Body: Cinnamon brown mohair
Hackle: Red or cinnamon
Wing: Woodcock wing

Whirling Brown 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.