Email: deane_reid@yahoo.co.uk

Born in Belfast, current location Ballyclare in the Six Mile valley.  My fishing journey started at age 6 when my Grandfather introduced me to collecting caddis grubs under rocks in the upper reaches of the Six Mile. In my teens, I developed a love for fly fishing for rainbow and brown trout on local still waters before eventually falling for larger wild loughs.  I enjoy targeting trout with dry fly, wets, nymphs or lures and my choice of set up will be dependant on venue and conditions to suit.  I'm a passionate advocate for youth fishing as that is the future of all angling. I practice full catch and release of all wild fish caught.  For Salmon, Pike, Dollaghan or Sea Trout I aim to use my own variants of dressings as I believe it is more rewarding.  Within the last couple of years I have taken up dying materials, no pro but it certainly adds to the amateur fly tying experience.  It is a great honour to be invited to participate in the Virtual Irish Fly Fair.

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Claret Tail Orange and Gold shrimp
Hook: Patriot gold size 10
Tag: fine silver wire
Tail: wound GP breast feather dyed claret
Rear body: oval gold tinsel or gold wire in tight touching turns.
Mid hackle: hot orange cock feather
Front body: black floss with silver wire rib
Front hackle: white or silver badger.
Head: in this case is red UTC. (Can also be black)
Jungle cock is optional.

Orange & Gold Shrimp
Partridge Gold Double size 8 or 10
Tag, Oval gold
Tail, GP Breast dyed red &
2 strands gold crystal flash
Rear body, oval gold tinsel in touching turns
Mid hackle, hot orange cock wound
Front body, black floss with silver or gold rib
Jungle Cock cheeks
Front hackle, white / silver badger
Head, red uni with 3 coats clear varnish

Teal Blue and Silver (Sea trout/Dollaghan)

Partridge Silver double size 10
Tag, silver wire
Tail, GP Tippet with both bars showing
Body, silver flat tinsel & wire rib
Hackle, kingfisher blue cock hackle.  (Wound or as throat)
Wing, teal folded
Head, uni black 3 coats clear varnish

Flexi Buzzer
Kamazan B175 size 10 or 12
Black thread & silver rib
Thorax build up thread in oval shape
Catch flexi under hook on both sides, wind back.
Catch in pearl mirage on top of thorax pull flexi wing buds up and forward, catch in behind eye
Pull pearl mirage over top and whip finish.
3 light coats clear varnish to finish.

Body colour and flexi colour can be varied vastly.