Flicking feathers

  The firebird is a compact, fast sinking and highly visible stalking bug ideal for targeting fish lying in deeper margins. 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 Material list Hook: Kamasan B160 size 8 Weight: Lead free BB shot Adhesive: UV resin painted fluorescent hot orange Body: Holographic gold flashabou Rib: Gold wire Wing: Holographic gold flashabou

 Here's another old one I wrote for www.sexyloops.com . You can head over there for the newer ones if you like. Last week I wrote about my worry at becoming over reliant on the rubber candy in my sea bass fishing around Tokyo bay.  On Monday Hawaiian Dave and I had another evening run, which gave me a chance to break my habit, so I stuck a 17cm hollow fleye on the 8wt.  I couldn't quite leave the silicon behind so although I didn't tie on a rubber candy, I put a 7.5 cm siliclone on the 6wt. Luckily the conditions helped quite a bit on that front. As the weather was quite calm, we were able to head off shore a bit to fish the LPG platforms and around some cargo ships sitting at anchor in search of bigger bass.  It's a good time of year for it too  being catadromous they head out to sea en masse with the inshore spots basically empty by Christmas. The big ones start staging off shore a bit earlier than the little guys as they pack on weight in preparation for the spawn. A

  This variation on an old stalwart is a great stalking bug that remains popular for sight fishing small still waters. Although white is generally the most visible, other colours can be used to good effect too. 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 Material list Hook: Kamasan B175 size 12 Weight: Lead Wire Thread: Fl. white Veevus 10/0 Body: White Ostrich herl Shell: Wide pearl tinsel Rib: Silver Wire

This simple, compact stalking bug is a good template that can be adjusted in weight, size and colour to suit a range of water conditions. Easy to tie and easy to see while fishing it's a great option for stalking individual fish in clear water stocked fisheries. To support my channel, join the monthly online flytying meetings and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Material list Hook: Kamasan B175 size 10-12 Weight: Tungsten or brass bead/lead wire Thread: Danville's flat waxed nylon- chartreuse Tail: White marabou Flash: pearl crystal flash  

  The "when all else fails" or W.A.E.F. is a true classic stalking bug used for targeting individual trout in clear stillwaters. It is also a good choice for sight fishing course fish like rudd, roach and crucians.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 Material list Hook: Kamasan B175 size 12-14 Thread: Black 8/0 Body: Lead wire Wing: White deer hair, marabou or yarn

  The Nomad is a very effective little lure that seems to work best on small stillwaters. It's great fished singly or as a point fly with nymphs on the droppers. To support my channel, get access to the monthly online fly tying meetings and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Material list Hook: Kamasan B175 size 8-10 Bead: Brass 3.5mm Thread: Danville's 70 denier, chartreuse Body: 5mm chartreuse fritz Nose: Glo-brite no.5 floss

  Hedgehogs and sedgehogs are great fished both wet and dry. This green peter version is no exception. In this case I've tied large it with a bit of flash, in the tail to be more of a puller, which will work great on the point or top dropper. But omit the flash and scale it down and you'll have an excellent dry fly. To support my channel, join the monthly online fly tying meetings 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 B170 size 10-14 Thread: Olive Uni 8/0 Butt: Red seal fur Tail: Gold flash Wings: Light coloured deer hair Body: Olive seal fur