Teal & Black tied Clyde StyleHook - 14, I’ve used a partridge L3AY barbless but the hook type is up to you
Thread – Black
Body – Black thread
Rib – Silver wire
Wing – Teal breast
Hackle – Black hen
As with all Clyde Style Flies this is tied short & Sparse
Step 1
Hook in vice and start thread
Step 2
Wind the thread along the shank, till it is just level with the point of the hook, in touching turns
Step 3
Catch in a length of fine silver wire (you could use fine tinsel, but would need to varnish over it to protect from the trout’s teeth.
Step 4
Spiral the wire to a point just short of the eye, tie off – 2 turns then break off the wire. It is useful at this point to wax the thread for the short length you are using to tie down the tinsel. It will act like glue and means you can use minimal turns of thread. Remember Sparse is the key!
Step 5
Prepare the wing as shown. The very tip of the feather will be used for the wing
Step 6
Place the point where the feather is separated on the top of the hook and make a couple of loose wraps over. Then pull the shaft of the feather to shorten the wing till it’s at the length you require – level with the bend of the hook.
Step 7
Take one loose turn off then secure the wing with a couple of firm wraps. Cut off the waste
Step 8
Prepare a black hen hackle in the same way as the wing and tie in with the hackle over the body as shown. If you wax the thread then two turns should suffice.
Step 9
Stroke the hackle fibres to the rear and wind one or one & a half turns of hackle.
Step 10
Tie off the hackle with two tight turns of waxed thread. Trim the waste butts of the hackle and whip finish
The Teal & Black. One of my favourite flies on rivers and also an effective killer on Stillwater, particularly when fish are taking buzzers just subsurface. Cast out in an area of activity or to a targeted fish and retrieve slloooowwllyy
