Members' Patterns

Patterns for the 2010 inhouse competition

Novice pattern: The Orange Otter (Dry Fly pattern) Two samples required - to be as identical as possible please Hook: Size 14 Thread: Orange or Brown Tail: Natural Red Cock Hackle fibres Body: Seal’s fur blend. 70% Orange and 30% Claret. Hackle: Natural red cock tied in the middle of the hook		Open Pattern: The Silver Invicta (Wet Fly pattern) Two samples required - to be as identical as possible please Hook: Size 12 Thread: Black Tail: Golden Pheasant Crest Topping Body: Flat Silver Tinsel Rib: Oval silver tinsel Body Hackle: Palmered natural red cock Throat Hackle: Blue Jay Wing: Hen Pheasant Centre Tail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click on your chosen fly for picture ( sometimes!) & instructions

Charles's Pike Fly - The Slinky
Charles's Pike Fly - Fibre Stripe
Charles's Pike Fly - Dancer
Trevor's flatback dry
Trevor's blueflash dry
Trevor's small palmered green dry
Tony's blue sub-surface damsel
Caroline's Pike fly
Derick's Early Season Tiger fly
Glyn's Tarpon fly- lots of them!

Charles's Slinky (Pike Fly)

Hook- size 1
Thread – Black
Tie in 1 cm from eye - a few fibres of Slinky 10/12cm long
First half tied in & half brought back over first,& secured.
Shrimp
Green/chartreuse
White
Purple
Brown
Black
Pull back fibres & colour with permanent markers
Make up head & whip finish
Glue on 7mm eyes.  

Crimp on 10/12cm of pike fly wire as leader.
(E-sox super 7 –0.21mm. dia. Piker Trace Wire)

 

Charles's Fibre Stripe (Pike Fly)

Hook size 1
Thread - Black
Tie in 1cm. from eye – 10/12cm. Silver flash.
One piece of red flash – 5cm each side
Chartreuse/green slinky 10/12cm
Yellow slinky 6cm.
Stripe yellow with black permanent marker
Tie in both sides of fly - 5cm. of fluorescent clear strip (0.5mm.) with 7mm. eyes attached.
Produce head & whip finish.
Crimp on 12/15cm & use Fly Pike wire as leader

 

Charles's Dancer (Pike Fly)

Hook size – 1
Thread – Red
Tie in at hook end as tail 2mm.Red chenille or wool
Tie in holograph 1mm tape to 1cm.of eye
Tie in a few fibres of slinky (separately)
Shrimp
Yellow
Blue
White
Chartreuse/green
All 10/12cm long – ½ tied in then brought back & secured
Pull all back & run black marker pen over top of fibres.
Tie in both sides (under eye position)
5 fibres of Red flash 10/12cm
2 brown Ostrich herls.
2 white Ostrich herls.
Open fibres to produce head & glue on 7mm. eyes
Make head & whip finish
Crimp on 12/15cm. fly Pike Wire as leader.

 

 

 

Trevor's flatback dry

hook	rib	hackle / tail	method
Size 14 Kamersan 752	mixed claret, ginger & olive dubbing	Black cock hackle for wings and grizzle for thorax.	Run silk down the hook. wind in dubbing loop. tie in tip end black cock hackle at eye having swept the hackles to tie in point (see picture). Add a grizzle hackle at the eye with just 4/5 turns. Whip finish.

 

Trevor's blueflash dry

hook	rib	hackle / tail	method
No 16 downeye	black plasticoat	CDC feather. peacock herl blue wonder-wing	Run thread from eye to bend. Tie in peacock herl & wind back to eye. Shape the wonder-wing material. double up and tie on topo of hook. lightly tie in small strip of black plasticoat to make the fly float. Place CDC feather in dudding loop, remove fibres in one side then wind in as a hackle at the eye. bring back the surplus plasticoat and tie in. whip finish

 

Trevor's small palmered green dry

hook	rib	hackle / tail	method
Size 18	yellow fine floss	olive hackle	Run silk down the hook. Tie in small olive hackle at the bend end Wind in dubbing loop made with the yellow fine floss Wind up the hook using open turns the olive hackle. tie in and whip finish.

 

Tony's blue sub-surface damsel

hook	rib	hackle / tail	method
No 10 longshank	flash mylar	blue nylon feather duster.blue dubbing	thread over the shank to bend, tie in mylar and lead wire . Wind in lead wire at eye end. Take big bunch of duster fibres and tie in starting at bend end , doudle the fibres over at head and tie in. With just 3 or 4 tourns bring mylar to head and tie in. apply blue dubbing to head and tie off. varish shank for more sparkle if required.

 

Caroline's perky Pike Fly

hook	rib	hackle / tail	method
Pike Hook	black silk	4 orange hackle feathers 3" long good pinch of glitter blue marabou for hackle NB - other colours can be used if you like.	Tie the thread on to the hook but start 3/4 of the way down the hook. Tie in 2 orange feathers each side of the hook shank. Tie on top of the shank a good pinch of glitter, the same length as the feathers. Tie in 2 more orange feathers each side of the shank. Now tie in the blue marabou all round the hook in small amounts as the hackle. tie off - whip finish - varnish . Fish next to reed beds using a quick retrieve (works in Sweden !!!).