Streamer Nymph
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
Organza Bugger
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
Articulated Organza Minnow
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
Sculpin
Hook: Partridge Universal Predator CS86 #2
Thread: Semperfli Nanosilk 12/0 Brown
Tail: Mix of Brown & Cream Marabou
Body: Mix of Semperfli Ice Dub Yellow & a little Gold Holographic Dubbing
Wing: Magnum Rabbit Zonker tied in near the head only with skin shorter than hook length
Collar: Small/short bunch of tail Marabou on top with bunches of Magnum Rabbit on each side. Nothing on underside.
Head: Fish Skull Sculpin Helmet Brown
Plenty movement and the Rabbit near the head keeps a good wide shape.
Mini Marabou Streamer
Early in the Trout season streamer flies can be particularly effective, Trout are hungry and baitfish imitations represent a good meal for a hungry fish. A lot of my early season streamer fishing is done on larger rivers like the Clyde with #4 – #10 longshank Woolly Buggers but Trout will chase and eat streamers regardless of where they live so for my local tributaries I scale down to smaller flies. On the smaller streams where the fish dont have so much time to follow a fly and be enticed by its action I pay a little more attention to profile while still allowing for some movement in the flies materials.This fly fits the bill and catches more than its fair share of fish.
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Fly Tying & Fly Fishing by Jim Lees
