Orange Damp Dry

Olive Cruncher

Perch Fry

Adams Hopper

I had been tying some Adams dry flies for a competition and some hoppers for my own use.

When I had finished I had some bits and pieces left on my tying desk , so I combined the 2 patterns to come up with this light coloured hopper that seems to work quite well at Lullingstone.

Zonker Damsel

I acquired a Veniards Pine Squirrel skin cut into zonker strips and was playing around with it at the vice and tied this pattern
which is working well at Lullingstone for me and others that I have given the pattern to.

Ralph's damsel

Take the tying thread down the hook and tie in the Olive Marabou, the rib and the olive Hen hackle by the tip. Next expose the core of the olive chenille and tie in.

The chenille is brought 2/3rd of the way up the shank and the waste removed, the hackle is then palmered up to the same point and the waste removed , the rib is the wound forward in opposite turns to the hackle.

The thorax cover is then tied in, then the olive Fritz. Wind about 3 turns of the Fritz forward to the eye and then bring the thorax cover over the Fritz , the head is then whip finished and varnished.

Ralph also uses an all black version late in the season.

Pussy Galore

This an early season 'Stockie Basher'

Jack Frost Variant

Tom Lee's Foam Damsel

This fly is from the vice of Tom lee.

Tie in tail & twist on marabou up to head.Take thread back down to hook bend in a couple of turns.

Take piece of foam a bit smaller than hook length. Cut each end to a point. Tie in foam at hook bend & take thread up to head under the foam again in only a couple of turns. Tie in foam at head & cut off.

Blue Damsel