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Sheffield and High Peak Fly Dressers Guild



  1. YELLOW AND GREEN BOBESH

Hook:           8-14 curved/sedge or grub

Lead Wire: Fine lead wire

Thread:       Olive

Back:           Light Olive shellback or similar

Under Rib:  Fine flat gold

Body:           Yellow Dyed rabbit underfur with guard hairs

Thorax:       Olive Dyed rabbit underfur with guard hairs

Over-Rib:     3lb clear mono
 
 
  1. BEADHEAD CZECH NYMPH
 

Hook:           8-14 Heavy Czech nymph or similar

Bead:           2-3 mm copper bead, (or gold/copper  tungsten for fishing in                        high water)

Thread:        Orange

Back:           Clear shellback or similar

Rib:               Fine gold wire

Body:           Orange seal’s fur

Thorax:       Peacock glister or similar ( can use peacock herl in place

                     of synthetics)

 
 
  1. GOLDHEAD FLASHBACK PTN
 

Hook:          14-16 round bend wet fly or bead hook

Bead:          2.3 or 3mm gold bead  depending on depth of water (use tungsten for

                     high water)

Thread:       Brown or Orange

Tail:              Four tips of Cock pheasant Tail fibres

Body:           Four cock pheasant-tail fibres with a strip of pearl tinsel flat on top

Rib:              Fine gold wire

Thorax:       Peacock Herl

 
 
  1. BEAD HEAD PTN
 

Hook:           Tiemco 16 206BL

Bead:           2mm copper or gold bead, (or gold  tungsten for fishing in high water)

Thread:       Orange

Tail:              Tips of Cock Pheasant centre tail

Rib:              Copper Wire

Body:           Few fibres of Cock Pheasant centre tail

Thorax:       Bright Red or Pink dubbing

 
 
  1. ORANGE SHRIMP
 

Hook:           14-16 curved/sedge or grub

Lead Wire: Fine lead wire for weighted pattern but can  leave out lead wire for

                     fishing in shallow water

Thread:      Orange

Back:          Orange/pearl shellback or similar

Rib:              3lb clear mono

Body:          Orange Seal’s Fur

 
 PINK KILLER SHRIMP  

Hook:          10 -16 curved/sedge or grub

Bead:          This is optional but if you do use a bead it should be a Pink Tungsten

                     Bead

Lead Wire: Optional, only use if not adding a tungsten bead for weight

Thread:       Red Tread or fine Pink Floss

Tail:              Red dyed rabbit or hare guard hairs

Body:           Pink Nymph Skin

Legs:           Pink UV  Ice Dub or similar