Try it now - the site where i have my gallery recently updated and i have had to change all the links

Surely even tinsel would have been considered a modern synthetic once? But it was fully embraced by the old timers (even here in Yorkshire). As an angler on those same streams as the founders of the North Country Spiders I am a big advocate of traditional and natural materials but I am not adverse t...

No offence taken Barry For ' modern classic ' read ' very popular '. It was first brought to the attention of UK fishers by a North Country angler/flytyer/guide/instructor by the name of Paul Proctor in one of his monthly columns in Trout & Salmon magazine back in 2012 or 2013 (If I remember rig...

I have been informed that a Waterhen and Bloah is good for the Beaverkill.I know this water very well. Tom https://s5.postimg.org/5fcexjhs3/0128181530.jpg A well tied Waterhen Bloa is good most places Tom! I have had some nice Grayling over the winter on them here in Yorkshire. I would be happy to ...

Thanks gents. The Cree is quite fine compared to the plover but it is quite soft and pliable - should get a bit of movement in the faster pools.
Alistair

Another excellent tie I would be happy to use over here. Again, I would use it to to cover the Iron Bue Duns and also little dark stoneflies such as the Willow Fly.
Alistair

Super little fly
I used to use (and loose!) loads of these years ago on my local Lillyputian streams during the summer. The small brownies could not get enough of them!
Alistair

https://www.flyfishing.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=12822&d=1517212667 Many years ago i used to use a pattern for the Grannom hatch similar to the Hares Lug & Plover - as a lowly undergrad, I didn't have the funds for a Golden Plover skin so i used a well marked under covert from a Woo...

letumgo wrote:

Bishthefish1 wrote:Hi Tom - I Would be happy to use that for the Iron Blue Duns here in Yorkshire! Alistair

I think that is the ultimate compliment! Only thing better, might be the "endorsement" of a trout pulling on the end of your line.

You could always send one over for me to try

Hi Tom
I Would be happy to use that for the Iron Blue Duns here in Yorkshire!
Alistair