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This superbly tied Longshank Dabbler is a great fry imitating pattern. The Pearly Dabbler Longshank is a big fly for big fish. It accounted for 12 trout in one fishing trip for a local Lough Sheelin angler.Fish it with confidence for wild or stocked trout.
Tied on a very strong longshank # 6 hook.
Fishing flies
Silver Dabbler Longshank
This superbly tied Silver Dabbler was originally tied for Lough Sheelin for fry feeding trout.It will work anywhere for wild brownies or stocked Rainbow trout.The pattern is tied on a very strong Long shank #6 hook.
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Lough Arrow (Variant)
This is a Darkish French Partridge Wet May which is very popular.It is similar in style to the old heavily dressed Erne patterns of Michael Rogan.The Lough Arrow Variant trout fishing fly is fished all over Ireland.
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Lough Arrow French Partridge
This is a beautiful wet mayfly dressing that Frankie Mc Phillips first tied for Lough Arrow in the early 1980's. He then supplied it to Christy Wynne's shop in Boyle Co. Roscommon.It is a slight variant on the pattern in E.J. Malone's book Irish Trout And Salmon Flies.It is similar to many early Lough Erne patterns which are heavily dressed and has a...
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French Partridge Mayfly Wet
The French Partridge Mayfly Wet is an excellent wet fly for fishing natural lakes or reservoirs during the Mayfly hatch (Ephemera danica). It also works in rivers when the Mayfly hatches coincide with small floods and the waters become slightly coloured. The French Partridge Mayfly Wet is a great subsurface pulling pattern when Mayflies are hatching.Tied...
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CDC Spent No.2
For all your fishing with mayfly spents (dead insects with their wings flat on the surface) in rivers or lakes, you don't need to look any further than these models which have proved their worth on all the big limestone lakes and in rivers during the emergence of Mayflies (Ephemera danica)
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Sheelin Spent Mayfly (Mc Teare) Barbless
This lovely spent was designed by Stuart Mc Teare who ran a fantastic fishing lodge in Finea in the 1990s.
It is a tried and tested model on Lough Sheelin and on the vast majority of trout waters where May Fly Spent is part of the menu.
The Sheelin Spent Mayfly (Mc Teare) is tied on a barbless hook.
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Lough Derg Spent
A superb May Fly Spent pattern for trout fishing on Lough Derg on the Shannon and on the vast majority of trout waters where May Fly Spent is part of the menu.The Lough Derg Spent is available in 2 sizes. Size 10 and size 12
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Spent Mayfly (Foam)
This fly is tied flat wing style.With no wound hackle it lies flat in the surface film.For this reason it is best suited to calm conditions. This fly is absolutely deadly for river fishing when the trout are exclusively focused on dead drifting insects.The Spent Mayfly (Foam) is available in 2 sizes. Size #10 & #12
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Aero Wing Spent Gnat
A pattern from Dennis Moss for Lough Sheelin. It is a flat style spent made with synthetic aero-wing.It will work anywhere, but the Aero Wing Spent Gnat is GREAT on Lough Sheelin.
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Simple Spent (Deery)
A trout fly fishing pattern from Patsy Deery's book "Irish Mayflies".The Simple Spent is an amalgamation of many trout fishing fly patterns.It can be fished with head hackles wound full circle or it can be tied using figure-of-eight style on the underside to give the spent mayfly shape to fish in dry mode.It has accounted for many big trout fishing...
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Inny Spent
The Inny Spent is an old Spent Mayfly pattern from Lough Erne. It is unusual in that it has a tail composed of teal flank fibres.For all your spent gnat fishing on river or lake, you need go no further than this group of patterns which have proven themselves on all the great limestone lakes, such as Lough Erne
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CDC Mayfly Moss
This trout fishing pattern was invented by Dennis Moss as an imitation of the Dun or the newly emerged fly.With a wing of CDC it is easy to see in any light and it holds up well in a big wave.Its initial success was on Lough Sheelin but the CDC Mayfly Moss will prove effective on any lough where mayfly hatch, and also in rivers.
Fishing flies
Mayfly Nymph Weighted
This pattern is based on Richard Walker's famous Mayfly Nymph. A very useful point pattern at Mayfly time.Weighted fly. During the Mayflies (Ephemera danica) season, this nymph is used on the point with a team of Mayflies wets on the droppers.The Mayfly Nymph Weighted also works in rivers during the Mayfly emergence.
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Crannogue Brown Mayfly Nymph
This is an old mayfly nymph pattern from Lough Erne in County Fermanagh which is now popular all over Ireland. During the Mayflies (Ephemera danica) season, this nymph is used on the point with a team of Mayflies wets on the droppers.The Crannogue Brown Mayfly Nymph also works in rivers during the Mayfly emergence.
Stripping baskets
Linekurv Shooting/Stripping Basket
Whether you are stalking trout in lakes or reservoirs, pike in freshwater or European sea bass or sea trout on the seashore, it is often necessary to cast far.A part from the wind, a multitude of factors or elements can prevent you from reaching the desired distance : current or surf, sea grass or seaweed, rocks and any other underwater obstacle around...
More than a gadget, an essential accessory that saves precious time and protects mounted rods: there is nothing more dangerous for a mounted rod (or unfolded out of its tube) than the cabin or the trunk of a vehicle...I use the Rodmounts Sumo Suction Mount Rod Carrier as a professional fishing guide, sometimes with up to 8 rods.
I have never had a rod...
Don't let your hands crisp in the sun on your next adventure.Wingo Fish skin Casting Gloves Saltwater protect the back of your hands from sun and the palms and fingers from scratches and blisters with durable leather padding.Cast your flies in saltwater in style.Available in 2 patterns : Tarpon and bonefish
You can never have too many eyewear retainers.Whether you have polarized sunglasses scattered around your fly fishing boat, kayak, paddle, or if you’re operating from shore, rocky, sandy or in the surf, you’re looking to mix and match patterns for that perfect fly fisherman’s look
Wingo Eyewear Retainers Saltwater come in 2 different patterns to suit...
You can never have too many eyewear retainers.Whether you have polarized sunglasses scattered around your boat, car, and camp, or if as a trout species fly angler, you’re looking to mix and match patterns for that perfect look, Wingo Eyewear Retainers come in 3 different patterns to suit you.Choose from three magnificent species:• Brown Trout• Rainbow...
With Wingo Stripping Guards, protect your fingers from stripping fly lines, spikey fish, and general abuse in the elementsSalt 3-pack includes • Tarpon• Bonefish• Mahi-mahi
With Wingo Stripping Guards, protect your fingers from stripping fly lines, spikey fish, and general abuse in the elementsFresh 3-pack includes Brown TroutRainbowBrook Trout
Mayfly cycle
May Fly Emerger YLF Flies
The May Fly Emerger from YLF Flies is an unbeatable pattern for covering the May fly hatches! The hare fur collar, combined with a deer hair wing, makes for a light imitation that casts well, doesn't twist your tippet, and floats in the film.Trout often accept it better than a pattern floating high on the water. A reference pattern for May fly hatches,...
Terrestrials dries
Drowned Willow Tree Caterpillar Nymph YLF Flies
The Drowned Willow caterpillar Nymph YLF Flies imitates the green oak leaf roller (Tortrix viridana), a small caterpillar measuring approximately 20 mm at the end of its development, green with a black head. It is found almost exclusively on pedunculate oak trees an willow trees, where it feeds on buds and then leaves. Along riverbanks, it frequently...