Togens 3xl size 10 hook. Textreme 6/0 standard black thread. Few black ostrich herls tied in to form tail. Body of Wapsi black SLF dubbing. Indian hen saddle speckled silver badger hackle with two wraps. Fly is weighted. Comment – another smallmouth bass fly of Harry Murray of Virginia, USA to be fished as a nymph or streamer.
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Cream Strymph
Sprite S1800 4xl size 8 hook. Textreme 6/0 Standard cream thread. Cream ostrich herl for the tail. Body of Wapsi SLF imitation seal fur dubbed to create the body. Indian hen speckled silver badger saddle cape hackle. Comment – the Strymph was created by Harry Murray of Virginia, USA to catch smallmouth bass. It was designed to be fished as a nymph or streamer. The original body fur used was cream rabbit fur but I prefer the SLF, which I think adds a bit of sparkle. I am hoping the UK perch are attracted to it.
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Hen Pheasant Magenta Nymph
Kamasan B800 size 10 hook. Uni- thread 8/0 dark brown. Body of 4 peacock herls dyed magenta to give a bronze effect. Ribbed with fine dark copper wire for protection. Hen pheasant back patch hackle two hackle, two wraps. Comment – the fly is weighted for fishing deep.
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Beaver Nymph
Kamasan B800 size 10 hook. Uni- thread 6/0 black. Body dubbed with beaver fur. Hen pheasant back patch hackle, two wraps. Fly is weighted to fish deep
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Shetland Wool Bug
Sprite S1800 size 8 streamer hook. Uni-thread 6/0 dark brown. Body of a selection of Jamieson’s of Shetland Spindrift wools ( burnt umber, yellow ochre, leprechaun, tan and green, birch )twisted and wound tightly together to form the body. The underside of the body is ‘roughed up’. The hook is weighted with lead wire.
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Hen Pheasant Hot Spot Nymph
Kamasan B830 size 10 hook. Uni- thread 6/0 black. Two brown goose biots for tail. Body of 3 natural peacock herls wrapped and ribbed with gold wire. Hends Spectra chartreuse (89) dubbing thorax. Hen pheasant back patch hackle. Fly is weighted with lead wire.
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Allen’s Drake Soft Hackle Nymph
Togens 3xl streamer hook size 10. Uni-thread 6/0 dark brown. 2.5mm gold tungsten bead. Tail of brown Ostrich herl. Body of 4 brown ostrich herls wrapped then ribbed with copper wire. Woodcock hackle from the wing. Comment – my version of a dressing by Allen McGee detailed in his book, ‘Tying & Fishing Soft-Hackle Nymphs’.
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Persuader
Sprite S1800 size 10 streamer hook. Uni-thread 8/0 orange. Body of 4/5 white Ostrich herls wrapped and ribbed with silver wire. Cock pheasant tail feather fibres for wing case. Hends Spectra hot fluo orange dubbing (294) for the thorax. Comment – this fly was created by John Goddard. Apparently he wanted a nondescript stillwater pattern that had to be fairly large to attract trout from a distance. It can be fished slow and deep or faster near the surface. It has been a very successful pattern. (NB – the original dressing had an orange seals fur body – I couldn’t resist using Spectra dubbing).
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Black & Peacock (variant)
Kamasan B120 size 12 hook. Uni-thread 6/0 black.. Body wrapped with Semperfli Green Peacock Synthetic herl and ribbed with fine dark copper wire for protection. Indian black natural hen cape hackle tied sparsely. Comment – it will be interesting to see how this dressing compares with the original. The original has been catching fish since the early 1800s, although Tom Ivens really ‘put it on the map’ when he started using and writing about it, circa. 1950.
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Damsel Fly Nymph.
Sprite S1800 streamer size 8 hook. Uni-thread 6/0 camel. Few cock pheasant tail fibres for the tail and wing case. Body of Shetland Wool using one ply of Jamieson’s & Smith brown wool and two plies of their grass green wool twisted VERY tightly together then ribbed with dark fine copper wire. Partridge neck hackle tied in sparsely. The body is weighted with lead wire. Comment – this nymph is for fishing at depth.
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