Over the past few seasons
I have been giving my flies an extra bit of sparkle, more than just a flashback or an antron shuck. I’ve been mixing in Hemingway’s UV Dubbing on both nymphs and dries, I tend to mix it into the thorax, most of my dries have thoraxes, in small quantities, don’t over do it, use a colour that complements the colour of your thorax, about 20/80 will do it if you don’t twist your dubbing to tight, a little and light to build it up. Trout see into the UV range so even a hint will be visible to them. I use more in the bodies of sea trout flies! I find it makes a difference.

Check out our full range of  Hemingway Dubbing. 

Having spent a lot of time over the winter thinking about the start of the season and what flies to use, I decided to reinvent the wheel and crossed a Jingler with a Water Chicken! The Jingler is an old Tweed fly and the Water Chicken comes from Neil Patterson, the fly I ended up with works well for early season trout, bringing them up to the surface if there has been any hatch of MBs or LDOs, just a slight change of size and colour for the two different flies. These flies are designed to sit in the surface film and look as though they are struggling to get of, just like the real thing!
The March Brown:-
Hook: Size 12 Fulling Mill All Purpose Medium
Thread: Well waxed Hemingway’s 6/0 Yellow
Tail: Split Metz Cree Cock long
Body: Mixed Veniard olive and natural hares ear
1st Hackle: Metz Cree Cock
2nd Hackle: Veniard Brown Partridge
The Large Dark Olive:-
Hook: Size 14 Fulling Mill All Purpose Medium
Thread: Well waxed Benecchi 8/0 Olive
Tail: Split Metz Cree Cock long
Body: Mixed Veniard olive and Adams Grey Superfine Dubbing
1st Hackle: Metz Dark Blue Dun Cock
2nd Hackle: Veniard Grey Partridge
So far this season these two flies have caught more than a few wild Brown Trout up to 18″ in Wales and Devon

All the materials used in these two flies are available from Fly Fishing Tackle Co UK

You’ve tied all your Trout and Salmon flies over the winter and now the season is on us
and it’s still ******* freezing! I’m keeping warm by thinking of summer at the seaside.
Bass, Mullet and Sea Trout in the estuaries and in the surf.
Time to tie all the patterns you’ve thought about over the winter, this range of Partridge Saltwater Hooks will cover most of the fly patterns that you will need.

Partridge Aberdeen

Partridge CS52 Sea Prince

Partridge CS54 Saltwater Shrimp

Partridge Opti Strong Saltwater Hook

Partridge CS11/1 JS Sea Streamer

These and More Brands of Salt Water Hooks and all the Materials you need for tying saltwater patterns are available from Fly Fishing Tackle Co UK

We are nearly at the end of the season but down here in the West Country fresh sea trout are pushing up the rivers, helped by the constant inflow of fresh water from the rain, there are many patterns to chose from, this one has produced some big sea trout ( that’s big for down here!).

Sir Jasper

Hook: Treble Size 12
1″ Aluminium tube
Thread: Black
Body: Aluminium tube
Rib: single strand medium silver tinsel
Head: Black thread, varnished
Wings: Opposing strands of orange Crystal Flash
alternating with black squirrel tail.

All the materials for this fly are available from Fly Fishing Tackle Co UK