Traditional Drys
Dry fly fishing is probably the most challenging of fly fishing methods, it definitely is most fun and matching the hatch is an art which needs to be perfected when dry fly fishing. Select your dry fly to mimic the insect life around you, matching the hatch is quite easy if you take some time to observe which flies are around and if indeed the trout are rising out of the water to take them.
Hackled dry flies are best fished with a small amount of floatant to help keep them from being water logged and a more buoyant consistency.
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The ginger quill dry fly has been around for years and was originally designed by Alfred Ronalds in 1836. Traditionally a must have fly for the warmer months, available in three sizes the ginger quill will not let you down...
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The Greenwell Glory Trout Fly is one of the most famous of all British trout flies, this pattern was first tied as a wet-fly in the mid-nineteenth century. Developed for fishing on the River Tweed, it is named after a certain Canon Greenwell and even after one hundred and fifty years it still makes ..
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The Hares Ear Dry Fly is a good all round fly which will be equally useful on rivers or still waters, many a fine trout falls for the Hares ear dry or wet fly. Frederic M Halford was responsible for the addition of the wings on the original GRHE in 1880's, and who said' "It has always been my theory..
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Model: 411-2
Grayling steel blue I believe was designed by a popular angler called Roger Woolly, he was a tackle shop owned and fly dresser who created a range of patterns useful for Trout and Grayling which he then went on to mass produce so the popularity grew, the Grayling Steel Blue is very popular as a grey..
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Model: 409-1
The Adams Dry Fishing Fly is a design over 85 years old and still fished by fisherman all over the world. Grizzle brown hackles with a medium grey body the adams fly works in a wide range of water types for trout. Works well all year but probably peaks spring and summer. Cast upstream on rivers to&n..
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Model: 409-2
Female Adams dry fly is an imitation of the mayfly at egg laying stage. The Adams dry is also available in the male format and also the Adams Irresistible and the Adams Parachute..
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Model: 409-3
The Adams irresistible fly has the deer hair to make it very buoyant, a super fly on choppy waters, its versatile enough to cover a wide range of hatches, trout will feed on these..
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Model: 401-1
The alder dry fly although a traditional early season fly is well able to catch in the summer months, fish the alder fly near walls or vegetation to get a good result. The alder will work well near overhanging trees and bushes as this is where the natural insects often fall into the water,..
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Model: 402-7
Black and peacock dry fishing flies used predominantly in the summer fishing months but don't be afraid to use it in the cooler months when a winter sun is making the black drys hatch..
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Model: 404-1/417-6
These little black ant fishing flies really fool the fish. As a land insect they are available and tempting all year round to fish. Black ant trout flies are a huge part of the fishes diet and you do not really need to match the hatch so quite a good success rate when fishing them..
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Model: 402-3
The black gnat dry fly is an excellent trout fly to use when any small dark or black insects or the real flies are on the water. Clouds of black gnats can often be seen hovering over the water and it is inevitable that some of these will fall into the water, thus becoming a food source for the trout..
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Model: 404-2
The black and Red Gnat fly, tied the same as the black gnat trout fly but with the red tail. Trout will get excited at the red tail on these black gnat flies. Always worth a try if you are failing on traditional black gnat trout flies...
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