Mayfly Nymph.

One of the best nymph for river fishing.

This nymph must be heavy For more effect.

Jig hook any size.

This is my favourite baitfish pattern. You can tie this any size, any color, weighted or not. The options are endless, only your creativity is the limit. I fish this in just about any water, when the fish are eating baitfish. This fly can be fished to catch just about anything. I’ve caught trout, perch, northern pike and zander. This fly is super versatile and fun to tie. You can be the Picasso of flytying and paint it, or use different color materials to mimic anything you want. This fly has no rules, make it as you like. That’s why I like it so much.

Tinseli is a common streamer seen in rivers of central Finland. It’s tied using angelhair, most commonly silver or gold. Tinseli mimics baitfish such as smelt or roach. Most effectively used when smelt rises to spawn in the rapids. Added a link to a youtube tying tutorial. Cutting the angelhair to shape is tricky, so thought it was better to show you.

Super floaty caddis pattern. I like skating it after sunset when the hatch is thick.

One of the most popular fly.

Works very well on salmonids

The Hare's Ear nymph fly is fished below the surface thus a wet fly or nymph. It is an older pattern that imitates a variety of aquatic life, including scuds, sow bugs, mayfly nymphs, and caddis larvae.

My favourite leech pattern for hanging under an indicator or dropper in rivers and lakes. You can substitute the goat dubbing for other coarse hairs.

A hackle tip variant of the Green Butt Purple.

Tag - Holographic Green Tinsel (or green silk)

Tail - Golden Pheasant Tippet over Topping, both red

Body - Bright Purple Silk Floss

Rib - Medium Oval Silver (wound counter to the body hackle, locking it in)

Body Hackle - Natural Heron and Bright Purple Silver Pheasant, wound together from 2nd turn of rib. (Can sub Blue Eared Pheasant for Heron.

Collar - Teal

Wing - Four white hackle tips, tented slightly.

Cheeks - Jungle Cock

Head - Black.

The only scud pattern I’ve really fished, it’s worked for me in bigger rivers and lakes for trout. Easy to add weight to it too.

A simple pattern using a Madeira thread with Roe Deer

A great buggy fly that mimics shrimp, crab, and small baitfish, making it perfect for inshore fly fishing.

More bouyant than an X Caddis but a bit more tedious to tie and find the right hackle for. Definitely catches fish