
Body: Brown mohair
Hackle: Small red
Pismire from The Art of Angling by William Blacker. The one above is tied in hand on a vintage blind-eye hook, while the three below all are tied for fishing on Ahrex FW580 #10.


Body: Brown mohair
Hackle: Small red
Pismire from The Art of Angling by William Blacker. The one above is tied in hand on a vintage blind-eye hook, while the three below all are tied for fishing on Ahrex FW580 #10.


Tail: Dun, two fibers
Body: Water rat’s fur
Rib: Yellow silk
Front-hackle: Dun
Wing: Starling
The Whirling Dun from The Art of Angling by William Blacker. The one above is tied in hand on a vintage blind-eye hook, while the three below all are tied for fishing on Ahrex FW580 #10.

Substituted water rat with a grey dubbing.

Tail: Grizzly, two fibers
Body: Emerald-green mohair, or silk
Front-hackle: Black-red
Wing: Starling, or bunting wing
The Emerald Fly from The Art of Angling by William Blacker. The one above is tied in hand on a vintage blind-eye hook, while the three below all are tied for fishing on Ahrex FW580 #10.

As close as I can get to “emerald-green”, with starling wing.

Tail: Grizzly, two fibers
Body: Ash coloured fur
Wing: Bunting wing, or lark
The Midge from The Art of Angling by William Blacker. The one above is tied in hand on a vintage blind-eye hook, while the three below all are tied for fishing on Ahrex FW580 #10.


Tag: Yellow
Body: Peacock herl
Front-hackle: Red
Wing: Starling wing, or partridge tail
Faren Fly from The Art of Angling by William Blacker. The one above is tied in hand on a vintage blind-eye hook, while the three below all are tied for fishing on Ahrex FW580 #10.

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