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Palewatery No Hackle Dun

Palewatery No Hackle Dun

Palewatery No Hackle Dun

Hook: Partridge Ideal Standard Dry SUD2 #18
Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk 30D Yellow
Tails: Lt Dun Hackle barbs
Abdomen: Hends Body Quills Olive BQ-34 (varnished)
Wing: Natural CDC
Thorax: Common Shrew from Cookshill Fly-tying Materials

A great bonus of being part of the Partridge of Redditch Pro-Team is from time to time you get to play with samples of new hook models, this time it’s the new Partridge of Redditch SUD2 hooks I get to try out. Great looking strong hook, quite short in the shank in comparison to other models meaning the #18 measures out closer in shank length to many #20 hooks, but well made with sharp point. I’m looking forward to trying them out on the river.

Predator Fibre Jig

Predator Fibre Jig

Clear Water Jig 01

For the clearer water that comes with the more settled conditions that late spring and early summer brings to my local rivers. Covers the Blue Winged Olive hatch as well as the Baetis hatches throughout the year.

Hook: Partridge SUJ Jig Hook, #18.
Bead: 2.5mm slotted, Natural Tungsten.
Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk 30D (18/0), Brown.
Tails: Coq De Leon.
Body: Semperfli Predator Fibres, Pheasant Tail.
Thorax: Pine Squirrel.
Hackle: Sparse CDC in split thread, Black.
Wingcase: Semperfli Predator Fibres, Pheasant Tail.

Clear Water Jig 02

Hare Copper Jigback

Hare Copper Jigback

Hare Copper Jigback

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

Sparkle Dun Step by Step

Probably my all time favourite fly, since it first found its way into my fly box well over 20 years ago it’s caught me more fish than any other fly I tie. If I was allowed one fly and one fly only I would take this one. Created by Craig Mathews it’s an evolution of Caucci & Nastasi’s Comparadun which in turn is an evolution of Fran Betters’ Haystack, in terms of translucency of the shuck though it’s very similar to Fran Betters’ Usual. Not a bad heritage all in.
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