A series of salmon, trout and sea trout flies
are illustrated below, with fly
photographs,
fly tying instructions, some with
illustrated step-by-step tying sequences and a
description of the fly tying materials employed
in their dressing. A range of salmon, trout and
sea trout flies are
presented, from
famous salmon flies like the Garry,
Willie Gunn and Cascade, one of the most
successful salmon flies of all time, to less
well known but equally effective, and often
simpler flies, like the Needle Fly. The Trout
Fly Tying section includes famous Scottish loch
fly patterns like the Blae &
Black, Dunkeld, Mallard & Claret, Cinnamon & Gold, Red Palmer, Grouse & Green,
Greenwell's Glory and Black Pennell, while the Sea Trout Fly Tying
section
features simply dressed singles such as the
Mallard and Silver and squirrel winged flies,
along with a few of the recently developed
Needle Tube Flies, ultra
slim tube flies dressed
on fine stainless steel tubes
with an outside diameter of only 1.5mm. Most of
the salmon and sea trout fly patterns are
accompanied by links to pages showing detailed
illustrated fly tying step-by-step sequences.
Olive-winged Yelly Belly Shrimp tube fly dressed on a 10mm Needle Tube
with free-swinging single hook in
Knot Guard
Tying Salmon Flies - a selection of salmon fishing flies
and how to tie them
A few salmon flies are shown below, along with
notes on how to tie them and links to fly tying step by
step photographic tying sequences. Flies include
established favourites such as Ally Gowans's
Cascade and other patterns dressed on
conventional hooks or fine stainless steel
needle tubes, recently developed by Grays of
Kilsyth here in Scotland and
available
online.
Underbelly:
A few strands of olive bucktail
two thirds the length of the
tail
Wing: Orange bucktail two
thirds the length of the wing
Hackle:
Olive cock over fluo sunburst rooster
Sea Trout Fly Tying
Tying Sea Trout Flies - some sea trout fishing flies and fly tying
materials to tie them
A selection of sea trout flies are shown below, along with
notes on how to tie them and a few links to Step by Step
photographic fly tying sequences. The flies are
generally intended for night fishing and are
simply dressed, often leaving the hooks or
stainless steel tubes undressed to create
slim, simple yet very effective night fishing
flies.
Wing: Natural red
squirrel mixed with Krystal
Flash
Head:
Brown Deer Hair
Trout Fly Tying
Tying Trout Flies - a selection of trout fishing flies and their fly tying
materials
A few famous Scottish trout wet flies are shown below, along with
notes on how to tie them. These traditional loch flies
include famous patterns such as the Butcher,
Mallard and Claret, Blae and Black, Greenwell's
Glory, Red Palmer, Dunkeld, Black Pennell,
Grouse and Green, Cinnamon and Gold and Woodcock
and Yellow, simply dressed using traditional materials.
