The Alexandra, the trout in the Don love this as a wet fly, in the autumn stil water trout love it, and its alleged to be good for sea-trout too!
Hook: single or double, this one is a size 12 single and a size 12 VMC low water double
Thread: black silk
Tail: red swan or substitute
Body: silver holographic tinsel
Rib: silver oval tinsel
Hackle: black cock
Wing: Peacock sword fibres, and red swan or substitute.
Pop the hook into the vice
Run the thread down to the bend and then catch in the red tail I used red schlappen because I couldn't find a red swan to hand.
Catch in some silver holgraphic tinsel at the eye
Run the thread down to the bend and catch in the rib, then wind the thread back to the eye and run the silver holographic tinsel up and down the body of the hook.
Rib the body with the silver oval tinsel catch it in with the silk and then trim off the excess (shaky hand alert!)
Catch in a black cock hackle and make a few turns
Catch in three of four peacock sword fibres and tie them off.
Tie in a slip of red swan on either side of the wing.
Whip finish and add a coat of clear varnish.
Here's a version tied on a size 12 low water double. My big book of salmon flies says its good for night time sea-trout.
Cheers
Matt
