the channel, get access to the monthly online tying sessions and be eligible for giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Patsy Deery's book "Irish Mayflies" is available from my amazon link https://amzn.to/3bRcZ3B Peter O'Reiley's book "The Flies of Ireland" is available here https://amzn.to/3sxCnkT Materials list Hook: Kamasan B175 size 8 or 10 Thread: Brown Uni 8/0 Tail: Cock pheasant tail Rib: Oval gold tinsel Body: Natural raffia (or synthetic sub) Body Hackle: Badger cock Shoulder hackle: Greeny olive French partridge Head hackle: Fluo lemon yellow speckled hen hackle (original; grey partridge dyed lemon yellow)