Alex Jardine Fly Tying - Top Small Stillwater Flies - 15/11/20

Welcome to Alex Jardine's fortnightly fly tying live stream, looking to help offer new patterns, interesting techniques and hopefully a bit of fishing fun for Sunday nights.
Featured Flies and their Materials:
1. The Thread Blood Worm
tying Materials:
Hook: Partridge - K4AY
Bead: Tungsten Countersunk - Blood Red
Thread: Semperfli Waxed 8/0 - Red
Rib: Semperfli Flat Tinsel 1/64" - Pearl
2. The Green Peacock Spider
tying Materials:
Hook: Partridge - G3AY
Thread: Semperfli Waxed 12/0 - Red
Body - Semperfli Quill Sub Small - Green Peacock
Hackle: Waterhen or Mallard
3. The Olive Shuttlecock Emerger
tying Materials:
Hook: Partridge - SLD2
Thread: Semperfli Waxed 12/0 - Red
Body: Nature's Spirit African Goat - Medium Olive (4b)
Rib: Semperfli Flat Tinsel 1/64" - Pearl
Wing: CDC - Natural
4. The Nomad
tying Materials:
Hook: Partridge - G3AY
Bead: Fulling Mill Tungsten Countersunk - Gold
Thread 1: Semperfli Waxed 8/0 - Red
Floss: Semperfli Fluoro Brite - Red
Thread 2: Semperfli Nano Silk 18/0 - Black
Tail: Marabou - Black
Body: Fritz Micro - Black
5. The Spiller's Damsel
tying Materials:
Hook: Partridge - G3AY
Bead: Fulling Mill Tungsten Countersunk - Copper
Thread: Semperfli Waxed Thread 12/0 - Orange
Tail: Marabou - Golden Olive
Body: Nature's Spirit African Goat - Medium Olive (4b)
Rib: Semperfli Wire 1 mm - Copper
Hackle: Partridge - Golden Olive
Thorax: Semperfli Sparkle Dubbing - Burnt Orange (SEM-005272)
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Tight lines and strong threads
Alex

[@barbaraemerich1921]

I’m looking forward to seeing more of your videos! I just found your channel!

[@robertalp3878]

Can you give the hook sizes as the number doesn’t mean anything to me? Glad to see it’s not just me who needs to deal with a broken thread! 😂😂👍

[@AlexJardineFlyFishing]

One day I'll learn not to break my thread! I don't include the sizing as that is very much individual to different waters but as a guide:
Blood Worm - #8 to 16 (mostly 12)
Spider - #12 to 16 (mostly 14)
Shuttlecock - #12 to 16 (mostly 12)
Nomad - #8 to 14 (mostly 10)
Spiller's Damsel - #8 to 14 (mostly 8)

[@robertalp3878]

@@AlexJardineFlyFishing super, thanks. I find that it’s a good place to start to know a hook size then I can play around with different sizes as I use them

[@ceptyaaditya502]

👍👍👍

[@AlexJardineFlyFishing]

Thanks for watching!

[@robertalp3878]

Very nice blood worm 👍