Softies
Soft Hackles aren't a fly I fish with regularly but when the situation arises I like to have a decent selection to fall back on. A simple fly that imitates a number of water born insects like emerges, nymphs n spiders and although you can fish this fly technically they are actually one of the simplest flies to fish with in smaller streams which appeals to me because I like to keep things as simple as possible really purely because I practically take bugger all with me these d
Para Hoppers
To be honest I haven't fished or tied these Para Hoppers before but after Gerhardt Goosen sent me a link to an article regarding their effectiveness, I decided to tie up a batch of them for my Lesotho trip in Jan and am rather stoked how they came out. The Abdomen is Deerhair dubbing applied by a dubbing loop and the Thorax is a Spec Olive Flyworx blend. The wing casing are taken from a Jungle cock pelt. These three were tied onto a #14 Grip hook I truly believe these are goi
Insy Winsy!
Thought about going the Peter Brigg spider route but ended up sticking with a foam rubber legs pattern. These have been tied onto a #8 14731 Caddis Larva Grip hook. I added some dubbing for the under body purely as a base to give the foam something to bind to. Strapped a small piece of light brown foam on. Added 4 rubber legs. Positioned them how I wanted then added a tiny piece of yellow foam for an indicator....sorted!! They float exactly how I was hoping they would. I'm n