Fluebindning 2009 - Guideline

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When I was asked to put one fly pattern in I was totally
flummox as I looked in my boxes to try and find just one
pattern. Firstly I looked at my Loch Style boxes and there
are a lot of them, secondly I looked at my small Stillwater
boxes, a few less but still too many to choose from so I finally
decided to pick some from my river box. Again I could
not just pick one pattern but decided on a style of fishing
and what flies I tie on first on my cast.
The style I chose was New Zealand Style as this is the one I
will use when I first go to a river when I cannot see any fish
rising and it is a great way of searching out areas to find out
where the fish are and at what level they are feeding at.
Firstly I will tie on a tapered leader on to the end of the line then at the end of this I tie 20-30cm of Fluorocarbon and the attach the
Clinkhammer. This is tied with strike indicator yarn as the post. This will support any nymphs you want to hang below and will also
stand out in all light conditions.
I will tie the next piece of flour.(50-60cm) onto the bend of the dry. This will give you direct contact with the nymph below and the
nymph will make sure the dry fishes correctly. You can have one, two or three nymphs below the dry and it all depends on the depth
of water you are going to fish. If I am going to use two or three nymphs below I will use a 3 turn water know to create the droppers
and the spacing will again be 50-60cm.
When you are fishing this method you are covering all your basis- top of the water with the dry, mid water with the middle nymph
and deep water with the point fly.
Hook: Light wire grub hook size 10-16
Body: any colour you like to suite your river
Post: Strike indicator yarn
Hackle: Cock cape
Hook: Kamasan size 12-20
Tail: Black pheasant tail
Body: Black Pheasant tail
Rib: red UTC wire
Bead: Black tungsten or gold head size to match hook size
Hook: Kamasan size 12-20
Tail: White grizzle hackle fibres
Body: Pheasant Tail
Rib: Copper UTC wire
Thorax: hears ear dubbed in.
Bead: Copper gold head or tungsten size to match the hook size.
Make sure if you are using two nymphs
that the heaviest always goes on the point this way you will
guarantee that the cast turns over every time.
When you are fishing this method do not be in too much of a hurry to cast far make sure that you cover the water you are going to wade into first.
Always make sure that the dry fly is big enough and buoyant enough to support the nymphs below.
When you are fishing this cast split the river into sections and cover every area as you do not know where the fish might be. Allow the flies to drift
down with the flow of the river but at the end of the drift do not just pick up and re-cast allow the dry to check against the current. This will make
the nymphs come up in the water column just as a natural would and you will catch a lot of fish where most anglers would have not fished.
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