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  Bob Popovics' semper fleye is essentially a souped up seaducer that swims amazingly and is a great choice of predatory gamefish all over the world. Tie them in all the usual colour combinations and in a size to suit your target species. To support the channel, join the monthly tying classes and enter the giveaways, head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers or https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/flickingfeathers and sign up Materials list Hook: Saltwater hook of your choice I used Gamakatsu SL12 size 4/0 Thread: 210 denier UTC/Danville's or fine clear mono Tail support: Bucktail Tail: long slender saddle hackles Body: Thick webby saddle hackles Book of the month 6 is available here https://amzn.to/3jwznCE Amazon.com https://amzn.to/3DuHvM1 Amazon UK

  This simple egg sucking leech variation works in both rivers and lakes and will take a range of fish species. I particularly enjoy using it in the spring for barbel that are hanging around downstream of spawning carp. To support the channel, get access to the Zoom tying sessions and be eligible for giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers ​ and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Material list Hook: TMC 708 size 6-10 Thread: Fire orange Uni 8/0 Weight: Lead wire Tail: Simi seal or similar long fiber dubbing Rib: Midge size D rib Body: As tail Egg: Bright dubbing orange, cream or any fish egg-like colour Book of the Month 7; The practical angler is available here: https://amzn.to/3kLyBSW Amazon UK https://amzn.to/3EZxneY Amazon.com

This variation on the bucktail deceiver has become my top smallmouth bass streamer over the last few years. I tie them in 3 sizes; 2, 3.5 and 5 inches to match the ayu and other bait throughout the year. If you check out the maruta fishing video on my channel you'll see a nice smallie with the 5" version deep in its mouth. To support the channel, join the online tying classes and be eligible for giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers ​ and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Material list Hook: Partridge universal predator X size 3/0- 2 Thread: GSP 100 Tail: White bucktail Inner body: Pearl ice dub or similar Mid stage: White bucktail Belly flash: Minnow mix ripple ice fiber Mid highlight: Fl. yellow ripple ice fiber Front stage: White bucktail Front higlight: Fl. yellow electric ripple ice fiber Back: Olive bucktail Topping: Olive ripple ice fiber Eyes: Tab eyes Book of the Month 7; The practical angler is available here: http

  Here's a simple little crayfish pattern that will take smallies all season long. Although I primarily use this fly in rivers, it will also work well in ponds and lakes for largemouth bass , perch and others. Materials list Hook: Varivas 2500V-SE size 6 Thread: Olive uni Weight: Marabou Legs/feelers: Barred sillilegs Body: Hare's ear wiglle dub Rib: 4-6 lb mono Shell: Craft felt Book of the Month 7; The practical angler is available here: https://amzn.to/3kLyBSW Amazon UK https://amzn.to/3EZxneY Amazon.com To support the channel and be eligible for giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers ​ and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers

 The Ball Peen Craw is a great choice for smallmouth bass in lakes and rivers as well as being a fantastic carp fly. To support my channel and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers  Material list Hook: Kamasan B175 Size 6 (original TMC 3769 size 6) Thread: 6/0 Uni to match colour scheme Weight: Medium bead chain Tail flash: Crystal flash Legs: SIlli legs Body - rear1/3: SLF blend (Whitlock's blends are good) Body - front 2/3: Craw dub

 Bill Gammel's Weedrunner is a good choice for weedy lakes and ponds.  The woolly bugger body will hang below the surface while the foam wing and head push water and keep the hook clean. To support my channel and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Material list Hook: Stinger Thread: 140 denier Tail: Marabou Rib:Wire Body: Chenille Hackle: Long cock hackle Legs: Medium round rubber Head/Wing: 3mm foam

  Another old one from Sexyloops (Feb 2020) Some of you might remember that I decided to limit myself to fishing only traditional bucktail streamers for smallmouth bass last season. Well that season is definitely over and I'm getting ready for the 2020 smallmouth fishing to kick off soon, without the limitations of last year.  It should be obvious that this wasn't about finding out if the old streamers still work. Of course they do! Although I hear myself and others say it often enough that I have to wonder who we're trying to convince. I actually caught more smallmouth bass last season than I ever have, probably because I spent more time on them than I ever have before rather than some X factor inherent in the  bucktails.  Looking back at my notes, I do think that the experiment cost me some fish. The practical size limitation of the flies was the most common issue, it's just not feasible to tie a silver outcast 20cm long for bass that are keyed in on large ayu. Even w

 This weedless bass popper will go places that others can't.  Switch out the head type or adjust the colour to suit your own fishing. To support my channel, get access to the monthly online tying sessions and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Materials list Hook: EWG soft plastic hook  Thread : Danville's flat waxed nylon Tail: Saddle hackle Rear collar: saddle hackle   Legs: Silli legs  Shank: 25mm fish spine Articulation cover: marabou Collar support: Saddle hackle Collar: marabou Head: Flymen Howitzer popper

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Step by step instructions for Dave Whitlock's sheep Minnow a great weedless baitfish pattern. To enter the giveaway draws and get access to the members only content head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and start supporting the channel. Materials list Hook: TMC 9394 nickel Thread: 6/0 Gill: Red dubbing Inner flash: Crystal flash Belly/wing Icelandic sheep Flash: flashabou Lateral line: Saltwater flashabou Back:  Saddle hackle Topping: Crystal flash, peacock herl or flashabou Cheek: Roundish hackle feather Eyes: Dome eyes of choice Flexament Goop

Step by step instructions for Dave Whitlock's Eelworm bass streamer. Great fished around timbre  I like to think of this pattern as the fly rod brushhawg. Head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers to be entered into the giveaways and get access to the members only content. Materials Used Hook: Up eyed salmon hook size 1/0-6 Thread: 6/0 Weight: Bead chain Weed guard:  20lb mono Tail: 4 saddle hackles Rib : 2-4x mono Body: SLF + rabbit fur blend Hackle: Webby cock saddle

Step by step instructions for a simple but deadly leech imitation that is deadly for all kinds of species. Head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers for access to members only content and to enter the Giveaways. Materials Used Hook: TMC 5263 size 2-10 Thread: 3/0 to match body colour Weight: lead wire Tag: Flashabou Tail: Rabbit zonker Body: Rabbit fur

Step by step instructions for Barr's Meat Whistle, an excellent bass fly that fills the niche of the conventional anlger's jig for the fly fisherman. https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers Twitter/instagram @flickinfeathers https://www.facebook.com/Thefeatherflicker/ Materials List Hook: 90 degree jig hook Weight: tungsten cone Thread: 8/0 Body: sparkle braid or similar Rib: nylon or wire Wing/tail: Rabbit zonker Flash: Flashabou Legs: silli legs in a contrasting colour Collar: marabou

It's getting to be rainy season here in Tokyo, which means overcast to heavily cloudy days, warm stable weather and plenty of water to keep the rivers nicely topped up.  I love this time of year in Japan because the freshwater fishing is excellent.  As the humidity started ramping up I  decided to visit a river I had been leaving alone after some major construction work had ruined large sections about 3 years ago. I am glad I did!  As it always does, nature had taken its course and  the floods of the last few rainy seasons had carved out new pools where there had been flat canalised sections, the weedgrowth and insect life had recovered. I found the river teeming with life, huge shoals of this year's fry, minnows and dace were in the shallows with bass, carp and barbel capitalising on this protein rich buffet. Most of the time, I sight fish the rivers around here as they are so clear and I would rather see 3 fish eat then catch 10 blind casting.  But I wanted to move quite q

Step by step instructions for a simple bass popper using the surface seducer double barrel heads from flymen. Head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron to help me cover the costs of the channel, get access to members only content and giveaways. Alternatively by bookmarking the Amazon link below and using them for your Amazon shopping you can support the channel at no extra cost to you. Amazon.com    https://amzn.to/2Av4dY6 Amazon.co.uk  https://amzn.to/2OybrgI Twitter/instagram @ flickinfeathers Materials list Hook: Kink shank popper hook Thread: 6/0 Weed guard: hard nylon Tail: saddle feathers Collar: saddle feathers Head: double barrel popper head Eyes: 3D eyes Coating: liquid fusion

Step by step instructions for Bob Popovics' bucktail deceiver. In this video I'm tying the most basic version which is a afantastic fly, a great starting point for anyone looking to get into tying Bob's bucktail based flies, and is the basis for a huge range of potential variations. To be eligible for future giveaways, head over to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and sign up to support the channel. twitter/instagram @flickinfeathers Materials used Hook: Long shank Saltwater Thread: clear mono Body: Bucktail

Step by step instructions for a highly effective bass frog.  This fly will work for anything that will hit frogs off the surface and can be fished through quite heavy cover, it can chug and pop or you can fish it more slowly and it will work more like a slider because of  the round head. Try them in a weed bed near you and hold on!

Step by step instructions for Bob Clouser's Clouser Crayfish.  While this fly was designed for smallmouth bass, it is very effective for trout, carp and other species too. Follow me on instagram or twitter @flickinfeathers for more fishing content. Materials Used Hook: Streamer hook 4-10 Weight: Lead wire Thread: GSP Antenna: Pheasant tail fibres Mouthparts: Hen mallard flank feather Carapace: Furry foam Claws: Hen mallard flank feather Under body: Cream/white dubbing Legs: Saddle hackle