Frances with a hot orange butt that’s picked out for a nice glow and target point. Great combination of black and orange, a colour scheme that always does well. Tied with nice long feelers and a little flash.

Available on Ahrex HR420 doubles in sizes 6,8 and 10

Famous pattern that does the business all over the world. 

With red feelers and some UV flash in the soft tail, and a red body hackle.

Tied on Ahrex HR420 doubles in sizes 6,8 & 10

Another original, it borrows from some Steelhead flies I admire

Pink and yellow tail, pink hotspot, red flash and a middle spey hackle, it’s got a bit of everything! Spey hackles add an extra dimension of movement to a fly, they pulse in the current and give the impression of life. Good colour scheme for peaty water

Beadheads are excellent for spate river fishing and really cut through the water with their slim profile

Tied on strong Ahrex Light Stinger single hooks in sizes 6-10

Another original, it borrows from some Steelhead flies I admire

Pink and yellow tail, pink hotspot, red flash and a middle spey hackle, it’s got a bit of everything! Spey hackles add an extra dimension of movement to a fly, they pulse in the current and give the impression of life. Good colour scheme for peaty water

Tied on Ahrex HR420 hooks in sizes 6-10

One of my own inventions with a red and yellow mix tail and mixed boar bristles tied in long. Mirage body glows in the water and the bristles flick and kick. Soft hackles pulsate and it all melts into an irresistible combination in the water . Good one for all season in different sizes.

Tied on Ahrex HR420 hooks in sizes 6-10

My version of the Grim Reaper, a salmon fly that is hugely popular from summer onwards, but particularly late in the season.

Beadheads are excellent for spate river fishing and really cut through the water with their slim profile

Tied on strong Ahrex Light Stinger single hooks in sizes 6-10

One of my own inventions with a red and yellow mix tail and mixed boar bristles tied in long. Mirage body glows in the water and the bristles flick and kick. Soft hackles pulsate and it all melts into an irresistible combination in the water . Good one for all season in different sizes.

Beadheads are excellent for spate river fishing and really cut through the water with their slim profile

Tied on strong Ahrex Light Stinger single hooks in sizes 6-10

My version of the Grim Reaper, a salmon fly that is hugely popular from summer onwards, but particularly late in the season.

Tied on Ahrex HR420 hooks in sizes 6-10

Invented on the banks of the River Dee in Scotland by Ross Macdonald.

It’s become a legendary pattern over the years, ideal for peaty waters and backend fishing, although it’s worth a go at any time of the year.

Tied on Ahrex HR420 hooks in sizes 6-10

I named this one after my daughter, pot belly pig style with lots of bristling movement and long feelers. The sparkly dubbed body glows in the water , predominantly aimed at September onwards.

Tied on Ahrex HR420 hooks in sizes 6-10

Invented on the banks of the River Dee in Scotland by Ross Macdonald.

It’s become a legendary pattern over the years, ideal for peaty waters and backend fishing, although it’s worth a go at any time of the year.

Beadheads are excellent for spate river fishing and really cut through the water with their slim profile

Tied on strong Ahrex Light Stinger single hooks in sizes 6-10

I named this one after my daughter, pot belly pig style with lots of bristling movement and long feelers. The sparkly dubbed body glows in the water , predominantly aimed at September onwards.

Beadheads are excellent for spate river fishing and really cut through the water with their slim profile

Tied on strong Ahrex Light Stinger single hooks in sizes 6-10