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Saturday 31 May 2014

More Sandeels

 


 
Sandeels, fishing hook down. Made with Bucktail and E Z body mylar tube covered with UV Resin which makes it translucent and enhances the integral flash !

Monday 26 May 2014

E Z body Squid

I'm having a bit of an obsession with E Z body mylar tube at the moment, and I came up with this Squid pattern. The E Z body is coated with U.V resin and the 'wings' are carefully built up using layers of U.V...



Wednesday 21 May 2014

Eazi body baitfish

These are fun little flies to tie and are ideal for freshwater predators such as Perch or any other fry feeding predator !

The shank of the hook is wrapped in holographic tinsel which really adds to the appeal of these little gems ! I've also wrapped the thread wraps with some crystal flash to give them extra zing !

Saturday 10 May 2014

Clouser Minnow

Bob Clouser gave us the Clouser Minnow, which is probably the most common Saltwater fly in use today. A generic pattern that will catch most Saltwater species. It can be tied a few different ways with a variety of materials, but I personally like to keep it simple. I call these Fish Candy....





Thursday 8 May 2014

Hi Tie Baitfish

These Hi Tie baitfish are Perch and Roach imitations.


 
 

These should grab the attention of a few Pike !

Wednesday 7 May 2014

Baitfish Patterns

I've been very busy at the vice recently as the weather just has not been conducive to fishing and I have been concentrating on the baitfish type patterns experimenting with different profiles and colour schemes and perfecting the techniques for tying them.

 

 



Friday 2 May 2014

Flatwing Flies

Flatwings are great for drifting in current, just keeping in touch and waiting for a big girl to snaffle it as it swings into her lair !

These are tied on a size 2 Daiichi 2546.