River Flies

[g bigtrout]

I think i have been bullied into to doing this thread on flies i have used on river brown trout here in N.Ireland by a certain Mad member we all know...anyway i will start with 5 of the first ones i used and add more as i go along trying to keep with original materials.The first 5 are ones i used over 20yrs ago for many years without needing any others from March through to October, pretty basic stuff and all that was needed in my day.

Hook; size 16
Body; stripped ginger hackle stalk
Hackle; ginger


Hook; size 16
Body; stripped black hackle stalk
Hackle; black cock or hen


Red Spinner
Hook; size 16
Tail; red game hackle fibres
Body; red silk
Rib; gold/silver wire
Hackle; red game


This next fly my pops called a blue dun was first i tied and was used more than any other fly in our boxes from the start of season till the end with few times if any without catching.

Blue Dun
Hook; size 16
Tail; long white cock hackle fibres
Body; grey thread/ house hold stuff for sewing
Hackle; blue dun or grey pigeon


This next one was my first variant to challenge pops blue dun fly, which it did quite often with me having rare victories over him.

Hook; sze 16
Tail; long white cock hackle
Body; pearsalls No 93
Hackle; blue dun or pigeon


Thats my first rivers flies for brown trout and never used any others for a very long time, i did tye more as more materials came available and ill add them when i gather materials.

Greenwell,s spider
Hook; size 16
Body; yellow waxed thread
Rib; fine oval gold wire
Hackle; furnace hen


Partridge and orange
Hook; size 12/16
Body; orange thread
Hackle; grey or brown partridge


Gold bead pheasant tail nymph
Hook; size 12
Tail; brown cock hackle fibers
Body; pheasant tail
Throat hackle; brown cock hackle fibers


Coachman
Hook; size 12/16
Body; peacock herl
Hackle; red game cock
Wing; white mallard


Wet olive
Tail; olive cock hackle fibers
Body; olive seals fur
Rib; oval gold wire
Hackle; red game cock hackle
Wing; grey mallard


Black Gnat
Hook; size 16
Tail; black cock hackle fibers
Body; stripped back cock hackle/quill
Wings; grey mallard/optional
Hackle; black cock


Brown sedge
Hook; size; 12/16
Body; brown seals fur
Rib; oval gold tinsel
Wing; hen pheasant
Antenna; 2 stripped brown hackles tied in before hackle
Hackle; red game cock


Peppers Own
Tail; 2/3 cock pheasant tail fibers
Body; cock pheasant tail fibers
Rib; red silk
Hackles; honey cock behind red game


Iron blue
Hook; size 12/16
Butt; red silk
Tail; white cock fibers or grey drake
Body; grey floss
Hackle; grey cock or hen


Royal Coachman
Hook; size 12
Tail; GP tippets
Body; rear peacock herl/center red silk/front peacock herl
Wing post; white stoats tail or off your choice
Hackle; 2 red game wound behind and in front of wing


Black Pennell
Hook; size 12
Tail; GP tippets
Body; tying thread
Rib; oval gold/silver wire
Hackle; black hen/cock

[madjoni]

Originally Posted by g bigtrout

I think i have been bullied into to doing this thread on flies i have used on river brown trout here in N.Ireland by a certain Mad member we all know

Who that might be

Originally Posted by g bigtrout

Thats my first rivers flies for brown trout and never used any others for a very long time, i did tye more as more materials came available and ill add them when i gather materials.

I love this flies...simple and deadly
Tye moreeeeeee

[g bigtrout]

Originally Posted by madjoni

Who that might be


I love this flies...simple and deadly
Tye moreeeeeee

Aha i knew you would be along quickly my friend....yes pretty simple joni, not much need for flash in them days and i am sure they would still match a few of todays efferts if not better.

[jindra]

Nice old school look to the flies.
No flash, no foam, no CDC or other novelty mats, and still you had great time on the river...
Cheers!

[madjoni]

Originally Posted by jindra

Nice old school look to the flies.
No flash, no foam, no CDC or other novelty mats, and still you had great time on the river...
Cheers!

Yeah Jindra...good old times
If you only knew how much trouble(mr G would say bulling)I have to pass to see some normal looking fly from mr G

[jindra]

Well, I am a newcomer to this forum, and it may be that I am missing something - but at first glance it looks to me as if Mr. G ties some pretty decent stuff ;-)

[madjoni]

Originally Posted by jindra

but at first glance it looks to me as if Mr. G ties some pretty decent stuff ;-)

Yes is quit good tyer but he is very rigorus teacher He is never pleased with my tyings and tryings with some kinds of wet flies they use on Irelands lakes

[g bigtrout]

Originally Posted by jindra

Nice old school look to the flies.
No flash, no foam, no CDC or other novelty mats, and still you had great time on the river...
Cheers!

Yes jindra when pops brought me into fly fishing rivers all we needed was some thread and hackles, memories of some quite enjoyable fishing are coming back looking at hese patterns and making me want to get back to rivers to see if the success i had then on them can still be had today.

---------- Post added at 03:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:44 PM ----------

Originally Posted by madjoni

Yes is quit good tyer but he is very rigorus teacher He is never pleased with my tyings and tryings with some kinds of wet flies they use on Irelands lakes

Hi joni.....well we are having quite a little jouney here and if you cant keep up i will kick you into touch...just kidding mate...some of the wet flies i have shown you i have tied as dries and now i feel i will share what i am doing because you push me so hard. In this thread i will show which ones i have used for lakes that have also caught for me in rivers with a little change

[madjoni]

Originally Posted by g bigtrout

Hi joni.....well we are having quite a little jouney here and if you cant keep up i will kick you into touch...just kidding mate...some of the wet flies i have shown you i have tied as dries and now i feel i will share what i am doing because you push me so hard. In this thread i will show which ones i have used for lakes that have also caught for me in rivers with a little change

I much enjoj "journey" around here ,thanks to you and some more of my new friends.
I learned a lott about lakes and flies for still water and you have to "kick " me untill i do that flies right,,,,,,but,beware,rivers are my batllefield

[g bigtrout]

Originally Posted by madjoni

I much enjoj "journey" around here ,thanks to you and some more of my new friends.
I learned a lott about lakes and flies for still water and you have to "kick " me untill i do that flies right,,,,,,but,beware,rivers are my batllefield

Feel free to add your river patterns joni as this thread is called river flies....i am sure we have similer tyings to tempt the fish.....be warned though i am an older married man....let the battle begin.