Monkey Flies

I spent a few hours at the fly tying vice yesterday in preparation for a forthcoming trip to the River Dee in the next few weeks. This is one of my favourite fly patterns to use, not only in spring but all year round. These ones are tied on 21mm Eumer aluminium tubes and have a wing length of around 5". Hopefully they'll do the business in the coming weeks and months.

A team of Monkey Flies ready for action on the River Dee.

The original Monkey Fly.

Chartreuse Monkey. I copied this pattern from Gordon Armstrong who has been doing well this spring with it. I'll be giving it a go myself.

Some More Flies For The New Season

Charlie Robertson has been busy at the vice this past week and has sent me some pictures of his work. His flies include the famous Dee Monkey, Gold Body Willie Gunn, Black and Yellows and his own creation, the Manar Monkey.

Some Gold Willie Gunns tied on copper tubes and a must have for the Dee in Spring, the Black and Yellow tube.

A team of Dee Monkey flies tied on bottle tubes. Charlie has used racoon zonker for the wing and it looks superb.

Charlie's own creation....The Manar Monkey. Tied on Eumer tubes with a cone head, these flies will be getting their maiden swim on February 11th at Manar. The opening day for the Aberdeenshire Don.

A nice picture of some more Dee Monkey flies. This fly is a "go-to" fly in the Spring and has many Springers to it's name.