THE WET FLY COLLECTION

Wet Fly Listing

• Partridge and orange
• Partridge and yellow
• Snipe and purple
• Butcher
• Poult Bloa
• Bloody Butcher
• Zulu
• Soldier Palmer
• Mallard & Claret
• Invicta
• Black Pennel
• Coachman
• Cowdung
• Royal Coachman
• Grouse and green
• Dunkeld
• Green Peter
• Bibio
• Alexandra
• March Brown
• Peter Ross
• Gosling
• Yorks special
• Woodcock and yellow
• Poacher
• Black and Peacock spider
• Blae & black
• Cinnamon and gold
• Kingfisher butcher
• Watsons fancy
• Kenya bug
• Smarts yellow tail
• Pallaretta
• Oliva
• Mave

BIBIO

Hook 10-14

Thread Black

Tail None

Body Black seal's fur with a claret of seal's fur centre

Rib Silver wire or oval

Hackle Palmered black cock

Wing None

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WATSON'S FANCY

Hook 8-10

Thread Black

Tail Golden pheasant crest

Body Two halves red seal's fur followed by black seal's fur

Rib Oval silver tinsel

Hackle Black hen

Wing Black-dyed goose or natural crow, cheek jungle cock

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KINGFISHER BUTCHER

Hook 8-12

Thread Black

Tail Blue kingfisher feather fibres

Body Flat gold tinsel

Rib Oval gold tinsel

Hackle Hot orange cock or hen

Wing Blue mallard slips (sometimes a grey wing is given)

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BLACK AND PEACOCK SPIDER

Hook 8-12

Thread Black

Tail Golden pheasant tippets (alternatively, black cock hackle fibres)

Body Black floss

Rib Oval silver tinsel

Hackle Black cock or hen

Wing Grey duck

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POACHER

Hook 8-14

Thread Black or brown

Tail Golden pheasant red body feather fibres

Body Bronze peacock herl with a tip of hot orange silk

Rib None

Hackle Dark furnace (natural red with black centre)

Wing None

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WOODCOCK AND YELLOW

Hook 8-12

Thread Yellow

Tail Golden pheasant tippet

Body Yellow seal's fur

Rib Gold oval tinsel

Hackle Light ginger or yellow

Wing Woodcock wing slips

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YORK'S SPECIAL

Hook 10-14

Thread Black

Tail Red-dyed swan or goose

Body Peacock herl

Rib None

Hackle Coch-y-Bonddu

Wing None

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GOSLING

Hook 8-10

Thread Yellow

Tail Cock pheasant tail fibres

Body Golden olive seal's fur

Rib Gold wire

Hackle Orange cock with grey speckled mallard in front

Wing None

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PETER ROSS

Hook 8-12

Thread Black

Tail Golden pheasant tail fibres

Body Two-thirds silver tinsel; one-third red seal's fur

Rib Oval silver tinsel

Hackle Black

Wing Barred teal flank

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ALEXANDRA

Hook 8-12

Thread Black

Tail Red ibis substitute and two or three peacock sword tail fibures

Body Flat silver tinsel

Rib Oval silver tinsel

Hackle Black cock or hen

Wing Green peacock sword flanked with strips of red ibis substitute (scarlet swan)

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GREEN PETER

Hook 8-12

Thread Black or olive

Tail None

Body Light green seal's fur (pea green)

Rib Fine oval gold

Hackle Palmered ginger cock, two ginger at the head

Wing Hen pheasant, or light brown speckled hen

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SOLDIER PALMER

Hook 8-14

Thread Black

Tail Red wool (optional)

Body Red wool

Rib Gold or silver wire

Hackle Palmered medium red cock

Wing None

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COACHMAN

Hook 8 - 14

Thread Black

Tail None

Body peacock herl

Rib None

Hackle Natural red cock or hen

Wing White goose

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BLAE & BLACK

Hook 8 - 12

Thread Black

Tail Golden pheasant tippets

Body Black floss

Rib Oval silver tinsel

Hackle Black cock or hen

Wing Grey duck

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MALLARD & CLARET

Hook 8 - 14

Thread Black

Tail Golden pheasant tippets

Body Claret seals fur or wool

Rib Gold oval tinsel

Hackle Black or claret

Wing Bronze mallard shoulder

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ZULU

Hook 8 - 14

Thread Black

Tail Red wool

Body Black silk

Rib Silver oval

Hackle Palmered black cock

Wing None

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ROYAL COACHMAN

 

Hook 8 - 14

Thread Black

Tail Golden Pheasant Tippet

Body Bronze Peackock Herl with red silk centre

Rib None

Hackle Natural Cock or hen

Wing White goose

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MARCH BROWN

Hook 8 - 14

Thread Black or brown

Tail Partridge tail fibres

Body Hares ear and body fur mixed

Rib Gold wire

Hackle Brown partridge

Wing Hen pheasant wing slips

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COWDUNG

Hook 12-14

Thread Black

Tail None

Body Peacock herl

Rib None

Hackle Light natural red

Wing Light brown hen quill

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DUNKELD

Hook 8-12

Thread Black or orange

Tail golden pheasant crest

Body Flat gold tinsel

Rib Oval gold rib

Hackle Palmered orange cock hackle

Wing Bronze mallard with jungle cock cheeks

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GROUSE AND GREEN

Hook 8-12

Thread Black or green

Tail Golden pheasant tippet

Body green seal's fur

Rib Oval gold tinsel

Hackle Natural red hen or green

Wing Grouse tail

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BLACK PENNEL

Hook 8-14

Thread Black

Tail Golden pheasant tippet's

Body Black silk

Rib Oval silver tinsel

Hackle Black cock or hen

Wing None

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KENYA BUG

Hook 8-12

Thread Black

Tail Black cock hackle fibre's

Body Black wool

Rib Silver tinsel

Hackle Long fibred black hen

Wing None

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SMART'S YELLOW TAIL

Hook 8-10

Thread Black or yellow

Tail Golden pheasant crest

Body Yellow seals fur

Rib Gold wire

Hackle Palmered honey cock apple green followed by grey partridge and a white hen hackle

Wing None

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PALLARETTA

Hook 12

Thread Black or brown

Tail None

Body Yellow Silk Varnished

Rib Black silk

Hackle Dark blue dun

Wing None

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MAVE

Hook 12-14

Thread Pale Yellow

Tail None

Body Purple

Rib Primrose

Hackle Mottled spade hackle fibre's

Wing None

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OLIVA

Hook 12 - 14

Thread Primrose

Tail None

Body Medium olive fur or synthetic dubbing

Rib None

Hackle Soft grizzle hen

Wing None

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BUTCHER

Hook 10 - 14

Thread Black

Tail Red ibis substitute

Body Flat silver tinsel

Rib Oval silver rib

Hackle Scarlet

Wing Blue mallard quill feather

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CINAMON AND GOLD

Hook 8 - 12

Thread Brown

Tail Golden Pheasant Tippets or Light Ginger hackle fibres

Body Flat Gold Tinsel

Rib Oval Gold

Hackle Ginger

Wing Cinamon hen quill or turkey in larger sizes

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INVICTA

Hook 8 - 14

Thread Black or yellow

Tail Golden pheasant crest

Body Yellow seals fur

Rib Gold wire or oval

Hackle Palmered light red cock with blue jay at the throat

Wing Hen pheasant centre tail or wing

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PARTRIDGE AND YELLOW

Hook 12 - 16

Thread Yellow

Tail None

Body Yellow Silk

Rib None

Hackle Light Partridge breast

Wing None

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SNIPE AND PURPLE

Hook 12 - 16

Thread Purple

Tail None

Body Purple

Rib None

Hackle A hackle from the inside of a snipe's wing

Wing None

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BLOODY BUTCHER

Hook 10 - 14 (larger for sea trout)

Thread Black

Tail Red ibis substitute

Body Flat silver tinsel

Rib Oval silver rib

Hackle Scarlet

Wing Blue mallard quill feather

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POULT BLOA

Hook 14 - 16

Thread Yellow

Tail None

Body Lightly Dubbed blue dun fur on yellow silk

Rib None

Hackle An inside hackle from the wing of a young grouse

Wing None

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PARTRIDGE AND ORANGE

Hook 12 - 16

Thread Orange

Tail None

Body Orange Silk

Rib None

Hackle Brown Partridge

Wing None

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