The little Jassid is from Vince Marinaro’s book A Modern Dry Fly Code and was an extremely popular pattern until Jungle cock became more difficult to obtain. The jungle cock nail feather can be substituted with any small dark feather and highlighted with a drop of white varnish or UV resin. Continue reading How to tie the Jassid dry fly
The Hornberg is an all-purpose favourite, both as a dry fly and streamer, especially highly regarded in New England states, where a number of variants have evolved. Hornberg fly pattern recipe Hook: Mustad R43 # 6-10Thread: BlackBody: Flat silver tinselWing: … Continue reading Hornberg fly
An excellent loch style pattern that is a real attractor when pulled in or just under the surface. Also an extremely popular pattern to fish as part of a team. Claret snatcher wet pattern recipe Hook: Mustad C49S # 8 … Continue reading Claret snatcher wet fly
The original flat wing pattern was developed by the late Bill Peabody a well known fly tyer and fisherman from Rhode Island in the US. The original pattern was developed for stripped bass but was also found to be … Continue reading Sea trout Flat wing streamer
