Jon Boy

hi all just thought id show you all my lake trout wet fly box all the best john

ray an excellent idea and a very nice piece of tying looking foward to the step by step i will have to have go go at this style when im doing some exploring in the saltwater all the best john

hi ray a nicely tied tube what lenght is it? the casting should be ok ive used temple dogs on similar outfits as yours without problems all the best john

Tompa great to see some flies again your tying is excellent i enjoyed the article. i think some times we all run into bad spells just keep fishing and they sort themselves out hope to see more flies all the best john

Inconnu thank you for the comments ill see what i can do for a step by step as for fishing its a fly id only use on lakes as for presentation id fish it two ways for the buzzer hatches id fish it on the top dropper with 2 nymph patterns below. the nymps would be fishing static i.e. naturally like the real buzzer however if i wished to start a faster retrieve id have the movement and translucence of the bibio to attract a trout second if i was just wetfly fishing it would go on the point or middle dropper and retrieved at various speed through the waves waiting for a trout to strike i would like to point out i dont do a lot of fishing on lakes i am no expert on methods on the lakes we are mostly fishing from drifting boats here in ireland hope this helps all the best john

Ray Duckfly is the same as buzzer or chiromid it is the first main insect hatch on the irish lake and starts around mid to end of march and into april it probably got the name duck fly because it emerges around the same time as the first hatches of mallard chicks the trout feed heavly on the assending pupa which just before emergence turn a brilliant orange colour which dissappears after a few seconds. The colour must be like a beacon to the trout. Hence the creation of this pattern hope this helps all the best john

ray the fly is tied on an kamasan b160 the hook is a size 12 it is a short shank with a wide gape i like these type of hooks for extended body flies all the best john

greenwells glory gold ribbed hares ear klinkhammer gold head hares ear yep these 4 would do me nicely all the best john

not one ive used much but looks pretty nonetheless all patterns subscribe to 2 turns of hackle all the best

A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Jon Boy: Palmonio Duck Fly

my favourite and most sucessful pattern for the duckfly hatches it is tied on a size 12 short shank hook all the best john

A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Jon Boy: Orange Pupa

lots of triggers for the fish should certainly take a few fish all the best john

nice and simple good for the fish nice ties all the best john

another pattern for the loughs which will work well year round but i like it during the duckfy fished on top dropper all the best john

A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Jon Boy: Bibio Variant

hi all been tying a few flies for the duckfly hatch on the loughs which is just getting startet this is an untried pattern by me but hopefully would work if the trout were in the mood i have other patterns that i will post wondering what you will make of them all the best john

A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Jon Boy: Black Pennel Variant

frank your speys are an inspiration lovely patterns of late i appreciate the step by step in hatches all the best john

younggrasshopper looks to be lots of movement in the fly when its swimming are your flies used for sea run or lake run steelhead all the best john

they are some beautiful flies that you have posted lately keep up the tying all the best john

a very nice fly what material did you use in the wing? all the best john

many congratulations to all winners all the best john

hi all a pattern i tied to copy a roach a favourite baitfish of pike this done a bit of damage last weekend, nothing big though hope you all like it all the best john

A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Jon Boy: Pike Streamer (Roach)