Sea Trout Fishing Flies Page

The following pages provide further details on flies, patterns that I use and details of tying instructions.

The links detail the two persons who I would recommend to provide first class Sea Trout Flies for the discerning angler. I personally recommend both of these fly dressers.

Fly Selection

The single most important aspect of a successful fly is the angler's confidence to catch fish with it! Without confidence in a fly the angler is at an immediate disadvantage. Confidence stops relentless changing of patterns during the night, and leads, more often than not to enjoyable nights fishing.

Many anglers will have their favourite patterns, secret patterns and 'when all else fails' patterns contained in a fly box. There is no doubt that some flies catch more fish than others, but think of this, are more fish caught with the Ally's Shrimp than other Salmon Flies? Probably so. However how many anglers are fishing the Ally Shrimp as opposed to another pattern. And why? Because as anglers we have a belief that this pattern is successful, therefore we have confidence in it at the first cast!

As I have eluded to above, confidence is the most important aspect of a fly, but where to start?

Local knowledge is priceless, not so much for the dressing of a fly, but for its size and presentation. Most flies fished correctly and placed in a taking fish's vision will catch fish, but the size of a fly can greatly improve the chances of taking a fish. Some clear spate rivers require small patterns, sizes 12,14,16,where a larger river may necessitate a larger fly, perhaps a 2" tube fly. It is always worth ascertaining the size of flies used by anglers, the dressing of a fly is secondary.

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		The following pages provide further details on flies, patterns that I use and details of tying instructions. The links detail the two persons who I would recommend to provide first class Sea Trout Flies for the discerning angler. I personally recommend both of these fly dressers.	Fly Selection The single most important aspect of a successful fly is the angler's confidence to catch fish with it! Without confidence in a fly the angler is at an immediate disadvantage. Confidence stops relentless changing of patterns during the night, and leads, more often than not to enjoyable nights fishing.	Many anglers will have their favourite patterns, secret patterns and 'when all else fails' patterns contained in a fly box. There is no doubt that some flies catch more fish than others, but think of this, are more fish caught with the Ally's Shrimp than other Salmon Flies? Probably so. However how many anglers are fishing the Ally Shrimp as opposed to another pattern. And why? Because as anglers we have a belief that this pattern is successful, therefore we have confidence in it at the first cast! As I have eluded to above, confidence is the most important aspect of a fly, but where to start? Local knowledge is priceless, not so much for the dressing of a fly, but for its size and presentation. Most flies fished correctly and placed in a taking fish's vision will catch fish, but the size of a fly can greatly improve the chances of taking a fish. Some clear spate rivers require small patterns, sizes 12,14,16,where a larger river may necessitate a larger fly, perhaps a 2" tube fly. It is always worth ascertaining the size of flies used by anglers, the dressing of a fly is secondary.				Step by Step Guides to Tying Scooby Tube Scooby Snake Steffan JONES Snake Home Page	My Flies.... Sid Knight's Flies Ian Finylas's Flies Wake Lures