One for the summer fishing.
Hook: Partridge of Redditch Spider L3A/S #16
Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk 30D Brown
Abdomen: Semperfli 400D Floss and Red UTC 70D thread coated with Clear Cure Goo Hydro
Wing: Tiemco Aero Dry Wing Fine White
Thorax: Abdomen Floss
Hackle: Barred Ginger Paraloop wound around Body floss
The short shank and wider gape of the Spider hook I think is ideal for this fly and the oversize paraloop hackle should keep the chunky body in the film.
Based on a fly by Robert Mckay this is basically a super heavy nymph used to control the drift of a team of nymphs through fast water, rather than being purely sacrificial the extra movement and flash on this fly means it fishes like a dead drift mini streamer.
Hook: Partridge of Redditch SUJ #10
Weight: Large Tungsten Shrimp Back & 3.8mm Veniard Slotted Tungsten Bead
Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk 12/0 Orange
Tail: Sand Grizzly Mini Marabou
Body: Silver Mini Flat Braid coloured on one side with brown marker
Thorax: Orange and Olive Spectra dubbing
Hook: Partridge CZF #12
Weight: Three layers of Veniard adhesive lead foil
Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk 12/0 Pink
Eyes: Tungsten Stretch Lace
Antennae: Wood Duck
Shellback: Jan Siman Magic Shrimp Foil
Rib: 3lb Clear Mono
Body: Semperfli Perfect Shrimp Wool, scrubbed out
Hook: Partridge Universal Predator CS86 #6
Weight: None (Fish on a short leader with fast sinking line)
Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk 12/0 Brown
Tail: Mix Brown & Cream Marabou
Flash: Root Beer Midge Flash (2 strands each side at tail, 1 strand each side at head)
Body “hackle”/Rib: Copper Organza Ribbon
Body: Cookshill Seals Fur Fiery Brown
Head: Large Partridge Body Hackle
Hook: Partridge of Redditch Universal Predator CS86 #6 and Flymen Fishing Company fish spine 20mm
Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk 12/0 Brown
Tail: Brown Olive Marabou
Underbody: Olive dubbing
Body Hackles: Olive and Copper Organza Ribbons wound together
Head: Ice Dubbing, top Olive Brown and bottom mix of UV Pearl and Light Yellow
Eyes: Clear Cure Eyes, secured with Clear Cure Goo Hydro
This fly was shown to me by one of the best river anglers I’ve had the privelage to fish with, Davie Park, and has probably accounted for more Grayling over the last winter than any other fly. I’ve no doubt it’ll prove to be a great point fly on a Trout leader too.
Tied on a Partridge SUJ #16 this is a lot of weight on a small hook with the bulk of it over the eye so it ALWAYS fishes point up and by design gives a small fly with a lot less bare hook showing.
Hook: Partridge SUJ #16-18.
Weight: Tungsten Jig Back, size to suit.
Thread: Brown Nano Silk 12/0 (50D).
Tail: Ginger Cock.
Abdomen: Pine Squirrel.
Thorax: Pine Squirrel mixed with a tiny pinch of Orange or Copper Hends Spectra Dubbing
Hook: Fulling Mill Short Shank Special #14
Weight: Tungsten Teardrop Large
Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk 12/0 (50D) Orange
Tails: Dk Olive Cock
Abdomen: Uni Stretch Olive
Thorax: Hends Spectra Dubbing Olive
Hook: Partridge Dry Fly Supreme L5A #12
Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk 12/0 (50D) Brown
Body: Brown/Olive CDC
Wing: Two Coq De Leon Saddle feathers
Hackles: CDC fibres in a split thread followed by a hen Coq De Leon Hackle trimmed to a V underneath.
Heavily based on a fly I saw tied at the Dutch Fly Fair a few years ago, my sincere apologies to the originator but for the life of me I can’t remember who tied it to credit him properly.
Hook: Partridge Dry Fly Supreme L5A #14
Thread: Semperfli Nanosilk 12/0 White
Tails: Lt Dun Microfibbets
Abdomen: Hends Body Quills BQ-06 Yellow
Body Coating: Clear Cure Goo Hydro
Thorax: Mix Amber/Yellow Beaver Dubbing
Hackle: Semperfli Picric Dyed Cock
Hook: Partridge Wet Heavy Supreme G3A/L #16
Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk 30D Red
Tail: 2-3 Wood Duck Fibres
Body & Rib: Semperfli Ultrafine 0.1mm Wire Red
Body Coating: Clear Cure Goo Hydro
Wing: Ice Dubbing UV Pearl
Hackle: Sparse CDC in split thread
