In this video I demonstrate a Traditional Wet Fly pattern known these days as the Red Tag. The Red Tag is a classic, highly effective attractor pattern for Grayling, Trout and Coarse Fish. Its is more known however as a classic Grayling Fly where Grayling are known to be attracted to the colour red. It could also be taken in passing as a Beetle, like the Coch y Bonddu, where the pattern is practically exactly the same without the tag.
The fly was originally created as a Dry Fly in 1850 by Martyn Flynn in Worcestershire. It was originally called the Worcestershire Gem. It later evolved into both Wet Fly and Nymph variants.
I have chosen to slightly veer away from the original pattern using the less bulky red floss rather then the bulkier red wool and utilizing a copper wire rib to protect the body a little better and add some subtle flash to the pattern.
The Red Tag is the first fly pattern I ever fished with at the age of 14 as it was the only pattern my father had in his fly fishing tackle. Using a Shakespeare narrow arbour aluminium fly reel and a very old, very curly mint green fly line and an unmentionable fly rod I whipped the water to a froth and beat the surrounding bushes. Needless to say I didn't catch anything, but later on as my interest grew, using the same equipment and a Black Gnat Dry Fly I did hook my first ever fish. It was Grayling in the River Vyrnwy.
Even to this day 26 years later, I still have Red Tags and Black Gnats in my box I take to the River Vyrnwy. I wouldn't leave home for the river without this pattern.
Hopefully, the speed round went well and I did tie it in under 10 minutes!
The fly was originally created as a Dry Fly in 1850 by Martyn Flynn in Worcestershire. It was originally called the Worcestershire Gem. It later evolved into both Wet Fly and Nymph variants.
I have chosen to slightly veer away from the original pattern using the less bulky red floss rather then the bulkier red wool and utilizing a copper wire rib to protect the body a little better and add some subtle flash to the pattern.
The Red Tag is the first fly pattern I ever fished with at the age of 14 as it was the only pattern my father had in his fly fishing tackle. Using a Shakespeare narrow arbour aluminium fly reel and a very old, very curly mint green fly line and an unmentionable fly rod I whipped the water to a froth and beat the surrounding bushes. Needless to say I didn't catch anything, but later on as my interest grew, using the same equipment and a Black Gnat Dry Fly I did hook my first ever fish. It was Grayling in the River Vyrnwy.
Even to this day 26 years later, I still have Red Tags and Black Gnats in my box I take to the River Vyrnwy. I wouldn't leave home for the river without this pattern.
Hopefully, the speed round went well and I did tie it in under 10 minutes!
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- Fly Tying, Fly Fishing, Traditional Wet Flies
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