These flies were not all originally tied as Tench flies but they are patterns that can be effective when targeting Tench.
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Tench Temptation
The Tench Temptation fly is part of the maggot / caddis collection and is intended to tempt Tench.
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Shiny Caddis Larva
This Shiny Caddis Larva is more of an attractor style nymph and is probably not taken as a caddis but as an interesting looking snack.
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Purple Butt Pheasant Tail
The Purple Butt Pheasant Tail is a nymph tied to attract Barbel and Chub in faster water.
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The Sudden Take Nymph
The Sudden Take Nymph is inspired by the Guide’s Choice hare’s ear nymph.
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Big Bertha Soft Hackle
The Big Bertha Soft Hackle is a spider style fly, weighted or unweighted, tied on a large hook and using pheasant tail for the body and Partridge for the hackle.
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Clive’s Caddis
This is a simple Caddis Larva pattern using just micro-chenille, peacock herl and 70d olive thread.
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Guinea Fowl & Partridge
This is an interesting nymph pattern sporting two hackles – one at the tail (Guinea Fowl) and the other at the head (partridge).
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Pheasant Tail R’n’B
The Pheasant Tail R’n’B is a fairly standard, weighted PT nymph but with a thorax tied with red and black PT fibers.
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Red & Olive Bug
The Red & Olive Bug is a very buggy nymph tied with olive rooster feather and olive and red rabbit dubbing.
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Pheasant & Peacock Maggot
Another in the maggot nymph series, the Pheasant and Peacock keeps the simplicity theme going while remaining a tempting morsel for our Chub.
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Purple And Peacock Maggot
Tied with the Radbuza Chub in mind but can be effective for any of our river species.
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Jessica’s Jumper
I don’t know who, or where, Jessica is, but we’ve got her jumper for the native Chub.