From the monthly archives:

February 2009

The Dark Stone Fly

Beginners Lessons
dark stone fly

This is a pattern more popular in the USA , and New Zealand , than here in the UK. It is a large fly that makes only a brief appearance as an adult fly. In it’s nymphal stage it is a generous morsel for a trout. I would suggest a long shank 8 hook for […]

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Capes and Hackles

Tools and Materials
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The types of cape which you will come across are cock and hen capes from domestic poultry. Hen capes are smaller and softer with denser fibres , and are usually used for wet flies , nymphs and lures. The hackle fibres are more mobile in the water. They can be wrapped around the hook in the […]

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