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well its been a long time since I tied a flee on here or at all for that matter and it may still take a wee while until I get the fingers nimble again to the vice as I don't want to just start slinging any old crap up but im asking would people prefer videos or just pictures step by step introductions to fly tying and its methods.

bibio wet fly

this fly i fish wet mostly but with a little gink it can be a great dry fly also on the right day at places like harelaw fishery were i like to do most of my still water fish ,,then again harelaw is more like a hill loch ,and fishes very well from the bank as well as boat, and OK my personal best is around 4 pound on this water ,but I've been broke off a few times with much bigger fish including what I'm sure would have been a brown trout of a lifetime, oh well the more experience i get ,the more likely i will be to land that dream fish.

here is the materials and the process needed to tie yourself up some very effective bibio wet flys.

Hook - Size 8-14 / b175 kamasan
thread - black uni thread 8/0
Body - segmented in to 3 sections Black -Red - Black (seals fur) in 2 fifths /1 fifth /2 fifth Ratio
Rib - Oval wire
Hackle - Black or Claret which i like to use and has had good results

Part 1.

attach thread and take it down to level with the barb of the hook

part 2.

tie in wire at rear of hook

part 3.

apply a select amount of seals fur (Black) to thread in a twisting motion between thumb and fore finger taking care keep turning in the same direction, now after 2 fifths of the way up the hook apply some red (either seals fur or sparkle flash dubbing) to 1 fifth of the hook (Middle) then again in black seals fur.

part 4.

tie in hackle and wind in an anti clockwise direction towards the back of the hook

part 5.

hold the hackle tightly in place and take the wire going in the opposite direction (Clockwise) taking care not to crush the hackle barbs when binding down the hackle

part 6.

now tie in the wire at the head of the fly allowing enough for a neat head ( Twist wire to break as it will cut closer to the thread base.

part 7.

Now take the whip finish tool and make three to four turns to create a nice neat head, and if happy admire.

photographs to follow shortly .

my favourite wee emerger klink for the kelvin

here is a start to what i hope will be many step by step processes of flies i use with confidence on the waters i fish ,i hope you enjoy.

Here is the pattern i have used a size 12 here for the sake of viewing.

hook size 12-18 buzzer style hook

thread - olive dun 8/0body - stone olive dubbing

rib - fine gold tinselthorax - guard hairs olive

wing post - white antronvarnish - clear

first of all take all your needed materials and set them out in the stages they should be used in.

Thread

dubbing

hackle

wing post

now to start of the fly.take the thread down to around were the thorax will start.

then tie in the ribbing ,always keeping touching turns with the thread

now take some dubbing little is better ,always try to remember that and you will get a nice profiled body (slim)

now take your dubbing and begin winding it up the hook toward the thorax in touching turns ,to create a nice even body.

then take your ribbing and wind in open turns towrd the thorax area creating a segmented body.

now its time to add the wing post ,some people do this at the start i like to do it both ways ,it just depends on how i begin the fly.

tie the wing-post in place with a couple of tight wraps.

and then create a good solid post in which to tie your hackle onto when your ready.

try to pick yourself an appropriate sized hackle for the fly you are tying although i would say for this type of fly you want a size at least bigger than the hook gape size.

tie the hackle in place and make sure it is not going to slip when it comes to creating the wing.

take you hares ear and pinch some dubbing ,remember little is better and create a nice sized thorax.

then grip your hackle with the hackle pliers and begin winding the hackle down the wing-post toward the hook shank with each turn below the last one.

now using your whip finish tool ,and after clipping you wing post to size ,as this was causing me problem with the post getting caught up in the whip finish tool.make sure you create a good secure finishing knot.

and here is the finished product ,i give you my word this catches fish on the kelvin .also use other colors to create you desired look.

D.Graham

this is one fly i like to use on my local river the Kelvin ,and it does well during most hatches and is a simply patter which is made up of the following.

hook- size 14

thread - black

body - pheasant tail

ribbing - gold fine wire

hackle - CDC and deer hair

the CDC is applied just before the deer hair and is weeped back to allow the placing of the deer hair which also gives it most of its buoyancy and the CDC acts as legs ,antenna etc!! and this seems to do the job time and time again .

here is another one of my river patterns that i call the paste brush fly as the upright is made of fine past brush bristle which floats grate just like deer hair but more buoyant.

paste brush dun

hook - size 12-16

thread - tan light

tail - paste brush bristles x 2

body - hares dubbing

rib - fine gold wire

wing - past brush bristle

sally Hansen's to finish.

these are both useful patterns that are easy to make and costs are low which always helps out guys.

i will be adding more of my flies as i add them to my collection an i feel i will continue to do as i have for as long as I've tied and make up my own idea of what i want in a fly which so far has kept me OK although i am now looking into improving my form etc!! and am looking at tying my flies in sets as to one of this and one of that as you will already know you get a much better fly when you do them over the top of each other ,like 4-6 in a batch all the same and then on to another and the same plan in used over and over which also helps you get a stock of flies tied for any outing you have in mind.