Tying for early season clear water conditions ..read more

Hi all, I'd guess that some of you have given guidance or even classes to club colleagues who wish to try fly tying. I'm going to do that next week, very basic, low level stuff ... Stoat's Tail, Munroes, Dee Monkey for starters. Maybe Irish shrimp flies and Tempeldog thingies to finish. I wonder if any of you have a what I might grandiously call a class template you might share? Much appreciated .... powerjackscarra@gmail.com ..read more

Apologies its not Salmon related but I am not asking on any of the Pike forums as they are crazy on there (far worse with pictures than anywhere), what is anyones go to thread for tying Pike flies, youngest has requested a box for the coming Winter & I have realised that my normal thread range (thickness) is not going to secure the materials in enough quantity to give a decent profile ..read more

Fellow tiers I have a rook load of materials that I have bought over the years and many of them I don't use that often. I will detail them if requested. I've been in the situation where I wanted to tie a couple of flies but didn't have the materials for it. I've been in that situation many times, but it sometimes doesn't warrant buying say a cape for a couple of flies. If I have a material you'd like to try for a couple of flies I'll happily post you a sample. Is anyone else willing to do... Read more ..read more

Red Butt. A fly I always carry in all sizes it works everywhere clear water , coloured water its working on both fresh and resident fish and is particularly for large sea trout fishing. I like it tied with a monkey wing and free swinging hook for my fishing ..read more

Few tied up the day big jan/feb flys for me to try . Seem to be veering away from the good auld Willie Gunns these days . Or do you just fill a box of what you know works and stick with it . What’s your views on experimenting with new flies in the spring or just sticking to what you know works . Seems to be the hardest part these days is actually having a fish in the beat / pool your fishing to have a chance [ATTACH... Read more ..read more

Can anyone point me in the right direction to source ruby claret bucktail (almost black in colour ) Thanks in advance ..read more

The shrimpy profile of a heron hackle scandi spey short body tube. I prefer to tie the hackles in first and slight down and under to keep the wing flat and allow the heron hackle maximum freedom of movement. I love spey flies but if you change the feather wing to fur they fish better and last longer. They look very shrimp like in the water and red dot in hook looks like and eye ..read more

Where is the best place to buy fox, artic runner etc ..read more

Experimented in dyeing some silver fox that I had spare from the full. Skin I bought last year. The blue and orange came out particularly well ..read more