Beginners Fly Tying Class 2007 to 2008.

Here are the video tying instuctions and materials lists for the flies tied during the Beginners tying class at Ponthir Village Hall this tying season. Please note that this will be updated each week as the course progresses. If you have any questions or want advice then simply go to the forum and ask and your question will be answered.

Beginners Fly Tying Class 2007 to 2008.

Here are the video tying instuctions and materials lists for the flies tied during the Beginners tying class at Ponthir Village Hall this tying season.

Please note that this will be updated each week as the course progresses. If you have any questions or want advice then simply go to the forum and ask and your question will be answered.

Week One:

The Black Spider

Hook: Any down eyed wet fly hook size 16 to 12 ( Kamasan B175)

Silk: Black 8/0

Body: as silk

Hackle: Black hen or cock hackle wound as a collar.

Head: Black

Week Two:

The Black and Peacock Spider

Hook: Any down eyed wet fly hook size 16 to 12 (Kamasan B175)

Silk: Black 8/0

Body: Peacock herl

Hackle: Black hen or cock hackle wound as a collar.

Head: Black

 The Black Pennell 

Hook: Any down eyed wet fly hook size 16 to 10 for trout (kamasan B175)

Silk: Black 8/0

Tails: strands of Golden Pheasant Tippets

Rib: Fine silver oval tinsel

Body: as silk or black floss

Hackle: Black cock hackle

Head: Black

Week Four

Gold Head Gold Ribbed Hares Ear

Hook: B175 or B400 in sizes from 18 to 12

Silk: Olive or colour of choice 8/0

Head: Gold bead either 2mm to 5 mm depending on size of hook

Tail: Guard hairs from an Hares Mask

Rib: Gold wire or gold oval tinsel

Body: Dubbed hares ear fur.

Dressing same as above but a different dubbing technique

Gold Head Pheasanttail Nymph

Hook: B175 or B400 in size to suit (18 to 12's)

Head: Gold Bead 2mm to 5mm to suit hook

Silk: Colour to suit 8/0

Tail: Pheasant tail fibres

Rib: Copper wire

Body: Wrapped pheasant tail fibres

Thorax: Dubbed hares ear fur

Week Five

 The Concoction

Hook:  B400 size 10

Silk: Black

Body: seals fur in olive and red

Body Hackle:  Red GameWing: Rolled hen pheasant tail.

Hackle: Red Game tied as a beard or false hackle.  

The Competetion Damsel Nymph

Hook: B200 size 8

Silk: Black 8/0

Tail: Fibres from a webby cock hackle feather coloured red

Rib: Silver Oval

Body: Silver mylar tinsel

Wing: Black squirrel hair

Beard: As tail

Head: Black

 

The Silver Stoats Tail

Hook: B200 size 8

Silk: Black8/0

Tag: Silver oval tinsel

Tail: Golden Pheasant Crest feather

Rib: As tag

Body: Silver mylar tinsel

Wing: Black squirrel hair

Beard: Black cock hackle fibres

Head: Black

Week Seven

The Invicta.

Hook: Size 10 B400

Silk: Black

Tail: Golden Pheasant crest feather

Rib: Fine Gold oval

Body:  Dirty Yellow seals fur dubbing

Body hackle: Red Game Cock

Wing: Rolled Hen Pheasant tail feather

Beard: Blue Jay.  

The Teal Blue and Silver

Hook:  Size to suit species this one is a B175 size 10(trout and Sewin)

Silk: Black 8/0

Tail: Golden Pheasant Tippets

Rib: Oval tinsel

Body: Silver Mylar

Collar hackle: Blue cock doubled and swept down.

Wing: Rolled teal feather

Head: Black

The Mallard and Claret

Hook: B175 size 10

Silk: Black 8/0

Tail: Golden Pheasant Tippets

Rib: Gold oval

Body: Dubbed claret seals fur

Collar Hackle: Dyed claret cock hackle doubled and swept down.

Wing: Bronze mallard paired slips.

Week Eight

The Elk Hair Caddis

Hook: Fine wire Kamasan B405 Size to suit hatch (12 to 18)

Silk: Tan coloured 8/0

Rib: Fine gold wire

Body: Hares ear or colour of dubbing to suit hatch

Hackle: Palmered red game or med to dark Brown cock or saddle hackle

Wing: Elk hair

The Elk Hair Emerger

Hook: Kamasan B100 fine wire Grub hook size to suit hatch (16 to 10)

Silk: Tan 8/0

Body: Hares Ear

Wing: Elk hair

The Balloon Caddis

Hook: Fine wire Kamasan B405 size to suit hatch (18 to 12)

Silk: 8/0 Tan

Body: Hares ear

Wing: Elk hair

Head: 2mm closed cell foam.

Ducks Dun

Materials:

Hook: TMC 103BL, size 13 – 19 or any down eyed dry hook
Thread: Brown
Tail: Grizzly Cock hackle fibres
Body: Fine Olive Dubbing
Wing: Bunch of CDC
Hackle: Dun Cock

The Dark Olive Wet Fly

Materials:

Hook: Any wet fly hook size 14 or 16 (Kamasan B400 or B175)

Silk: Olive 70 denier UTC

Tails: Dark Olive Cock hackle

Body: Stripped peacock quill fibre

Hackle: As tail but tied in as beard

Wing: Paired Mallard slips.

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