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Fly Pattern List

The following is a by no means exhaustive list of Fly patterns suitable for Ireland. It does represent a sample of the more popular flies. If you think I've made any ommissions, send me an e-mail.

Wet Flies

Dressing

Bibio (Orange band)

Body: Black Seal's fur with a centre third of orange seal's fur
Rib: Silver Wire or fine silver oval tinsel

Hackle: Black Cock palmered. Optionally a black hen at the head. 

Bibio (original)

Body: Black Seal's fur with a centre third of red seal's fur
Rib: Silver Wire or fine silver oval tinsel

Hackle: Black Cock palmered. Optionally Black hen at head.

Bibio Variant

Body: Black Seal's fur with a centre third of red seal's fur
Rib: Silver Wire or fine silver oval tinsel

Hackle: Black Cock palmered.

Head Hackle: Grey partridge

Black & Peacock Spider

Body: Peacock Herl

Rib: Silver Wire

Head Hackle: Black Hen

Black KeHe

Tail: Red wool with tippets over. Tippets fairly short.

Body: Peacock Herl.

Head: Black Henny Cock

Black Pennel

Tail: Tippets or topping depending on you preference. Tippets would be more popular.

Body: Black Floss.

Rib: Silver Wire

Head Hackle: Long Black Cock. Tied thin (only a few turns)

Bogfly

 

Butcher

Tail: Red duck, goose shoulder or some other Red Ibis sub.

Rib:Silver Wire

Body: Silver Tinsel (Tinsel will stand trout teeth better than mylar).

Wing: Mallard Blue Speculum feathers.

Throut:Black Hackle

Claret Bumble

Tail: Golden Pheasant Tippet

Body: Claret Seal's Fur

Rib: Gold Wire

Hackle: Black and Claret Cock Hackles Palmered together. Alternatively a grizzle dyed claret looks well. My own preference is for a light shade of claret, almost maroon. This gives a nice contrast to the hackles on the worked fly.

Head Hackle:Blue Jay, tied as a collar. 

Along with the Golden Olive Bumble, this fly must rank about the most popular lough fly. Make sure you use plenty of length in the barb for the fly to look right.

Claret Dabbler

There's a big argument over who invented this fly. I have never met Donal McLoon, the reported inventor. However, I do know Freddy Steel who claims the genesis of this fly. Freddy it should be noted uses the palest claret possible (actually near magenta) and maintains the fly is all the better for it.

Claret Wapsi

Tail: Ring neck neck feathers dyed indian crow
Body: Claret seal's fur
Rib: Gold wire
Wing: Bronze Mallard
Hackle: Light Claret Cock
Ring neck rump hackle dyed purple

Cochy Bondhu

 

Cock Robin

 

Cock Robin Dabbler

 

Connemara Black

 

Daddy Long legs (drowned)

 

Doobry

 

Duckfly

 

Dunkeld

 

Extractor

 

Fenian

 

Fiery Brown

 

Fiery Brown Bumble

 

Firestorm Wapsi

Tail: Cock o' the Rock ring neck neck feather
Body: Rear 1/3 Orange seal's fur
Front 2/3 Fiery Brown seal's fur
Rib: Gold wire
Wing: Bronze Mallard
Hackle: Flourescent Orange
Ring neck rump dyed burnt orange

Golden Olive

 

Golden Olive Bumble

 

Golden Olive Wapsi

Tail: Toucan Yellow or Indian Crow ring neck neck feathers (black tipped)
Butt: Yellow seal's fur
Body: Golden Olive seal's fur (Rogan's)
Rib: Gold Wire
Wing: Mallard flank dyed yellow
Hackle: Fl. Yellow Cock
Ring neck rump hackle dyed yellow

Grasshopper

 

Green Dabbler

 

Green Peter

 

Invicta

 

Johnston

 

Kate McLaren

 

KeHe

 

Kingsmill Wapsi

With due deference to the old chap
Tail: Ring neck pheasant neck feathers dyed indian crow and GP crest
Body: Natural Black ostrich
Rib: Silver Wire
Wing: Crow
Hackle: Black cock
Ring neck rump hackle dyed black
Over wing: GP crest to meet at the tail as per the Kingsmill
Cheeks: Ring neck neck feathers dyed toucan yellow half veiled with a white ringneck neck feather to give a Jungle cock appearance.

Light Fiery Brown

 

Loch Ordie

 

LS Green Peter

 

Magenta & Gold Bumble

 

March Brown

 

Murrough

 

Olive Bumble

 

Olive Wapsi

Tail: White ring neck pheasant neck feathers (black tipped)
Butt: Insect Green seal's fur
Body: Olive seal's fur
Rib: Gold wire
Wing: Mallard Flank dyed olive
Hackle: Med Olive Cock
Ring neck rump hackle dyed olive

Ombi Bumble

Body Golden Olive Seal's Fur

Hackle:Golden Olive and Light Claret hackle palmered together.

Head Hackle: Grey Partridge 

A wonderful invention of the most excellent fly dresser John O'Malley from Mullingar. (O'Malley's Bumble no I)

Paisley

 

Partridge & Orange

Body: Orange floss

Head Hackle:Grey Partridge Neck (you will also see brown partridge back used on some flies) 

This fly is originally a north country dressing and should be tied thin. The Irish lough version is tied with a carrot shape body for the full hook length. Compared to the original, this is a fat pig of a fly. It is used at sedge time.

Peacock Wapsi

Tail: Blue ring neck pheasant neck feathers (black tipped)
Body: Bronze Peacock herl
Rib: Silver wire
Wing: Crow
Hackle: Peacock Blue chinese cock hackle
Natural ring neck pheasant rump hackle

Pearly Dabbler

 

Purcell's Peter

 A note on the hackle. I have seen the hackle listed as ginger elsewhere. I know Eddy Purcell and he once gave me feathers from the "magic" cape to copy. It is actually light red game dye golden olive to give a mousey dun effect.

Raymond

 

Raymond Variant

 

Red Throated Peter

 

Silver Blue Bumble

 

Silver Dabbler

 

Silver Invicta

 

Silver March Brown

 

Simulium

 

Sooty Olive

 

Sooty Olive Bumble

 

The Dabbler

 

 

 

Maylies

 

French Partridge

 

Grey Wulff

 

Irish Mayfly

 

John's Spent

 

 Murrough Spent Gnat

 

 Rogan's Gosling

 

 Royal Wulff

 

 Yellow Mayfly

 

 

 

Dries

 

Adams

 

Alder

 

Amber Spinner

 

Apple Green Midge

 

Autumn Dun

 

Balling Buzzer

 

Beacon Beige

 

Black Gnat

 

Blue Winged Olive

 

Caenis

 

Caperer

 

Daddy Long legs

 

G+H Sedge Olive

 

G+H Sedge Orange

 

Ginger Quill

 

Green Midge

 

Green Peter

 

Greenwell Parachute

 

Greenwells Glory

 

Grey Duster

 

Grey Flag

 

Grey Midge

 

Hawthorn

 

Iron Blue Dun

 

Murrough

 

Olive Quill

 

Orange Quill

 

Sherry Spinner

 

Silver Sedge

 

Stimulators

 

Tups

 

 

 

Nymphs

 

Hare's Ear

 

Leonards Hatching Duckfly

 

Murrays Duckfly emerger

 

Pheasant Tail

 

Shrimp

 

Stick Fly

 

Walker's Mayfly Nymph

 

 

 

Emergers

 

Klinkhammer - Hare's Ear

 

Klinkhammer - Tan

 

Klinkhammer - Rust Dun

 

Klinkhammer - Olive

 

Klinkhammer - Red

 

Shuttlecock - Hare's Ear

 

Shuttlecock - Tan

 

Shuttlecock - Rusty Dun

 

Shuttlecock - Olive

 

Shuttlecock - Red

 

 

 

Rainbow Flies

 

Muddler Minnow Standard

 

Muddler Minnow White

 

Viva

 

Sea Trout Flies

 

Peter Ross

 

 

 

Name

Classification

Bibio (Orange band)

Wet

Bibio (original)

Wet

Bibio Variant

Wet

Black & Peacock Spider

Wet

Black KeHe

Wet

Black Pennel

Wet

Bogfly

Wet

Butcher

Wet

Claret Bumble

Wet

Claret Dabbler

Wet

Claret Wapsi

Wet

Cochy Bondhu

Wet

Cock Robin

Wet

Cock Robin Dabbler

Wet

Connemara Black

Wet

Daddy Long legs (drowned)

Wet

Doobry

Wet

Duckfly

Wet

Dunkeld

Wet

Extractor

Wet

Fenian

Wet

Fiery Brown

Wet

Fiery Brown Bumble

Wet

Firestorm Wapsi

Wet

Golden Olive

Wet

Golden Olive Bumble

Wet

Golden Olive Wapsi

Wet

Grasshopper

Wet

Green Dabbler

Wet

Green Peter

Wet

Invicta

Wet

Johnston

Wet

Kate McLaren

Wet

KeHe

Wet

Kingsmill Wapsi

Wet

Light Fiery Brown

Wet

Loch Ordie

Wet

LS Green Peter

Wet

Magenta & Gold Bumble

Wet

March Brown

Wet

Murrough

Wet

Olive Bumble

Wet

Olive Wapsi

Wet

Ombi Bumble

Wet

Paisley

Wet

Partridge & Orange

Wet

Peacock Wapsi

Wet

Pearly Dabbler

Wet

Purcell's Peter

Wet

Raymond

Wet

Raymond Variant

Wet

Red Throated Peter

Wet

Silver Blue Bumble

Wet

Silver Dabbler

Wet

Silver Invicta

Wet

Silver March Brown

Wet

Simulium

Wet

Sooty Olive

Wet

Sooty Olive Bumble

Wet

The Dabbler

Wet

French Partridge

Mayfly

Grey Wulff

Mayfly

Irish Mayfly

Mayfly

John's Spent

Mayfly

 Murrough Spent Gnat

Mayfly

 Rogan's Gosling

Mayfly

 Royal Wulff

Mayfly

 Yellow Mayfly

Mayfly

Adams

Dry

Alder

Dry

Amber Spinner

Dry

Apple Green Midge

Dry

Autumn Dun

Dry

Balling Buzzer

Dry

Beacon Beige

Dry

Black Gnat

Dry

Blue Winged Olive

Dry

Caenis

Dry

Caperer

Dry

Daddy Long legs

Dry

G+H Sedge Olive

Dry

G+H Sedge Orange

Dry

Ginger Quill

Dry

Green Midge

Dry

Green Peter

Dry

Greenwell Parachute

Dry

Greenwells Glory

Dry

Grey Duster

Dry

Grey Flag

Dry

Grey Midge

Dry

Hawthorn

Dry

Iron Blue Dun

Dry

Murrough

Dry

Olive Quill

Dry

Orange Quill

Dry

Sherry Spinner

Dry

Silver Sedge

Dry

Stimulators

Dry

Tups

Dry

Hare's Ear

Nymph

Leonards Hatching Duckfly

Nymph

Murrays Duckfly emerger

Nymph

Pheasant Tail

Nymph

Shrimp

Nymph

Stick Fly

Nymph

Walker's Mayfly Nymph

Nymph

Klinkhammer - Hare's Ear

Emerger

Klinkhammer - Tan

Emerger

Klinkhammer - Rust Dun

Emerger

Klinkhammer - Olive

Emerger

Klinkhammer - Red

Emerger

Shuttlecock - Hare's Ear

Emerger

Shuttlecock - Tan

Emerger

Shuttlecock - Rusty Dun

Emerger

Shuttlecock - Olive

Emerger

Shuttlecock - Red

Emerger

Muddler Minnow Standard

Lure

Muddler Minnow White

Lure

Viva

Lure

Peter Ross

Sea Trout

 
 

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