1. A Periodic Table of the Trout Flies – Dressings
Hook: u/e size 12
Thread: Black
Body: Black goose herl
Legs: Knotted black herl x 6
Hackle: Black cock
Hook: d/e size 14
Thread: Brown
Tail: A few hare guard fibres
Rib: Fine gold wire
Body: Hare body fur
Thorax cover: black herl
Hackle: Hare body fur well-picked out
Hook: u/e size 16
Thread: Light brown or tan
Tail: A few fibres from mandarin duck speckled flank feather
Body: Creamy-white fur
Wings: A bunch of fibres from mandarin duck speckled flank feather, tied
upright and split.
Hackle: Ginger cock
Hook: u/e size 14
Thread: Light brown or tan
Tail: Grizzle hackle fibres
Body: Stripped peacock herl
Hackle: Red game and grizzle cock, wound together
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Black
Tail: Scarlet goose cossette
Rib: Silver oval tinsel
Body: Flat silver
Hackle: Black hen
Wings: Mallard blue quill
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Black
Rib: Red wire or red madeira
Body: Peacock herl or dubbed peacock Litebrite
Wings: Black marabou, slim
Cheeks: Small jungle cock
Hawthorn
12UE
D
H
Gold-ribbed
Hare’s Ear
14DE
N
He
Light Cahill
16UE
D
Li
Beacon Beige
14UE
D
Be
Butcher
B
10DE
W
Cormorant
C
10DE
W
2. Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: Pale grey
Tail: Mallard flank dyed tan
Body: Grey fox
Wing
cases:
Mallard flank dyed tan
Thorax: Grey fox
Hackle: Mallard flank dyed tan (use tips of wing cases)
Hook: l/s size 10, leaded
Thread: Olive
Tail: Olive marabou, long
Rib: Fine copper wire
Body: Olive seal’s fur or substitute
Hackle: Olive-dyed partridge
Hook: d/e size 14
Thread: Light brown or tan
Body: Dubbed fur
Wings: Cul-de-canard
Hook: u/e size 14
Thread: Olive
Body: Dirty yellow fur
Wings: 2 Blue dun hackle points tied flat
Hackle: Grizzle
Hook: l/s size 8
Thread: Brown
Tail: Scarlet cock fibres
Rib: Gold wire
Body: Flat gold tinsel
Wing: Red bucktail or squirrel with brown squirrel over
Hackle: Red game cock wound in front of wing
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Brown
Rib: Gold wire
Body: Apple-green seal’s fur or substitute
Body hackle: Red game cock, palmered
Wing: Hen pheasant secondary, tied long
Head Hackle: Red game cock
Near Enough
N
12DE
N
Olive Tadpole
O
10LS
L
‘F’ Fly
F
14DE
E
Needle Fly
Ne
14UE
D
Nailer
8LS
L
Na
Mayo
Green Peter
Mg
10DE
W
3. Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: black
Tail: Red goose cossette
Rib: Silver oval tinsel
Body: Flat silver tinsel
Hackle: Black cock
Wing: Peacock sword tails fibres with slips of red goose either side
Hook: L/S size 12
Thread: Brown or black
Butt: Fluorescent green floss
Rib: Fine copper wire
Body: Peacock herl
Hackle: Natural red cock, short
Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: Light brown or tan
Tail: Natural red cock hackle fibres
Rib: Clear nylon or pearl thread
Body: Pearl mylar
Hackle: Natural red cock hackle, palmered
Hook: d/e size 14
Thread: Brown
Tail: Grey partridge dyed yellow
Abdomen: Lemon yellow fur
Thorax: Hare fur
Wing case: Brown herl
Hackle: Grey partridge dyed yellow
Hook: L/S size 12, leaded
Thread: Light brown or tan
‘Tail’: Cream angora wool, burnt at tip
Legs: Brown partridge hackle wound at tail
Rib: Fine copper wire
Body: Peacock herl
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Light brown or tan
Tail: Honey cock hackle fibres
Rib: Gold wire
Body: Flat gold tinsel
Body hackle: Black cock
Wings: Teal
Hackle: Honey cock
Alexandra
Al
10DE
W
Stick Fly
Si
12LS
N
Sulphur nymph
S
14DE
N
Pearly
Wickham’s
P
12DE
W
Caddis Larva
Cl
12LS
N
Allrounder
Ar
10DE
W
4. Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: Black
Tail: Golden pheasant crest feather
Rib: Silver wire
Body hackle: Black cock
Body: Black seal’s fur or substitute
Hackle: Natural red game hen
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Black
Tail: Red goose cossette
Rib: Silver oval tinsel
Body: Red floss
Hackle: Scarlet cock
Wing: Red goose quill or cossette
Hook: size 12 grub, leaded
Thread: Light brown or olive
Shellback: Clear PVC strip
Rib: Clear nylon (4-6 lb bs)
Body: Hare body fur
Legs: Brown partridge hackle fibres wound in a dubbing loop
Feelers: Brown partridge hackle fibres
Hook: u/e size 16
Thread: Light brown or primrose
Tail: Honey dun cock hackle fibres
Abdomen: Yellow floss
Thorax: Dubbed mixture of yellow, cream and red wool
Hackle: Honey dun cock hackle
Hook: L/S size 18
Thread: Black
Tail: Fluorescent green wool
Rib: Flat silver tinsel
Body: Black chenille
Hackle: Black tied false
Wing: Black marabou
Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: Light brown or tan
Tail: Furnace hackle fibres
Body: Cock pheasant tail fibres
Thorax: Peacock herl
Hackle: Furnace
Kate McLaren
12DE
W
K
Cardinal
10DE
W
Ca
Scud
Sc
12G
N
Tupp’s
Indispensible
Ti
16UE
D
Viva
V
8LS
L
Cruncher
Cr
12DE
N
5. Hook: L/S size 10
Thread: White
Tail/Wing: Mink fur strip tied down body
Body: Pearl straggle fritz
Hackle: Grizzle cock tied as collar
Cheeks: Jungle cock
Hook: d/e size 14
Thread: Yellow
Tail: Golden pheasant tippet
Body: Flat gold tinsel
Hackle: Light ginger hen
Wings: Snipe speckled feather (or teal)
Hook: d/e size 12, leaded
Thread: Light brown or olive
Shellback: Cock pheasant tail fibres or olive or brown plastic raffia
Underbody: Yellow floss
Overbody: Pearly mylar
Paddles: Two strands dark brown Flexifloss (Spandex)
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Black
Tail: Fluorescent yellow floss
Rib: Fine oval silver tinsel
Body: Fluorescent yellow floss
Body Hackle: Badger cock, palmered
Head Hackle: Badger cock
Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: Black
Tail: Golden pheasant tippet (optionally dyed red)
Rib: Fine copper wire
Body: Copper lurex
Wingcase: Cock pheasant tail fibres
Thorax: Peacock herl
Hook: L/S size 10
Thread: Black
Tail: Red cock hackle fibres
Abdomen: Black seal’s fur or substitute
Thorax cover: Black feather fibres (e.g. crow)
Thorax: Black seal’s fur or substitute
Legs: Black feather fibres (e.g. crow)
Minkie
Mn
10LS
L
Felan Fach
Fe
12DE
W
Corixa
Co
12DE
N
Hopper’s
Copper
Cu
12DE
N
Zulu Nymph
Zn
10LS
N
Nightingale Fly
Ni
10DE
W
6. Hook: d/e size 14
Thread: Olive
Tag: Green floss
Body: Hare fur
Wings: Partridge wing, tied full
Hackle: Ginger cock
Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: Primrose
Body: Waxed tying thread
Rib: Fine gold wire
Hackle: Greenwell (furnace)
Wings: Starling primary wing feather slips
Hook: u/e size 14
Thread: Light brown or tan
Tail: Grizzle hackle fibres
Body: Blue-grey fur
Wings: Grizzle hackle tips, tied spent
Hackle: Natural red cock
Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: Brown or black
Abdomen
cover:
A bunch of cock pheasant tail fibres
Rib: Fine copper wire
Abdomen: Emerald green seal’s fur or substitute
Thorax: Rabbit fur (natural)
Hackle: Brown partridge
Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: Light brown or tan
Rib: Red floss
Body: Peacock herl
Hackle: Cock pheasant neck hackle (red-brown with black tips)
Hook: M/S size 14
Body: Chadwick’s wool no.477 (pinkish fawn)
Rib and
tying
thread:
Very fine dark copper wire
Hook: size 12 grub
Thread: Light brown or tan
Tail: White wool very short
Rib: Silver wire
Body: Red seal’s fur or substitute, dubbed well round bend
Thorax: Rabbit fur dubbed, with 2 turns fluorescent red floss behind
Breathers: White nylon floss tied bow-tie style
Grannom
Ga
14DE
W
Greenwell’s
Glory
Ge
12DE
W
Adams
As
14UE
D
Cove’s
Sedge Pupa
Se
12DE
N
Bracken Clock
Br
12DE
W
Killer Bug
Kr
14MS
N
Red Buzzer
Rb
12G
N
7. Hook: S/S size 14
Thread: Olive
Rib: Fine copper wire
Body: Olive floss
Breathers: A few fibres of crystal flash tied over thorax
Hook: L/S size 8
Thread: Black
Rib: Oval silver tinsel
Tail & Wing: 2 yellow hackles outside 2 red hackles, tied Matuka style
Body: Scarlet seal’s fur or substitute
Hackle: Yellow cock wound as a collar
Hook: L/S size 8
Threads: Red & Black
Body & Tail: Silver mylar piping
Wing: Natural brown rabbit strip, tied in at tail with red thread
Throat Hackle: Rabbit fur
Hook: d/e size 12, leaded
Thread: Light brown or tan
Rib: Gold wire
Body: Medium brown antron or seal’s fur
Thorax: Light grey antron or seal’s fur
Hackle: Grey partridge
Hook: M/S size 10, leaded
Thread: Black
Tail: Black cock hackle fibres
Body: Black chenille
Thorax cover: Black chenille
Hackle: Black cock wound over thorax
Thorax: Yellow seal’s fur or substitute
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Brown
Tail: Red goose
Rib: 2 strands cock pheasant tail fibres
Body: Creamy-fawn fur
Hackle: Light ginger
Wing: Grouse tail
Hook: size 12 grub
Thread: Olive
Shellback: Yellow raffene
Rib: Clear nylon monofilament
Body: Light olive floss
Thorax: Olive antron and hare’s fur, mixed
Hackle: Honey hen, 2 turns
Serendipity
Sr
14SS
E
Yellow Peril
8LS
YL
Nettie Bug
Nb
12DE
N
Montana
Mo
10MS
N
Torby Coch
Tc
10DE
W
Rutland Emerger
Ru
12G
E
Zonker
Zr
8LS
L
8. Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: Brown
Tag: Gold wire
Butt: Green wool
Body: Black wool
Wing: Brown owl, or substitute (almost white) with partridge tail fibres between
Hook: u/e size 16
Thread: Cream, waxed
Tail: Cream cock
Body: Natural seal’s fur or substitute (cream)
Wings: Starling, set upright
Hackle: Cream cock
Hook: u/e size 12
Thread: Light brown or tan
Body: White floss
Rib: Narrow flat silver tinsel
Body Hackle: Ginger cock
Wing: Coot
Head Hackle: Ginger cock in front of wings
Hook: u/e size 12
Thread: Light brown or tan
Body: Snuff-coloured fur
Wings: Landrail or substitute
Hackle: Dark ginger cock
Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: Light brown or tan
Tail: Golden pheasant crest
Rib: Gold oval tinsel
Body: Amber seal’s fur or substitute
Body hackle: Ginger cock
Throat hackle: Blue jay covert feather fibres tied false
Wing: Hen pheasant tail
Hook: size 12 grub
Tag: Red fluorescent floss tied well round bend
Rib: Silver wire
Body: Black fur and Litebrite, mixed
Body hackle: Black cock, palmered, sparse
Thorax: Black fur
Cheeks: Jungle cock
Rhwyfwyr
Tinwyrdd
RhW
12DE
Pale Watery
Dun
Pd
16UE
D
Silver Sedge
Ag
12UE
D
Cowdung
Cd
12UE
D
Invicta
In
12DE
W
Snatcher
Sn
12G
N
9. Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: red
Tail: White nylon wool
Rib: Flat pearl mylar
Body: Fiery brown seal’s fur or substitute
Breathers: White nylon wool
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Olive
Body: Cock pheasant tail fibres dyed olive
Body hackle: Dark olive hen tied false
Throat hackle: Dark olive hen tied false
Hook: u/e size 14
Thread: Red
Tail: Dark blue dun
Body: Mole
Hackle: Dark blue dun
Hook: L/S size 8
Thread: Black
Tail: Fluorescent green wool
Rib: Silver oval tinsel
Body: Black chenille
Hackle: Fluorescent red wool or floss
Thorax: Black marabou
Hook: u/e size 12
Thread: Light brown or tan
Rib: Gold wire
Body: Cinnamon turkey herl
Hackle: Ginger cock, palmered
Wing: Landrail (or other mottled brown feather) tied low
Hook: L/S size 10
Thread: Black
Tail: White wool
Body: White wool
Head: Black thread
Shipman’s
Buzzer
Sb
12DE
E
Teeny Nymph
Te
10DE
N
Infallible
I
14UE
D
Xmas Tree
Xe
8LS
L
Cinnamon Sedge
Cs
12UE
D
Baby Doll
Ba
10LS
L
10. Hook: d/e size 12, leaded
Thread: Olive
Tail: Golden pheasant crest feather
Rib: Fine gold wire
Body: Olive seal’s fur or substitute with a pinch of yellow and red.
Hackles: Light olive and red game, palmered
Hook: d/e size 14
Thread: Black
Rib: Fine copper wire
Body: Cock pheasant tail fibres
WIng: 2 strands crystal hair and cul-de-canard feather, tied in a loop
Hackle: Olive hen
Hook: M/S size 12
Thread: Black
Tails: 2 brown goose biots, separated
Rib: Gold wire
Body: Peacock herl
Hackle: Brown hen, short
‘Wings’: 2 white goose biots, tied low over body
Hook: u/e size 14
Thread: Black
Tail: Pearl Krystal flash
Rear hackle: Grizzle cock
Rib: Silver wire
Body: Peacock herl
Hackle: Grizzle cock
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Black
Tail: Married slips of red and white goose or duck
Butt: Black ostrich herl
Rib: Flat gold tinsel
Body: Yellow floss
Hackle: Red and white cock hackles, wound together
Wing: Married slips of white/red/white goose or duck
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Dark brown
Tail: Olive marabou
Rib: Copper wire
Body: Peacock herl
Hackle: Natural red cock, palmered
Lake Olive
Nymph
N
12DE
La
Cul-de-Canard
Emerger
Ce
14DE
E
Prince
Pr
12MS
N
Nun’s Delight
14UE
D
Nd
Parmachene
Belle
W
10DE
Pm
Stimulator
Sm
10DE
W
11. Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Black
Tail Yellow hackle fibres
Rib: Oval silver
Body: Yellow and black chenille, alternating
Hackle: Black
Wing: Speckled partridge tail
Hook: M/S size 12
Thread: Olive
Tail: 3 cock pheasant tail fibres
Rib: Gold oval tinsel
Body: Natural (buff) raffia
Body hackle: Badger cock
Hackles: Grey partridge dyed yellow with French partridge dyed olive in front
Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: Black
Tail: Golden pheasant tippet fibres
Rib: Solver oval tinsel
Body: Black seal’s fur or substitute
Hackle: Black hen
Wing: Teal flank
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Brown
Tail & body Bunch of deer hair, tied detached
Rib: Clear nylon monofilament
Wings: 4 small Cree hackles
Legs: 8 Knotted cock pheasant tail fibres
Hackle: Red game cock
Hook: M/S size 12
Thread: Olive
Shellback: 3 strands peacock herl
Rib: Light olive wool
Body: 3 parts light olive, 1 part light grey and touch of orange fur
Horns: 2 beige quill fibres
Hackle: Badger or dark hare fur, tied in dubbing loop
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Black
Tail: Orange hackle fibres
Body: Flat gold tinsel
Hackle: Orange hackle
Wing: Green peacock sword feather slips
Ewe Wasp
10DE
EuW
Green Drake
GdD
12MS
Teal & Black
TbW
12DE
Daddy Longlegs
DyD
10DE
Hydropsyche
HoN
12MS
Erin’s Pride
ErW
10DE
12. Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Black
Tail: Golden pheasant tippet fibres
Rib: Oval silver tinsel
Body: ⅓ each yellow, red and blue seal’s fur or substitute
Hackle: Black
Wing: Teal flank slips
Hook: S/S size 14
Thread: Egg-yellow fluorescent floss
Rib: Black tying thread
Body: Egg-yellow fluorescent floss
Thorax: Yellow flashabou
Whole body covered with varnish
Hook: d/e size 14
Thread: Red
Tail: Natural red cock hackle fibres
Body: Natural red cock hackle stem
Wings: 2 blue dun hackle points, tied spent
Hackle: Natural red cock hackle
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Olive
Tail: Cock pheasant tail fibres
Shellback: Cock pheasant tail fibres (over rear half of body only)
Body: Peacock herl
Hackle: Blue dun palmered over front half of body
Feelers: 2 Cock pheasant tail fibres
Hook: L/S size 8
Thread: Brown
Tail: Golden pheasant or Lady Amherst tippet fibres
Rib: Gold wire
Body: Brown fur
Rear wing: White squirrel or bucktail, and silver Krystal hair
Legs: Honey hen, 2 turns
Front wing: Deer hair
Head: Spun deer hair
Hook: L/S size 8
Thread: Fluorescent orange floss
Body: Flat gold tinsel
Rib: Fluorescent orange floss
Hackle: Fluorescent orange hackle fibres
Wing: 4 Fluorescent orange hackles
Teal & Mixed
TmW
10DE
Farmoor
Yellow Buzzer
YbN
14SS
Lunn’s Particular
LuD
14UE
Halfback
10DE
N
Hf
Tarantula
Ta
8LS
L
Whisky Fly
W
8LS
L
13. Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: Brown
Rib: Gold wire
Body: Red seal’s fur or substitute
Hackle: Natural red game, palmered
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Black
Tail: Golden pheasant tippet and scarlet wool
Rib: Fine flat gold tinsel
Body hackle: Red game
Body: Red seal’s fur or substitute
Head hackle: Red-brown fur spun on a dubbing loop
Hook: u/e size 16
Thread: Brown
Tail: Natural red cock hackle fibres
Body: 2 grey heron herls, wound
Wing: Starling, tied upright
Hackle: Natural red cock and iron blue hackles
Hook: d/e size 14
Thread: Fine dark copper wire
Tail, abdomen & thorax cover: Yellow raffene
Rib: Fine dark copper wire
Thorax: Fine dark copper wire
Hook: u/e size 14
Thread: Light brown or tan
Tail: Dark ginger cock
Rib: Yellow silk
Body: Brown floss
Wings: Hen pheasant tied upright
Hackle: Brown-ginger cock
Hook: d/e size 12 or grub
Thread: Olive
Shellback: Cock pheasant tail fibres
Legs: A small brown partridge hackle tied on top of hook shank
Rib: Copper wire
Body: Hare fur
Hook: M/S size 12
Thread: Black
Tails: Guinea fowl hackle fibres
Shellback: Peacock herl
Rib: Peacock herl
Body: Yellow floss
Hackle: Brown hen
Red Palmer
Re
12DE
W
Old Soldier
Os
10DE
W
Iron Blue
Ir
16UE
D
Pheasant Tail
Nymph
PtN
14DE
August Dun
Au
14UE
D
Hoglouse
Hg
12DE
N
Tellico Nymph
Tl
12MS
N
14. Hook: size 12 grub
Thread: Black
Body: White and black Flexifloss (Spandex)
Wing buds: Orange goose biots
Thorax: Black Flexifloss (Spandex)
Whole fly is covered in clear epoxy resin or varnish
Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: Black
Rib: Silver wire
Body: In 3 sections – black, red and black seal’s fur
Hackle: Black cock, palmered
Hook: d/e size 14
Thread: Orange
Body: Orange floss
Hackle: Brown partridge
Hook: L/S size 8
Thread: Black
Tail: Red and green hackle fibres, mixed
Rib: Silver oval tinsel
Body: White chenille
Hackle: Red and green hackle fibres, mixed, tied false
Wing: White marabou, grey squirrel over
Hook: M/S size 10, leaded
Thread: Black
Rib: Medium gold oval tinsel
Body: Dark brown antron
Thorax: Yellow antron
Hackle: Brown partridge
Hook: M/S size 12
Thread: Light brown or tan
Tail: Hen pheasant tail fibres
Rib: Fawn cotton
Body: Hen pheasant tail fibres
Thorax cover and legs: Hen pheasant tail fibres
Thorax: Hare fur
Hook: u/e size 12
Thread: Brown
Body: Brown poly-yarn, dubbed and clipped to shape
Wings: Brown poly-yarn, tied low
‘Poxy Buzzer
Pb
12G
N
Bibio
Bi
12DE
W
Partridge &
Orange
Po
14DE
W
Appetiser
At
8LS
L
Rangitaiki
Stick Nymph
Rn
10MS
N
Fraser Nymph
Fr
12MS
N
Rackelhanen
Ra
12UE
D
15. Hook: L/S size 8
Thread: Black
Rib: Silver oval tinsel
Body: Black chenille
Hackle: Guinea fowl hackle fibres tied false
Wing: Black hen hackles tied matuka style, cloaked with bronze mallard
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Black
Tail: Golden pheasant crest
Rib: Gold oval tinsel
Body hackle: Hot orange, palmered
Body: Black floss
Head hackle: Blue guinea fowl
Cheeks: Jungle cock
Hook: u/e size 14
Thread: Olive
Tail: Blue dun cock hackle fibres
Abdomen: Dark olive fur
Wing post: White nylon wool
Thorax: Dark olive fur
Hackle: Blue dun cock hackle tied parachute style
Hook: size 12, grub, leaded
Thread: Fluorescent pink (or orange) floss
Body: Oyster coloured dubbing
Head: Fluorescent pink (or orange) floss
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Hot orange
Rib: Fine gold wire
Body: Hot orange & yellow seal’s and hare fur, ratio 2:1:1 dubbed
Body hackle: Red game
Wings: Cinnamon bear hair tied upright and divided
Head hackle: Red game
Hook: d/e size 10
Head: 2 or 3 mm Gold bead
Thread: White
Tail: White marabou
Rib: Silver oval tinsel
Body: Yellow seal’s fur or substitute
Wing: White marabou
Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: Black
Abdomen cover: Cock pheasant tail fibres
Abdomen: Amber seal’s fur or substitute
Thorax: Dark brown seal’s fur or substitute
Head hackle: Red-brown fur spun on a dubbing loop
Ace of Spades
AcL
8LS
Thunder &
Lightning
Th
10DE
W
Paradun
Pa
14UE
D
Utah Killer Bug
UN
12G
Nalle Puh
D
10DE
Np
Pussy Galore
Pu
10DE
L
Amber Nymph
Am
12DE
N
16. Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: Black
Tail: Golden pheasant crest
Rib: Silver oval tinsel
Body: Black seal’s fur or substitute
Body hackle: Black cock
Throat hackle: Jay blue covert fibres
Wing: Bronze mallard
Hook: size 12, grub
Thread: Black
Body: Black tying thread
Thorax: Black tying thread with 2 turns red holographic tinsel behind
Whole fly is varnished
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Black
Tail: Teal flank fibres
Rib: Oval silver tinsel
Body: Black floss
Hackle: Black
Wing: Blue jay covert feathers
Cheeks: Jungle cock
Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: Brown
Body: Brown dubbing
Rib: Brown thread
Body hackle: Red game, palmered
Wing: Elk hair
Hook: M/S size 14
Thread: Olive
Tail: Blue dun hackle fibres
Rib: Fine gold oval tinsel
Body: Olive rabbit
Hackle: Blue dun
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Black
Tail: Golden pheasant tippet
Rib: Fine oval gold tinsel
Body: Claret seal’s fur or substitute
Hackle: Claret
Wing: Bronze mallard
Connemara
Black
CmW
12DE
Black Buzzer
BkN
12G
Col. Downman’s
Fancy
CfW
10DE
Elk Hair Sedge
EsD
12DE
Flymph
FmE
14MS
Mallard & Claret
MdW
10DE
17. Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Black
3 mm gold bead tied midway down body
Tail: Yellow marabou
Body: Yellow Fritz (pearlescent chenille)
Head: Yellow fluorescent floss, covering first third of body
Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: Black
Rib: Fine oval gold tinsel
Abdomen: Green ostrich herl
Thorax: Sepia ostrich herl
Hackle: Brown partridge hackle
Horns: 2 fibres cock pheasant tail
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Yellow
Rib: Clear nylon monofilament, 4lb b.s.
Abdomen: Light green wool yarn
Thorax: Light green wool yarn
Legs: 3 clumps of brown partridge hackle fibres
Back: Darken top of abdomen and thorax with olive marker pen
Head: Yellow thread
Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: Black
Tail: Natural red game hackle fibres
Rib: Fine copper wire
Body: Peacock herl
Hackle: Natural red game hackle tied false
Cheeks: Jungle cock
Hook: M/S size 12
Thread: cream
Tail: 3 cock pheasant tail fibres
Body: White cul-de-canard feather wound
Thorax: Peacock herl wound round base of wing
Wings: Natural cul-de-canard in 2 bunches
Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: Black
Body: Black quill
Thorax: Black herl
Hackle: Moorhen
Nomad
NoL
10DE
Longhorns
LrN
12DE
Ryacophila Larva
N
Rf
10G
Diawl Bach
12DE
DbN
Spent Gnat
Sg
12MS
D
Blue Hen
Bh
12DE
W
18. Hook: M/S size 12
Thread: Fawn
Abdomen: Cream and yellow seal’s fur, mixed
Wingcase: Hen pheasant tail fibres
Thorax: Fawn seal’s fur
Wing stubs: Hen pheasant tail slips
Legs: Hen pheasant tail fibres
Hook: L/S size 8
Thread: Orange
Rib: Oval silver tinsel
Body: Fluorescent orange wool or floss
Wing/tail Badger hackles, tied Matuka style
Cheeks: Jungle cock
Hackle: Hot orange tied false
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Black
Tail: 2 small jungle cock feathers
Rib: Silver wire
Body: Flat silver tinsel
Hackles: Black hen, tied halfway down shank and at head
Hook: u/e size 14
Thread: Brown
Tag: Flat gold tinsel
Rear hackle: Natural red cock tied at bend
Body: Peacock herl
Hackle: White cock
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Black
Tag: Flat silver tinsel
Tail: Fluorescent scarlet floss over fluorescent yellow floss
Rib: Fine oval silver tinsel
Body: Black seal’s fur or substitute
Body hackles: Black and scarlet wound together
Head hackle: Black hen, long
Hook: d/e size 10
Thread: Black
Tail: Fluorescent orange floss
Butt: Flat silver tinsel
Body: Fluorescent green chenille
Hackle: Fluorescent orange floss
Wing: Black marabou
Hatching Sedge
Hs
12MS
E
Badger Matuka
Mt
8LS
L
Delphi Silver
DsW
10DE
Renegade
RgD
14UE
Clan Chief
CnW
10DE
Flo Jo
FlL
10DE
19. Hook: d/e size 12
Thread: Hot orange
Tail: Fluorescent lime green floss
Rib: Fine oval gold wire
Body: Flat gold tinsel
Hackle: Black hen
Head: Hot orange thread
Leven Spider
LvW
12DE