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Palmered Hackle Alternatives

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Palmered hackle flies have been popular from the early days of flytying and were a feature of many of the early salmon flies. They still are popular with many of the traditional flies and are increasingly used on modern lures to impart movement on a fast retrieve, ie. Woolley buggers, Damsel nymphs  and Yellow dancers. […]

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The Double Half Hitch

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Those of you who have watched my flytying lessons will know that I favour the double half hitch for finishing off my flies rather than the whip finish. Do not be deterred from learning the whip finish either manually or by one of the various tools available. I learnt my fly tying over sixty years […]

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