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How to tie a Midge emerger

How to tie a Midge emerger

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. Hook: Partridge Sprite S2100 Buzzer # 16 or smallerTying thread: Sheer 14/0 BlackThorax: Stickle Dub Fiery brownHorizontal wing: Pearl Krystal flashVertical wing: Three natural CDC hackles

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How to tie a CDC ant

How to tie a CDC ant

A lovely little pattern, that is tied with only one CDC puff and a few turns of hackle. A quick and easy pattern for the most important terrestrial, no matter where you live, that will float all day long! Tie it also with a red CDC puff or a combination of red and black for an all round ant. Hook: Mustad R 30 # 16Tying thread: Sheer 14/0 BlackBody: One black CDC puffHackle: Brown dyed grizzle or…

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Parachute Royal Wulff One of the true classic trout flies and without doubt the best known from the Wulff series, first tied by Lee Wulff in the early 1930's.

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Fly Tying the Egg laying caddis Its that time of year when an egg laying caddis is an essential addition to your fly box!

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Tying the Midsummer Caddis A great little caddis pattern that has a few nice techniques. The super buoyant combination of CDC and deer hair make this pattern almost un-sinkable. Hook: Mustad R43 # 12 Tying thread: Petitjean SS Olive Abdomen: Fluorescent Green CDC hackle Wing: 3 CDC hackles Thorax / legs: Natural deer hair

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Yellow mayfly This yellow mayfly dun tutorial has a simple technique I developed for making the wally wings process quick and simple!

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Yellow quill buzzer A robust yellow quill buzzer for those hatches of midges. Fished alone or as a dropper with a team.