Flies

Imitative fly fishing is the most pure form of angling. An angler studies the water and the feeding patterns of the fish and selects a fly that has been tied to imitate what the fish are feeding on.

There is an abundance of natural insect life in Cwmystradllyn, so here are some suggested fly patterns to help you 'match the hatch' throughout the season as well as some traditional and lure patterns.

Spring: March to May

Fly	Sizes	Notes
Black Lure	14-10	Long shank
Black Pennel	14-10
Cased Caddis	14-10	Long shank
Corrixa	16-20
Gold Head Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear	16-10
Hairy Prince	14-10	Long shank
Mallard & Claret	16-12
March Brown	14-12
Montana	14-10	Long shank
Peacock & Black	14-12	Weighted & un-weighted
Pheasant Tail Nymph	14-10
Viva	14-10	Long shank
Zulu	14-10

Summer: June to August

Fly	Sizes	Notes
Alexandra	14-10
Bibio	14-10	Red or orange
Black & Claret	14-12
Black Pennel	14-12
Black Tadpole	14-10
Connermara Black	14-10
Corrixa	14-12
Daddy Long Legs	10	Long shank
Damsel Nymph	14-10	Long shank
Diawl Bach	14-12
Dunkell	14-10
Haul a Gwynt	16-10
Hawthorn	12-10
Hoppers	16-10	Green & Black, Amber/Red mix
Ke-He	14-12
Mallard & Claret	14-12
Melanistic	14-10
Muddlers	16-10	Short shank
Olives	16-10
Pheasant Tail Nymph	16-10
Red Ant	16-10
Soldier Palmer	14-10
Traed Flambo (Heather Fly)	16-12

Autumn: September to October

As for Spring with the addition of:

Fly	Sizes	Notes
Cat's Whisker	14-10	Long shank
Gold Head Silver Squirrel	10	Short shank
Pink Tadpole	14-10	Short shank or Long shank
Red Ant	14-12
Stick Fly	12-10	Weighted & un-weighted
Sunk Daddie	12-10