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mysis shrimp tied by Barry Ord Clarke

Mysis shrimp fly

March 23, 2021March 25, 2023 barryoc

A quick and simple, semi realistic pattern to imitate the Mysis shrimp. Ranging from 0.5 to 25 mm long with a slender transparent body. Inspite its small size the Mysis is a very important food item in both lakes and … Continue reading Mysis shrimp fly

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Frenchie Fly tied by Barry Ord Clarke

Frenchie Fly

March 19, 2021March 19, 2023 barryoc

Currently one of the most used tied and nymphs, especially in competition circles. An extremely easy tie for an extremely effective pattern for Euro nymphing. Change the hook size, body and collar colour and even tie it on a jig … Continue reading Frenchie Fly

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Midge emerger tied by Barry Ord Clarke

Midge emerger

March 5, 2021September 26, 2021 barryoc

A functional emerger midge pattern with a few nice techniques. Tie it in any size from large buzzers to the smallest hatching or cripple midges in any colour you like. A must have pattern. Midge emerger pattern recipe Hook: Partridge_Sprite … Continue reading Midge emerger

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pheasant tail black tied by Barry Ord Clarke

Black pheasant tail nymph

January 20, 2021March 19, 2023 barryoc

Black Pheasant tail nymph A little, effective variant of the classic that you can fish in both still and running water all year round. A couple of nice techniques here to take further on other patterns. Black pheasant tail nymph … Continue reading Black pheasant tail nymph

Deer Hair techniques, Fly fishing StreamersLeave a comment
Hares ear muddler streamer tied by Barry Ord Clarke

Hares ear muddler streamer

December 29, 2020September 24, 2021 barryoc

One of my favourite patterns for when the fish won’t have anything bright and prefer something more buggy and natural looking. Hares ear muddler streamer pattern recipe Hook: Sprite barbless streamer S2200 # 8 Tying thread: Dyneema 55 or GSP … Continue reading Hares ear muddler streamer

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fly tying Heinz – 57 grayling dry fly

How to tie the Heinz – 57 grayling dry fly

December 22, 2020December 16, 2021 barryoc

A wonderful little pattern that, as the name suggests, is a composition of several better known patterns. This is a simple tie that will cover most dry fly situations when grayling fishing. Hook: Partridge_Sprite S2401 # 14 Tying thread: Sheer … Continue reading How to tie the Heinz – 57 grayling dry fly

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