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Andy’s Olive Emerger Organza Cats Whisker
Black Cruncher Grayling Nymph
CDC Daddy Suspender Buzzer
Corixa Roach Fry
Green Diawl Bach Perch Fry
Irish Bumble Mini Booby
Magenta Hog
Montana Nymph
Pin Fry
Red Arsed Snatcher
Silver Cruncher
Yellow Owl Buzzer
Bibbio Wet Fly
Agapatus Emerger
Diawl Bach with Jungle Cock
Black and Claret Shuggie
Black and Orange Blob
Booby Shuggie
Red And Claret Booby
Ladybower Booby Buzzer
Small Pheasant Tail Nymph
Silver Dabbler
Melvin Octopus
Black Buzzer
Rabbit Organza Zonker
Olive Damsel Muddler
Klink and Dink
Ladybower Buzzer
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A Toft Newton favourite first tied by Andy Hutson.
A small amount of thin muscilin can be added to the antron to
assist with floatation although this flywill float without it.
Fished static on a floating line in reasonable conditions when
there are a few fish showing, the flyrepresents a hatching
olive.
Can be tied with different coloured body and thorax to represent
different fly species, black is a goodalternative. Try to keep the
body slim though, so it sinks into the surface film.
Strike as you would with any dry fly, give the fish time to take
properly.
Watch the video from the link below.
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A great fish catcher, the Cruncher is a general imitation of
many flies and can be be tied in anycolour, olive, orange and
claret are good examples so just change the colour to suit.
Fished in teams of two or three, on a floating line with a slow
figure of eight retrieve the Cruncherproduces time after time when
the fish are up in the water.
This fly, will however, catch fish on any line, a popular method
is to fish on a slow sink orintermediate, sandwiched between two
Blobs or weighted fly on the point and an attractor on the bob,fish
will take the Cruncher on the middle dropper time after time.
The front hackle is Badger, soft hen, keep it small, Partridge
hackle is a good pointer to the size ofhackle you need and can
obviously be used too, on the brown coloured versions.
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Autumn is the best time of year to fish the Daddy Long Legs of
course, but in modern times this flycatches throughout the year
either fished as a sunken lure or floating fly. Some versions even
haveweighted beads, here is a tying of the floating version.
Tied with a detached deer hair body and a CDC looped wing this
version floats as well as any otherbut has no hackle and so, sits
lower in the water. The detached deer hair body can be substituted
withgood quality foam which is easier to do, make sure the looped
CDC wing has air space underneath asthis helps the fly to float a
lot better.
Fished static as a floating single fly on it’s own usually
brings up a fish or two, sometimes fish will tryto sink the fly
before taking so leave a bit of time before trying to set the
hook.
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The Corixa is a fly we have all seen in the margins, it needs an
air bubble to survive under water andwe often see them coming to
the surface to gather that bubble before returning to the depths.
Thisaction is what the fish love and will readily take the Corixa
whilst it rises and falls through the water.
I tie a floating and a sinking version, in the floating version
the pheasant tail thorax cover issubstituted with a strip of foam
to assist with floating the fly although you may have to apply a
smallamount of muscilin from time to time to keep the fly floating.
It can work though by not greasing at alland just letting the fly
sink slowly, this imitates perfectly the action of the natural.
Fish on a floating line close to any marginal weed and inch
along the bottom if you can. Keep a lowprofile so as not scare any
fish that may be close into the bank.
Watch the Corixa video from the link below.
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The Diawl Bach is a go to fly for a lot of anglers and, in it’s
many colour guises catches lots of fish formany anglers. It can be
tied in many colours and has probably been bastardised, as is the
one above,from the original but still they all catch fish.
The name Daiwl Bach is Welsh for Little Devil and, in all
essence, that’s what it is, a fish catcher.
Floating line tactics with a slow retrieve are best but this fly
catches fish on any line, retrieved slowlyor pulled fast, it
doesn’t seem to matter at times.
Simple to tie,you need some of these in your box in various
colours, black with a green rib or red rib,orange with a green rib
does well. The original fly had Peacock herl body, brown tail and
beard hackleand a copper wire rib and these still work today.
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The Irish Bumble flies, a series of flies used in the big Irish
Loughs to great effect and they also catcha lot of fish in the
English reservoirs and, in smaller sizes, on the smaller still
waters.
Usually fished from the boat they are good bob flies and bring
up the fish with monotonous regularity,leave the fly close to the
surface at the end of the retrieve for a few seconds and, when fish
take, thismakes for exiting fishing.
Tied in different colours including Claret, black, green and
this olive one.
The tying is not as complicated as it looks an, with right
materials is relatively easy. Try to balance thehackle and hook
size to the size of the water you intend to fish keeping the hackle
smaller for smallerwaters. The front hackle should be a softish hen
hackle with only two to three wraps.
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Hogs, as they are called are a popular floating fly and catch
plenty of fish when they are up in thewater. Usually fished on a
floating line, they are one of the best flies for pulling across
the surface ofthe water with their inherent floating abilities.
The Hog can be tied in many colour combinations, this one is
magenta because of the colour of thebody dubbing and I have
included a red tag at the rear. You can, of course, also change the
colour ofthe deer hair to suit but I have found that this makes
little difference to the flies ability to catch.
The hardest part in the tying is the deer hair, try to keep the
deer hair on top of the hook and only tie insmall bunches at a
time, you should be looking at six or seven bunches on a size 10
hook.
Before varnishing the head, use your dubbing comb to comb the
dubbing up into the deer hair fromboth sides, you will be surprised
at the difference this makes to the look of the fly.
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Introduced from the USA in the mid 1950’s, the Montana Nymph has
had a few transformations andthe one you see here is the modern
version. Apparently the original was a representation of the
StoneFly, had a forward facing wing and was used in rivers in the
USA.
The nymph can be fished on any line although floaters and slow
intermediates are favoured, you don’tneed sinking lines as the fly
you see here is weighted.
Fairly easy to tie on the longer shank hooks but more difficult
on the short shank hook you see here.
Try to keep the lead wire weighting within the limits of the
thorax or the fly will look wrong, use thesmallest size chenille
you can and try not to make the hackle too long, gape of hook is
about right.
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In June and July most waters in the UK abound with pin fry and
this fly tries to replicate that, it’s avery good fly and just
“looks right” for the job.
Fish on a floating or intermediate line with short little pulls
around weed beds and other obstacleswhere you would expect small
fry to congregate.
An easy fly to tie, the white marabou gives it a bit of life
when in the water, wind the tinsel over wetvarnish and carefully
apply UV resin or two to three coats of varnish to the body before
completingthe beard hackle. Take care not to varnish the marabou
tail.
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A fairly modern fly, the Snatcher can be tied in a variety of
colour combinations, the two most popularare the red arsed and the
green arsed ones, so named because of the colour of the tag.
Very popular on the bigger waters when boat fishing, the fly
makes a great top dropper and worksparticularly well when pulled or
hung in the surface at the end of each retrieve on a floating
orintermediate line.
Reasonably easy to tie as long as the material proportions are
followed, the red or green tag should bevarnished and the fly
completed when the varnish has dried although, you could use UV or
wind thetag over super glue to hasten the tying.
The front hackle should be soft hen and the Jungle Cock cheeks
shouldn’t be too big.
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I thought I would include another Cruncher, this one, although
in looks, the same as any otherCruncher is different to tie.
Invented and used by Rob Denson, the Silver Cruncher is more
difficult to tie because of the use ofthe flat pearlescent tinsel
and stripped Peacock herl.
This is a lovely looking fly and should be fished the same as
any other cruncher as described page 3.
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Well, what can I say about the Yellow Owl buzzer? It catches
fish, it catches more fish for me thanany other buzzer and I love
buzzer fishing which represents the Chironamid fly.
Fish on a floating line with the breeze blowing from left to
right, or the other way if you are lefthanded, let the line drift
and bow in the wind and get ready for some savage pulls. Fish as
part of ateam of three on the point or use the washing line
technique with a couple of Yellow Owls on thedroppers.
Tying, as with any buzzer, is easy as long as you get the
proportions right, finish with three coats ofvarnish or a coat of
UV and a coat of varnish and leave plenty of time to dry.
You can, of coarse tie buzzers in any colour you like, this is
my favourite but black and olive are alsoexcellent, black in
particular in early season.
Watch the video Tying An Epoxy Buzzer from the link below.
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A great wet fly that catches everywhere, the Bibbio produces
fish when other flies fail.
Simple to tie with few materials and works on a variety of lines
and depths from floaters to fastsinkers.
One of the old flies that have stood the test of time and still
work well today.
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A Stuart Croft flu for the rivers.
Tied to represent the tiny Agapatus Emerger as it swims across
the water surface in it’s attempt toclimb the river bank.
This is a reasonably easy fly to tie as long as you get the
proportions right and can manage the smallerhook sizes.
A touch of muscilin to the wing will help it float better.
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Tied and fished as the Diawl Bach on page 6.
I thought I would add this so we can see what a difference the
Jungle Cock makes.
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The Shuggie, or Humongous is a great reservoir lure and can be
tied in many colours.
Fished on any line it can and does catch fish on a lot of venues
and is highly regarded.
The Shuugie name is of Scottish origin and the fly is known in
England as the Humongous.
The eyes are tied on first with figure of eight wraps and a drop
of super glue, if you are tying a few, tieall the eyes on first and
then dress the flies. If you want to stay within international
rules, nip theMarabou tail off until the fly fits inside the gauge.
You can use a different colour for the front hackle,the one in the
picture is two wraps of blue hen.
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The Blob, not something that a lot of people go for when they
think of fly fishing, but in it’s variousguises, it catches loads
of fish for a lot of anglers from a lot of waters so, I can’t
ignore it.
The one in the picture is two tone which is popular. They can be
tied in a variety of colourcombinations, Marabou tails can be added
and so can foam, the fly then becomes the FAB, (FoamArsed Blob),
which floats.
The fritz I use is from FNF and is called 15 mm Jelly fritz.
It’s easier to use than normal fritz becauseof its construction
which places the fibres on one side of the material making it
easier to wrap.
Keep it wetted when tying and get as tight as you can.
To keep proportion start tying from opposite the point of the
hook.
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An adaptation of the Shuggie or Humongous from page 17.
This one obviously floats but can be fished on any line.
Most tyers prefer to tie the eyes on before tying the fly, I
always tie mine on last as I think they holdbetter this way and
give a better finish to the fly. Only use top quality foam.
I make the eyes myself using core bits which are readily
available and shape the end of the eyes with aDremmel tool. The
eyes on the example above are cut to 10 mm long and are 6 mm in
diameter.
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Another Booby, this one in Red and Claret. Boobies can be tied
in any colours you wish to try, certainwaters have favourite
colours so do your home work before visiting.
Obviously not tied to represent anything, Boobies are however, a
very versatile fly indeed.
The original style of fishing involved using a sinking line and
very short leader to suspend the fly 18inches or so above the lake
bed, this is now frowned upon and indeed, banned on many
watersbecause of the deep hooking it provokes for taking fish.
Boobies can though, be used in many other situations, fishing
the washing line with a Booby on thepoint suspends your droppers
close to the surface and used on the top dropper, dictates the
depth atwhich you can fish. Pulled on a slow sink line they pop up
to the surface when the retrieve is stoppedand fish find this very
tempting indeed.
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A variation of mine on the original Ladybower Buzzer brought to
us by Iain Lindsay, this oneincorporates the booby eyes and floats
or pops back up when fished sink and draw style with
sinkingline.
Easy to tie, the booby eyes on the example above are 6 mm but
you can go bigger or smaller to suit.
Being awkward, I tie the booby eyes on last, my thinking being
that they stay more secure that wayand don’t twist around the hook
as much.
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Brought to us by John Steel from Toft Newton this miniature
Pheasant Tail catches fish when nothingelse does.
Fish on a floating line and just leave it.
Simple to tie but make sure the proportions are right, tied
short like the one above make it seem evensmaller than it is. If
you haven’t got Cock De Leon, use Pheasant tail Fibres or brow cock
hackle butkeep it to a minimum.
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Another cracking Irish Lough fly the Silver Dabbler is typical
of all Irish dabblers and is fished thesame as the Bumble described
on Page 7
Not the easiest of flies to tie but not that difficult with
quality materials, particularly the BronzeMallard. Good when there
are small fry about.
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This fly is used in May, June and July.
This fly was first designed by Stan headley for Lough
Melvin.
It is a great top dropper fly on a team of wets at Mayfly time.
It is now fished all over Ireland and hasacquired a number of
variants eg Green Octopus and some with muddler heads.
The original had a more golden olive front hackle but at the
time of tying I only had the natural.
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The Black Buzzer, one of the most popular buzzers we can tie,
fished early and late season andanywhere in between really, this
fly can be a great fish catcher.
Fish in teams of three on a floating line with the Black Buzzer
on the point. If it’s not too windy try toget the wind from left to
right (or right to left if you’re left handed), cast out and let
the wind do therest. Takes can be savage buy try not to get too big
a bow in the line, if space allows you can walkdown the bank to
stop the line bowing, a good tactic at Toft Newton.
The example above is tied with hot orange flat tinsel cheeks but
you can change the material andcolour to your taste.
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Zonkers are a favourite lure with many anglers on many venues,
they do especially well at fry time inthe Autumn.
This example is a bit different in that it has an Organza ribbon
body and a hot orange butt.
Works on any line with most retrieves but is particularly good
with a slow sink or intermediate.
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Pull this across the water when there is a wave on, the follows
will drive you mad but you will catchfish on it. A great exciting
way of spending a few hours fishing.
Two bunches of deer hair are used, one with the points facing
the hook bend for the skirt and thesecond one with the stubs facing
the hook bend.
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An alternative to the normal Klinkhammer with the post tied
facing over the eye and a normal hackle.The mono “tail” is to tie
the “dink” to so the post sits straight up.
Simple to tie and worth the effort if you fish the rivers. The
colours can be changed to suit, olive witha yellow post is good or
you could use the more traditional white post.
The jig hook helps to keep the leader away from the fly.
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My take on the Ladybower Buzzer as introduced to us by Iain
Lindsay on the War of the Roses matcha few years ago, quite where
he got it from I don’t know but the fly is still proving successful
atLadybower and many other fisheries.
Simple and straightforward to tie, make the tail as long as you
like and keep the fritz to a maximum oftwo turns.
Catches fish on any line with a variety of retrieves.
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Simple to tie, the Cats Whisker is a great fish catcher and this
Organza one is no different.
Fish on any line density.
What more can I say, as lures go this is as good as it gets.
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Simple and effective, this little nymph is one of my favourites
during the colder months when gratlingare the quarry. Klink and
dink or used on the point in larger sizes.
Simple to tie and very effective.
Try not to overdress the fly and wrap the Peacock Quill over wet
varnish or Superglue to prolong itslongevity.
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Fished on a floating line with a little dab of floatant on the
foam thorax, this fly has caught me loadsof fish, a couple of light
Daiwl Bachs on the droppers would complete the set up. Perfect for
SuttonLake and other shallow waters where we tend to get some weed
in the summer.
Really easy to tie, there are only three materials, tie the body
up to about two thirds of the way up thehook, tie in the foam
facing out the back, form the thorax, pull the foam over and tie
off.
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Roach Fry by Andy Hutson from Toft Newton Trout Fishery.
Based on a typical Pike Fry pattern but much smaller, this is a
great Roach Fry imitation that catches alot of fish at fry feeding
time in the autumn.
A few simple ingredients make this fly easy to to tie if you can
master the tying techniques with thecraft fur. Pentel marker pens
are used to colour the craft fur body so some artistic talent may
berequired.
The eyes are stuck on with Superglue or Gorilla glue which is a
bit thicker and helps form the head,they need a few minutes to dry
before the UV resin can be applied to complete the head.
Fish on a floating line with slow figure of eight retrieve and
wait for the line to go solid.
If you don’t have the materials or think the tying is beyond
your capabilities, give Andy a ring on
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Perch Fry by Andy Hutson from Toft Newton Trout Fishery.
Based on a typical Pike Fry pattern but much smaller, this is a
great Perch Fry imitation that catches alot of fish at fry feeding
time in the autumn.
A few simple ingredients make this fly easy to to tie if you can
master the tying techniques with thecraft fur. Pentel marker pens
are used to colour the craft fur body so some artistic talent may
berequired.
The eyes are stuck on with Superglue or Gorilla glue which is a
bit thicker and helps form the head,they need a few minutes to dry
before the UV resin can be applied to complete the head.
Fish on a floating line with slow figure of eight retrieve and
wait for the line to go solid.
If you don’t have the materials or think the tying is beyond
your capabilities, give Andy a ring on
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Mini Booby
A versatile fly which can be used in a variety of ways, my own
favourite is as the point fly on awashing line set up with a couple
of nymphs on the droppers.
Also works well with the same flies fished on a fast glass or
even heavier line when fishing from aboat.
Materials can be substituted for anything you want and the eyes
can be made larger if you want it tofloat higher, or sink and rise
up in the water, as you retrieve it will sink, as you stop
retrieving theBooby will rise back up to the surface.
I tie the eyes in differently to most people, you can watch the
video to see the method from the linkbelow.
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