beginnerflies

1. Black & Peacock
hook: size 10
thread: black
body: bronze peacock herl
hackle: black cock

2. Black Pennell
hook: size10
thread: black
tail: golden pheasant tippets
rib: fine silver wire
body: black floss
hackle: black cock

3. Black Ke-He
hook: size 10
thread: black
tail: red floss or wool, golden pheasant tippets over
body: bronze peacock herl
hackle: black cock
(variants - ginger or orange hackle)

4. Hare's Ear Nymph
(Hare's Lug)
hook: size 12
thread: black
tail: 6 to 8 red game hackle fibres
rib: gold oval tinsel
body: hare's ear fibres, dubbed
thorax cover: 6 to 8 pheasant tail fibres
thorax: hare's ear fibres, dubbed and built up

5. Pheasant Tail Nymph
hook: size 12
thread: black
tail: natural pheasant tail fibres
rib: fine gold wire
body: natural pheasant tail fibres
thorax cover: natural pheasant tail fibres
thorax:hare's ear fibres, dubbed and built up

6. Black Buzzer
hook: size 10
thread: black
rib: fine silver wire
body: black seals fur, dubbed
head breathers: white floss
wing case: 6 to 8 pheasant tail fibres
thorax: black seals fur, dubbed and built up

7. Soldier Palmer
hook: size 10
thread: black
tail: red floss
rib: fine oval gold tinsel
body: red seals fur
hackle: natural red game
cock, palmered

8. Wingless Wickhams
hook: size 12
thread: black
tail: 6 to 8 red game hackle fibres
rib: fine gold wire
body: flst gold tinsel
hackle: natural red game
cock, palmered

9. Butcher
hook: size 10
thread: black
tail: red ibis feather sub
rib: fine silver wire
body: flst silver tinsel
hackle: black cock
wing: blue mallard wing feather

10. Peter Ross
hook: size 10
thread: black
tail: golden pheasant tippets
rib: fine silver wire
body: flat silver tinsel + red seals fur
hackle: black cock
wing: teal feather

11. Claret Hopper
hook: size 12
thread: black
rib: fine silver tinsel
body: claret seals fur
legs: natural cock pheasant tail fibres, knotted
hackle: black cock hackle

2. Mini Muddler
hook: size 10
thread: black
tail: 6 to 8 red game hackle fibres
rib: fine gold wire
body: flat gold tinsel
head / wing: natural deer hair, spun

13. Ace of Spades (simplified)
hook: size 8 longshank
thread: black
rib: flat silver tinsel
body: black chenille
beard hackle: guinea fowl
wing: 2 black cock hackles, tied matuka style
(the full dressing adds an
overwing of bronze mallard)

14. Cat's Whisker
hook: size 8 longshank
thread: fl. yellow
tail: white marabou
rib: flat silver tinsel
body: fluo yellow chenille or fritz
wing: white marabou
eyes: chain bead

15. Black Tadpole
hook: size 10
thread: black
tail: black marabou
rib: silver tinsel
body: 2/3 black chenille, 1/3 fl green chenille

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