Palewatery Blog » baetis http://www.palewatery.com/blog Fly Tying & Fly Fishing by Jim Lees Wed, 02 Sep 2015 05:26:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Palewatery No Hackle Dun http://www.palewatery.com/blog/palewatery-no-hackle-dun/ http://www.palewatery.com/blog/palewatery-no-hackle-dun/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2015 05:09:16 +0000 http://www.palewatery.com/blog/?p=355 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 … Continue reading Palewatery No Hackle Dun →

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]]> http://www.palewatery.com/blog/palewatery-no-hackle-dun/feed/ 0 Predator Fibre Jig http://www.palewatery.com/blog/predator-fibre-jig/ http://www.palewatery.com/blog/predator-fibre-jig/#comments Mon, 04 May 2015 02:37:16 +0000 http://www.palewatery.com/blog/?p=346 Predator Fibre Jig 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 … Continue reading Predator Fibre Jig →

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]]> http://www.palewatery.com/blog/predator-fibre-jig/feed/ 0 Hare Copper Jigback http://www.palewatery.com/blog/hare-copper-jigback/ http://www.palewatery.com/blog/hare-copper-jigback/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2015 01:32:48 +0000 http://www.palewatery.com/blog/?p=328 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 … Continue reading Hare Copper Jigback →

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]]> http://www.palewatery.com/blog/hare-copper-jigback/feed/ 0 Olive Teardrop Nymph http://www.palewatery.com/blog/olive-teardrop-nymph/ http://www.palewatery.com/blog/olive-teardrop-nymph/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2015 01:14:12 +0000 http://www.palewatery.com/blog/?p=325 Olive Teardrop Nymph 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

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]]> http://www.palewatery.com/blog/wet-spinner/feed/ 0 Sparkle Dun Step by Step http://www.palewatery.com/blog/sparkle-dun-step-step/ http://www.palewatery.com/blog/sparkle-dun-step-step/#comments Sun, 19 Jan 2014 12:04:11 +0000 http://www.palewatery.com/blog/?p=166 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 … Continue reading Sparkle Dun Step by Step →

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]]> http://www.palewatery.com/blog/sparkle-dun-step-step/feed/ 0 Baetis PT Nymph http://www.palewatery.com/blog/baetis-pt-nymph/ http://www.palewatery.com/blog/baetis-pt-nymph/#comments Sun, 19 Jan 2014 05:56:34 +0000 http://www.palewatery.com/blog/?p=154 Baetis Nymph There are a great many fly patterns to imitate Baetis nymphs, nymphs of the upwing flies in general really, some are very intricate and beautiful pieces of imitative work and others like the Pheasant Tail, Grey Goose or Gold Ribbed Hares Ear nymphs which though very simple are also great fish catchers. This … Continue reading Baetis PT Nymph →

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