Hi

Does anybody have any info on where to get hoollet moth flies,the tackle shops don't seem to stock them now ?

bris

Hi Bris, welcome to the forum, for your hoolits try g&h sedges long shank size 8's or natural muddler minnows in the same size. Also pheasant & reds in size 8's work really well as point flies while they are hatching off. Hope this is of some help to you.

Tam.

Hiya pal' muddlers for me aswell

A hoolet is the old Scots name for a baby owl. Not much chance of getting these feathers to tie that fly.

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hi again bris found pattern for hoolet moth for you to tie up ,thread black body bronze peacock herl,over cork body,wing woodcock, hackle natural red cock ., this was a geoffrey bucknall pattern where he substituted the owl wing
by using woodcock .you could also use either a natural hen pheasant, or a .darker melanistic hen pheasant wings as a substitute for the woodcock wings if you struggle to find them. also another really good flyto try is a mrs simpson.this is a wonderfull fly from new zealand .tied matuka style it has accounted for hundreds of wild brown trout for me over the years, when the great red sedge has been hatching. hope this helps Tam.

Bris,

It is unlikely you will find this fly in with the commercial fly's in a shop. However you will find Coachman's, (see below). You may need to get a somebody to tie you up a couple. (If your stuck give me a PM)

Extract from Tom Stewarts book,

This is essentially a night-fishers fly, to fished at dusk & even into the hours of darkness in the manner of a large sedge.
In most respects the Hootlet is similar to a large version of the Coachman. It is usually dressed on a size 6 light wire hook.
In fishing this fly at night on lakes it is a good idea to use 2 on a 6ft cast.
Pattern:
Body - bronze peacock herl
hackle - dark ginger, put on after the wing as been tied in
Wing - The white or brown parts of a brown owl's wings, or a mix of both.

(Quotes from others on Owl substitues - The original wing material, which was owl wing, would be almost impossible for most people to acquire so I simply use a light coloured hen pheasant secondary.
Brown Owl: Now very difficult to obtain but once commonly employed and very useful. Any reddish-brown marginal covert feathers may be substituted and I recommend French Partridge hackles colored with a Pantone pen).

Hope this helps.

Regards
Amber