Sea Trout and Bass Flies
Here are a couple of recent patterns I have tied for Sea Trout and Bass. They are both designed with a Sandeel theme in mind as you will see by the colours.
Here are a couple of recent patterns I have tied for Sea Trout and Bass. They are both designed with a Sandeel theme in mind as you will see by the colours.
For my own fishing this year I am trying to focus mostly on using Baitfish imitations like the ones in the picture below…. Now these are actually made with Deer Creek Baitfish fibre which closely resembles EP fibre and therefore can be tied in a similar fashion, hence the ‘EP style’. I have tweaked these … Read more
Here are some recent Baitfish patterns I have been tying, they are made with the awesome Deer Creek Mega Laser Dub and some rabbit Zonker.The Flies are finished with Gator Eyes and Diamond Fine Flex Tack free UV resin, also available from Deer Creek They will fish great for any freshwater predator with lots of … Read more
I’ve been working on some more baitfish patterns of varying styles and profiles, here’s a couple of Perch imitations that I did recently. I’ve tried to blend several colours of Deer Creek Baitfish fibre, ( similar to ep fibres ), to achieve a semi realistic natural colour scheme.
After a little break I’ve returned to the vice with a renewed vigour and have really been getting into tying again. I have been working on some different tying styles recently, particularly the Muddler and trimmed type Baitfish patterns that use the Johnny King ‘v’ style of tying. Here are some of my latest ties … Read more
This is my latest Shrimp design, something I have been tinkering with for a while and I think I’m pretty happy with it now. This will certainly have a place in my fly box for next season..
The Surf Candy was is one of those flies that all newcomers to saltwater fly tying aspire to.. Originally designed by Bob Popovic, this beautiful fly is a winner all over the globe and is one of my personal favourites, not least because I love playing with resin but also because it is just a … Read more