Wednesday 23 November was tying the killer fly of 2016 with Nathan: the Roy and The Humungous. Never heard of them? Neither had Lyall until Nathan showed him the photos below!!! They sound like a very effective addition to any fly box, especially if you are fishing deep for trout in lakes or streams in our region.

Nathan advises that the following materials will tie both flies:

• Marabou, Olive and Black
  Gold Metallic dubbing (longer stranded)
• Grizzly Hackle
• Krystal Flash
• Gold Tungsten beads
• Standard barbless wet fly hook #10 or #12

Some photos of flies produced on the night

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Wed 26 Oct 2016. Flies were dry and wet versions of the palmered red tag:

Dry fly version:

• Dry fly hook 12-14
• Red wool
• Peacock herl
• Dry fly hackle

Wet fly version:

Replace the hackle with saddle hackle (palmered) and optional soft hackle collar. Plus copper wire.

Instructor was Evan.

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This was Griffith’s Gnat and hare & copper nymph led by Ben and Nathan. Had hoped to have more info in due course. Try Complete Guide to Fishing and Tying the Griffith’s Gnat – Guide Recommended

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There had been a suggestion that CAA establish its own YouTube video channel but the committee was uncertain that we would have sufficient material to make it worthwhile.  Meanwhile Ben has pointed me to this great fly tying channel.  Ben tells me that “Davie McPhail’s YouTube channel is one of the most extensive fly tying resources on the web. If you need a given fly there is a possibility it will be in here.”  I’ve added it to our Useful Links page.