The following flies were tied during a fly tying session held in February 2007. (Back to Fly Tying page)

Black & Green Tadpole

Hook: Size 8-10 Long Shank
Thread: Black 6/0 or 8/0
Tail: Black Marabou
Body: Black Chenille
Head: Fluo Green / Yellow Chenille
Hackle: Black hen hackle.

1. Attach the thread and run to the point above the barb in touching turns.
2. Prepare a bunch of marabou and attach using pinch and loop as the tail. Optionally add some flash material to the tail.
3. Attach approximately 2-3" of black chenille and wrap forward to form the body. Stop 2/3 of the way along the hook shank.
4. Now attach some Fluo chenille (1-2") and form the head. Leave 2-3 mm to add a hackle and to form a small head.
5. Prepare and attach a black hackle at the head, wrap, secure and trim.
6. Form a small head and whip finish.
7. Add Varnish.

Shuttlecock

Hook: Size 10-14 Kamasan B170 / B175
Thread: Black 6/0 or 8/0
Body: Brown seals fur
Rib: Fine Pearl Tinsel
Thorax Cover: 3-4 CDC feathers
Thorax: Brown seals fur.

1. Start at the head and run the thread down to just around the bend in touching turns. Catching in the rib as you go.
2. Form a dubbing rope using the seals fur and then form the body. Stop 2/3 of the way up the hook.
3. Run the rib up the body forming 3-4 turns only. Then secure and trim the rib.
4. Take a bunch of 3-4 natural CDC feathers or any alternative and secure at the point where the body stopped. The feathers should be pointing back over the body with the stems towards the eye of the hook. Once secured trim the CDC stems.
5. Add more seals fur dubbing to the thread and form the thorax, leaving the thread approximately 2mm from the eye of the hook.
6. Pull the CDC over the thorax to form a thorax cover.
7. Secure the CDC at the eye of the hook allowing the remaining CDC to form the shuttlecock.
8. Optional Step: Take some thread off the bobbin and apply a little varnish to the thread. (This is easier then trying to apply the varnish afterwards)
9. Whip finish & Trim thread.

Diawl Bach

Hook: Size 12-16 Kamasan B170
Thread: Black colour 6/0 or 8/0
Tail: Red game hackle fibers
Rib: Fine Holographic red tinsel
Body: 2-3 strands of peacock herl
Beard Hackle: Red game hackle fibers

1. Attach the thread and run to the point above the barb in touching turns.
2. Select a few (4-5) game hackle fibres and attach as the tail using pinch & loop.
3. Catch in the red holo rib, and then add 2-3 peacock herls for the body.
4. Return the thread to just before the hook eye.
5. Wind the body, then the rib and secure at the hook eye.
6. Add a bunch of brown cock hackle fibres as the throat hackle.
7. Build the head, whip finish and varnish.