It’s always a blast demonstrating for fly tying clubs, and none more so than the Potteries Fly Tying Club. This was my third time tying for the club, and it was fantastic to visit Stoke-on-Trent again on Monday, 28th October, where I tied and chatted through a range of dry flies. As always, it’s brilliant to see such passion and to meet up with the group again in person, and I was pretty shocked to see there were no free seats available…standing room only!
If you’re interested in the patterns tied on the night, you can see the full list below, along with the materials lists. A few of the patterns are also available on my YouTube channel, the links for which are called out below.
Generic Paradun
Materials
- Hook: Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry Fly, Size 16
- Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk, 18/0, White
- Tail: Coq de Leon
- Rib: 12/0 Tying Thread, Yellow
- Body: Fulling Mill Eco Warrior Dub, Pepperbox
- Wing Post: Fulling Mill Parapost Yarn, Fluorescent Orange
- Wing: Whiting Farms Heritage Rooster, Cree
- Thorax: Fulling Mill Eco Warrior Dub, Pepperbox
Generic Emerger (tied here as a March Brown)
Materials
- Hook: Fulling Mill Living Larva, Size 12
- Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk, 18/0, White
- Shuck: Fulling Mill Ultra Dry Yarn, Tan and 1x strand of Krystal Flash, {earl
- Body: Fulling Mill Eco Warrior Dubbing, Pepperbox
- Rib: 12/0 Thread, Yellow
- Wing and Thorax Cover: 3x CdC feathers, Natural
- Thorax: Fulling Mill Eco Warrior Dubbing, Pepperbox
CdC & Elk and CdC & Elk Cripple
Materials
- Hook: Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry Fly, Size 16 (CdC and Elk), or Fulling Mill Czech Nymph, Size 16 (CdC & Elk Cripple)
- Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk, 18/0 (30D), White
- Body: 1x CDC Feather, Natural
- Wing: Deer Hair, Natural
Snowshoe Hare Emerger
Materials
- Hook: Fulling Mill Czech Nymph, Size 16
- Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk, 18/0, White
- Body: Fulling Mill Eco Warrior Dub, Olive
- Wing: Snowshoe Hare Foot, Natural
- Thorax: Fulling Mill Eco Warrior Dub, Olive in split thread
IOBO (It Oughta Be Outlawed)
Materials
- Hook: Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry Fly, Size 18
- Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk, 18/0, White
- Shuck / Body / Wing: 1x CDC Feather, Natural
