THE HEBRIDEAN CAST
THE HEBRIDEAN CAST
This is a two fly cast that is useful on loch or river. For example on a windswept sea trout loch where you have no idea where the fish are lying put a Spiny Norman (or similar bushy Bobfly) on the top dropper (bob) and a Black Spider (or similiar) on the point. Cast and work the team ( use a figure of eight hand retrieve and rod tip) so the bobfly creates a 'V' on the water, this will attract the fish that take it or the point fly. At the very least the fish give their location, if the mini lures fail (most wetflies are small lures) try something like a Daddy Straggler fished dead drift to tempt them. These flies are tied on wide gape caddis hooks which are really good at hooking fish and keeping them hooked, especially useful for soft mouthed sea trout. The size 10 is not a big fly, it is best in a wave while the #12 is useful in a ripple.
The Prices are not per fly, ie: for £1.40 you get three flies
This is a two fly cast that is useful on loch or river. For example on a windswept sea trout loch where you have no idea where the fish are lying put a Spiny Norman (or similar bushy Bobfly) on the top dropper (bob) and a Black Spider (or similiar) on the point. Cast and work the team ( use a figure of eight hand retrieve and rod tip) so the bobfly creates a 'V' on the water, this will attract the fish that take it or the point fly. At the very least the fish give their location, if the mini lures fail (most wetflies are small lures) try something like a Daddy Straggler fished dead drift to tempt them. These flies are tied on wide gape caddis hooks which are really good at hooking fish and keeping them hooked, especially useful for soft mouthed sea trout. The size 10 is not a big fly, it is best in a wave while the #12 is useful in a ripple.
The Prices are not per fly, ie: for £1.40 you get three flies
PATTERNS FOR THE TOP DROPPER (BOBFLIES)
SPINY NORMAN #8/10/12
Very buoyant pattern, gink and it bounces across the waves. Use in a heavy wind/chop.
Mini Sea Trout Surface lure for evening work on the river.
Very buoyant pattern, gink and it bounces across the waves. Use in a heavy wind/chop.
Mini Sea Trout Surface lure for evening work on the river.
3 x Spiny Norman #8 - £1.20
3 x Spiny Norman #10 - £1.20
3 x Spiny Norman #12 - £1.20
MINI MUDDLER - GOLD RIBBED HARE'S EAR
Use this on the bob in ripple light wind conditions. Creates that 'V' on the water that will bring fish up on any water.
3 x Mini Muddler - Gold Ribbed Hares Ear #12 - £1.30
MINI MUDDLER - BLACK SPIDER
Age old colour combination, use on any wild brown trout water and expect results.
3 x Mini Muddler - Black Spider #12 - £1.30
HEATHER FLY
This is tied with hen and cock hackles, you end up with a very leggy thing that tempts fish when the natural insect is not present. Land insects are common on Scottish moors and in our breezy weather many off them land on the water, which we are not short of.
3 x Heather Flies #12 - £1.50
HAWTHORN FLY
Again hen and cock hackles combine to make a leggy looking fly that will bring fish up.
These are useful flies to winckle out fish out on difficult days.
3 x Hawthorn Flies #12 - £1.50
HEATHER MOTH #12
Try this if the black flies fail. Common insect on highland lochs, fish suck drowned Heather Moths whenever the wind drifts them into the margins. This light coloured fly is always worth a cast as the evening progresse.
3 x Heather Moths #12 - £1.50
MINI MUDDLER - FLAMETHROWER
On occasion, bad light, peat stained water, a bright coloured fly will move the fish when others fail.
You can not miss this one! Hen hackles and deer hair combination, suspect rainbows might like it.
3 x Mini Muddler - Flamethrower #10 - £1.65
MINI MUDDLER - Claret Bumble
This tying combines classic colours to that will work on wild trout anywhere. This size of fly will often tempt salmon in the warmer months, try when standard salmon flies fail.
3 x Mini Muddler - Claret Bumble #10 £1.65
3 x Mini Muddler - Claret Bumble #10 £1.65
HAUL Y GWYNT
Welsh tying that fish love everywhere! Looks a bit like a Daddy so always worth a try on the top dropper
3 x Haul Y Gwynt #12 - £1.30
PALMERED STRAGGLER
This messy, leggy fly will outfish standard Daddy tyings every time, use the palmered fly in a wave and the next dressing in calm water.
3 x Palmered Straggler #10 - £1.40
THE STRAGGLER #12
Try this fly on loch or river, looks very natural on the water, it will bring fish up when all else fails.
3 x The Straggler #12 - £1.30
DEER KLINKHAMMER #12
Tied with a spread leg hackle, this fly has a large footprint on the water one of the best on any wild trout loch or river. Tied with hotspots. The picture does not do this fly justice, it is a super wild trout pattern.
3 x Deer Klinkhammer #12 - £1.50
PALMERED MURRAYS BLUEBOTTLE
Traditional palmered hackle bobfly with an extra hen hackle for good measure.
Use on those overcast damp days that fish love!
3 x Palmered Green Bluebottle #10 - £1.50
3 x Palmered Green Bluebottle #10 - £1.50
3 x Palmered Green Bluebottle #12 - £1.50
HIGHLAND KILL DEVIL
Use this on the bob on any wave tossed loch. Deadly colour combination to tempt wild trout on loch or river.
Red Highland Kill Devil #10 3 flies for £1.50
Red Highland Kill Devil #12 3 flies for £1.50
KATE MACLAREN
Kate Maclaren #10 - 3 flies for £1.50
Kate Maclaren #12 - 3 flies for £1.50
FLIES FOR THE POINT
BLACK SPIDER
Tied long with a black hen hackle, if you had to choose one fly for wild trout on loch or river this would have to be the one.
3 x Black Spiders #10 - £1.20
3 x Black Spider #12 - £1.20
BLACK PENNELL
Black Spider with a tail and a silver tag, again a fly that has worked on many waters for years, use with confidence.
3 x Black Pennell #10 - £1.30
3 x Black Pennell #12 - £1.30
GOLD RIBBED HARE'S EAR
Black flies work most of the time but if they don't it is always nice to try a different coloured pattern to make sure it is not the fly. (a piece of mind thing)
3 x Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear #10 - £1.30
3 x Gold Ribbed Hares Ear #12 - £1.30
MURRAYS BLUEBOTTLE #12
Tied with different body colours this is a really useful fly to have in your box. Try the red pattern in coloured water.
3 x Red Murray's Bluebottle #12 - £1.30
3 x Blue Murray's Bluebottle #12 - £1.30
3 x Green Murray's Bluebottle #10 - £1.30
3 x Green Murray's Bluebottle #12 - £1.20
REID'S ASSASSIN #12
This slimmer tying is the sort of fly to use in light ripple conditions or in the calm still glides you find at the tail a pool on the river.
3 x Reid's Assassin #10 - £1.30
3 x Reid's Assassin #12 - £1.30
SILVER MARCH BROWN
Looks like a swimming beetle or a small fry, try round weedy margins.
3 x Silver March Brown #10 - £1.30
3 x Silver March Brown #12 - £1.30
GREEN TAG
Hot tag to show up in coloured water, all the peacock bodied spiders are good fish takers.
3 x Green Tags #12 - £1.20
BLACK & PEACOCK SPIDERS
Tied with a flowing hen hackle and full peacock herl body, one of the best flies to try on any water.
3 x Black & Peacock #10 - £1.20
3 x Black & Peacock #12 - £1.20
RED TAG #12
This well known grayling pattern is also deadly for wild trout on any water.
3 x Red Tag #10 - £1.20
3 x Red Tag #12 - £1.20
GOLDBEAD HARE'S EAR
A bit of extra weight in this one makes it an ideal point fly in a bit of a wave. Useful daytime sea trout fly as well.
3 x Goldbead Hares Ear #10 £1.40
3 x Goldbead Hare's Ear #12 £1.40
GOLDBEAD RED TAG
GOLDBEAD RED TAG
The red tail shows up in peat stained water and is a feature on many killing flies. The goldbead gives this fly a bit of weight which makes it a super point fly with spiders on droppers, also useful in a fast current or a wave tossed loch.
3 x Goldbead Red Tag #10 - £1.40
3 x Goldbead Red Tag #12 - £1.40
GOLDBEAD DAMSEL FLY
Use this on the point or as a single fly, a super mini lure to search the water with. Large flies do not need to be tied on meat hooks!
3 x Goldbead Damsel Nymphs #10 - £1.50
GOLDBEAD BLACK LURE
Early season special but worth a cast at anytime of the year. Try this fly (and the Damsel) on slow pools for sea trout.
3 x Goldbead Black Lure #10 - £1.50
LEADED WOOLY BUGGAR
This fly looks great in the water and will catch all gamefish. Try for sea trout.
Black Wooly Buggar #8 - 3 flies for £1.50
Black Wooly Buggar #10 - 3 flies for £1.50