Thank you very much for the kind words. Yeah you can tie it in any colour you like to suit your own fishing situation. I’ve done well with a light olive body for early season olive hatches on my local river. I’ve also found a claret body useful on our hill lochs. Thanks again and tight lines. Paul 🎣

Thanks very much for watching. It’s a good pattern to have in your box when they are being a bit fussy. Tight lines Paul

Thanks very much for watching. Hope you give it a go. If you haven’t already you should check out Bob Wyatts books. Tight lines. Paul

😆 Thanks for watching. 😎👍

Thanks for watching John. All good fun. 😎😆

Thanks very much for watching. Yeah Bob fished a lot in NZ so I’m sure he may have been influenced by them and the good people of OZ. Tight lines. Paul

Thanks for watching. Tight lines. Paul

Thanks very much for the reply and for watching the video. I’ve never had that problem. All the loom bands I’ve used work. Good to hear another point of view tho. Will definitely let people make an informed decision 😎👍

What knots would you use to attach the nylon to rings please?

Thanks very much. Tight lines. Paul

Hi Kenneth. There are loads of flies that at designed to float without a hackle. Eg. Shipmans, DHE etc. they are all designed to sit lower in the surface film than a hackled pattern. At times this can definitely turn refusals into solid hook ups. The material used in this particular pattern and the hook choice ensure it floats. Give it a go. Thanks very much for watching the video and tight lines 😎👍

Hi Keith. No the reel it’s free spinning like a centrepin so it doesn’t over run. There are loads of click and pawl trout reels on the market with no drag. There is a school of thought with h says there really isn’t much need for a drag system for UK river trout fishing. I’m glad you like your reel and I hope you hear it sing plenty! Tight lines and thanks for watching. Paul

Took a chance with a 30 quid Shakey,surprisingly sturdy nice little line holder!I only fish the local reservoir these days and it's only recently that I get them "on the reel" and let the drag do it's job.

Thanks for watching. Tight lines. Paul 😎👍

Yeah it’s a great pattern. Thanks for watching and tight lines Paul 😎🎣

Brilliant Scott. Thanks very much for the comment. I love that you had a few fish in them. Tight lines for your season and thanks again. Paul 😊🎣

What part of the world were you fishing in??

@@robertperman8967 Scotland

Great tip thank you very much. And thanks for watching. Tight lines Paul

Hi. Yeah I use both the vision 110s and the copies. In my opinion the fish don’t know the difference 🧐 It’s probably a confidence thing tho. Fish what you are confident with and you will fish better. Tight lines and thanks for watching. Paul

Glad it was helpful!. Thanks very much for watching. Tight lines. Paul

Thanks for the reply Jonathon and thanks very much for watching the video. I tie lots of successful patterns with CDC. It’s a wonderful material. However, for the DHE I find deer hair looks better, floats longer and requires much less maintenance. That’s the beauty of tying tho. We can all customise our patterns to our own needs. You should definitely check out Bob Wyatts books. 😎 Tight lines Paul

@@paulgarrigan2472 I've already read his books! I completely disagree with his and your views that CDC is high maintenance. Use good and enough CDC, treat with CORRECT floatant and it's as good as deer hair and easier to tie with. And how you think deer hair looks better than CDC as a wing?? I suggest you actually go and look at a real insects wing. Soft and transparent grey just like CDC.....deer hair looks like a bunch of sticks!

Thanks very much. Yeah couldn’t agree more. I love to tie ‘fishing flies’ 😎👍

Thanks for watching David. Hook up rates are much better with the hook positioned in the middle. I have discussed this with various ghillies and better salmon anglers than me. Most agree that Salmon in particular will take the lure side on. If you had one hook in the tail you would miss most of these takes. This, in my humble opinion, applies to Pike too but we are allowed two hooks on a pike lure in Most Scottish Lochs. Tight lines Paul

Thanks for the reply and I’ll take that on board 👍

Thanks for the reply and I’ll take that on board 👍

Thanks for the reply and I’ll take that on board 👍

Thanks for the reply and I’ll take that on board 👍

Thanks for watching and tight lines Paul

Thanks for watching and tight lines Paul

It’s a proper fish catcher. I still bump into people on the bank who ask what I’m using and when I say DHE they have never heard of it. Thank you very much for watching and for the kind comments. Tight lines Paul

David Benjamin.......it's not as good as a CDC fly.......a CDC soft hackle dry fly pisses all over it!

Anything Paul Proctor recommends has to be a winner! Thanks very much for watching. Hope you are having fun with those cracking Irish trout. Tight lines Paul

Thanks Gavin. 😎😎

Hi Chris. Thanks for watching. 👍 I just got mine on eBay. Just search ‘loom bands’ and you’ll have loads to choose from. Tight lines Paul

@@paulgarrigan2472 thanks should get them today 🎣👍

The vision 110 is a great bait! 👍😎

@@paulgarrigan2472 yea it has it's days for sure on the water 👍

agreed I just had a 14lb springer a few weeks ago on a Kinkuro.

@@Quint1975 cool well done 👏

@@johnmulligan7853 cheers, heart stopping and very lucky to get one this time of year.

100% agree! It really is a special pattern. 👍 I’ve been doing them with olive body for the LDOs but I’m not sure even that is necessary. I’d be happy to just fish it in original form to 90% of the rising fish I see. Thanks for watching Tight lines Paul

Thanks very much Len. Glad you enjoyed the video. Tight lines. Paul 😎

Hi Branko. I have always used the regular or straight cut zonker. I think that gives you a better action as the direction of the hair is straight off the hook. I just use the same piece for the body in the magic tool and I am happy with the action it creates. Plenty of movement. I have never really had any reason to change it to the cross cut. Hope that helps. This fly is well worth tying without the bead as well. It changes the action again and is another option to try on an intermediate or sinking line. Hope this helps. Thanks very much for watching the video. Tight lines Paul

Hi Mark. That tinsel in the video is an old spool I’ve had for years. No name on it. Believe it or not I actually finished it today. I like the Lagartun tinsels for traditional stuff and when I replace this, that’s what I’ll be buying. Medium flat gold should be ideal. Tight lines Paul

Thanks Shaun. Yeah it really is a classic fish catcher. Never far away from my leader during the course of the season

Thank you

Thanks very much for the kind words Jack and thank you for watching. I hope you get a few fish on this fly. It’s a great pattern. Tight lines Paul

Thanks for the reply David and watching the video. Yeah finding the right reel is a journey! All part of the fun. 😎👍

Thanks very much for the kind words Shaun. I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I will definitely be adding more in the near future. Tight lines Paul

Thank you 😎

Thanks very much for watching. More to follow 😎👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Thanks for watching. Great reels. 😎👍

Thanks very much for watching. Yeah the reel has no drag to speak of so you would just put your line on the other way. When you add tension using the middle screw it tightens it when turning the handle both ways. Hope that makes sense. Tight lines Paul

Thank you. It’s been serving me well the last few weeks when the fish have been on the buzzers 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Thanks for watching. Hope they bring you a few fish. 😎🎣

Thanks John. Very much appreciated. I have used mustad 6mm split rings for years and have never had an issue. I was recently given some VMC extra strong split rings to try. I think the size 2 are 6mm but worth double checking. These are excellent too. I would definitely recommend using a well known manufacturer for end gear. Especially for salmon. After all we wait so long for a fish it would be sickening to loose one on poor kit. Tight lines Paul

@@paulgarrigan2472 Really appreciate that Paul.

Thanks very much. Tight lines. Paul

Thanks very much. Appreciate it. Some more to come. Tight lines. Paul

Thanks man. Hope they get you a few fish. 🎣😎

Thanks Mike. Tight lines 😎👍🎣

Thanks very much. Hope they get you a few fish. Tight lines

Yeah I’m delighted with mine. Should’ve bought one years ago. Thanks for watching.

Cheers mate. Hope you get a few with it. 😎

thank you Campbell will definitely try it next time at Pennine fishery 👍🏿👍🏿