TYING SYLLABUS 2019/20
Check out our programme for the next tying season
Our syllabuses for beginner, intermediate & advanced groups are designed to cater for all abilities.
Any member wishing to attempt the tying of any particular fly, will always be welcome to have a go at any level any month.
All tying classes start at 8pm.
It is important that the tyer collects methods just as he collects materials. Whether or not the tyer exactly follows the methods is not as important as the skill and knowledge gained by the process. Darrel Martin
ADVANCED SYLLABUS
21st October '19
Beaded Bloodworm
Kamasan B830 size 12
Red Uni thread 8/0
Red flexifloss (for tail)
5 x Miyuki 11/0 silver-lined flame red beads
Red dyed ostrich here
18th November '18
Detached Body Daddy
Kamasan B405 or B410 size 10
Brown thread Shear 14/0 or similar
Fawn or dark brown foam sheet 2mm thick
Cock pheasant centre tail feather
Black, red game, ginger or blue dun hackle (for wings)
Contrasting hackle to wind through thorax
Dubbing fur, as suitable, for thorax
Thin needle needed to tie the detached body
17th December '19
Knotted Emerging Caddis
S12 long nymph/emerger hook e.g. TMC 200R*
14/0 thread or equiv
Fine embroidery thread in a light & dark colour*
Brown/tan hare's ear dubbing
3 dark CDC feathers
Rubber legs*
*can be supplied on the night
17th February '20
Cop Car (Black & White Clouser)
Size 2 wide gape straight eyed streamer hook e.g. Mustard 3365A, Tiemco 811S, Fulling Mill streamer stripper FM6040
White 6/0 thread
5mm dumbbell eyes (eye spots optional)
White bucktail
Black bucktail (blue for saltwater, chartreuse for pike/bass/large perch & hot pink for Atlantic salmon)
Pearl or silver braid (optional)
Silver krystal flash
16th March '20
CDC Mayfly spinner
Size 14 long curved hook e.g. TMC200R*
White thread (suitable for splitting)
Coq de Leon tail feathers*
Dark beige CDC feathers (short)*
White CDC feathers (long)*
3 white/cream CDC feathers (with long fibres)*
*can be supplied on the night
27th April'20
Bluebottle
Kamasan B160, or similar, size 10
Black thread Shear size 14 or similar
Peacock eye feather
Goose or turkey biots
UV resin
Curing light
18th May '20
Copper John
Size 14 straight down eye nymph hook e.g. TMC 5262 or Kamasan B170 (B175 for deeper water)
Black 8/0 thread
Brown goose biots
Copper ultra wire
Peacock herl
Thin skin or large pearl tinsel/Flashabou
UV resin optional
Grizzle marked partridge, mallard or pintail
2.8mm brass bead
Lead wire thin or medium for deeper water
INTERMEDIATE SYLLABUS
21st October
Hot Spot Shrimp
Hook size 12 heavy Czech nymph
Black uni thread
Lead wire
Fine gold tinsel
Clear polythene strip, nymph skin or similar
Olive seal's fur
Fluorescent orange seal's fur
6lb clear monofilament
Varnish
18th November
Invicta
Hook Kamasan B175 size 10/12 or equiv.
Golden pheasant crest
Yellow seal's fur
Oval gold tinsel
Red cock hackle feather
Hen pheasant centre tail or wing quill
Blu Jay throat hackle
16th December
Parachute Adams
Hook Kamasan B400 or Partridge L3A size 14
Grizzle and red game hackles
Grey fur dubbing - muskrat or synthetic substitute
White antron for post
17th February
Minkie
Kamasan B830 size 8/10
8/0 thread to suit
Mink strip grey, white or light brown
Clear or olive glister dubbing
Mylar tinsel
Silver wire
Orange throat hackle
16th March
Ginger Quill
Hook size 14 dry fly
Olive thread
Natural stripped peacock quill
Red game cock hackle feather
Mallard primary quill (matched pair)
27th April
Deerstalker (Mayfly Sinner)
Hook size 10 Kamasan B800 or equiv
Black or brown thread
Pheasant tail feather
White deer hair
Fine silver tinsel
Furnace cock hackle feather
Black cock hackle feather
18th May
Klinkhammer
Hook size 14 curved shank
Black thread
Fine white thread, cobweb or equiv
Antron, any colour (for post)
Fine gold wire
Fine dubbing
Badger cock hackle
Peacock here
BEGINNERS SYLLABUS
October 21st
Black Buzzer
Kamasan B160 or similar size 10/12
Black thread 6/0
Medium silver wire
Peacock eye feather quill
Varnish
November 18th
Black & Peacock Spider
Kamasan B175 or similar size 10/12
Black thread 6/0
3 Peacock eye feather quills
Black hen hackle feather
Varnish
December 16th
Pitsford Pea
(to be tied in both black & white versions)
Kamasan B830 or similar size 8/10
Black & white thread 6/0
Black & white (turkey) marabou feathers
Green chenille
Black & white chenille
Oval silver tinsel
Varnish
February 17th
Gold head hare's ear
Hook Kamasan B830 or similar size 10/12, or barbless equivalent
Brown thread 6/0
Fur from a hare’s mask
Pheasant tail fibres
Medium gold oval tinsel or wire
Medium gold bead
Dubbing wax (optional)
Varnish
March 16th
Black Pennel
Kamasan B175 or similar size 10/12
Black thread
Golden pheasant tippets
Medium silver wire
Black cock or hen hackle feather
Varnish
April 27th
Pheasant Tail Nymph & Cruncher
Kamasan B830 or similar size 10/12
Brown thread 6/0
Cock pheasant centre tail feather
Thin copper wire
Seal's fur (or substitute) in the colour of your choice, suggested yellow/gree/orange or red
Brown cock hackle feather
Black/grizzle hen hackle of your choice
Varnish
May 16th
Zulu
Kamasan B175 or similar size 10/12
Red wool
Oval silver tinsel
Black seal's fur or substitute
Black cock hackle feather
Tacky wax
Varnish
