New Preyfish fibre in stock!

A new material has just landed here at Silver Scales, Preyfish fibre is soft, mobile, extremely hydrophobic and superbly versatile!
From Big Pike flies to smaller baitfish patterns this fibre will do it all!
Create bulk using very little material keeping your flies light and easy to cast!

Video's coming soon using this outstanding material, in the meantime check it out at
www.silverscalesflytying.co.uk along with many other specialist Saltwater and Predator fly tying materials!

New Blends in the shop !!

Flash blends are a staple material for tying Saltwater and Predator flies, the translucency of the material, the subtle flash and great movement in the water all go to making a perfect material for baitfish imitations.
Silver Scales flash blend is one of the best quality versions around and now offer unique custom blends, hand blended in house ! Attention to quality and detail when blending is second to none so you can be rest assured you are getting a great material as well as top value for money ! Three new blends have just been added, Sunburst, Perch Back and Mullet Back. Check them out and let your imagination run wild at the vice !

Sunburst

Mullet Back

Perch Back

Perch pattern made with the Perch Back blend

Mullet pattern made with Mullet back blend

New colours of Crafty Minnow fur added to shop !

New colours of Crafty Minnow fur have just been added to the shop, this great material now comes in 10 colours and is fantastic for Saltwater and Sea trout flies as well as heads on Pike flies.

Watch this space for more new exciting products coming soon !

Barred Livebait Minnow

Here's a nice little pattern that I've called the 'Barred Livebait Minnow'

At around 4 inches long and tied on a size 4 hook it's perfect for a wide range of species around the world but was designed and tied with European Seabass and Seatrout in mind.

Made from my own 'Crafty Minnow fur' for the Tail and 'Livebait dubbing' for the head and body, both available in the Webshop. I have also added a new Step by Step for tying it.
I hope you enjoy tying this pattern and catching many fish with it !

Transparent Baitfish fly

I'm not sure who the originator of this type of pattern is, but no doubt it was designed with Sea Trout in mind, however it's one of those patterns that is far more versatile than perhaps the originator intended. Certainly it will take Bass and Pollock here in the U.K but no doubt many other species around the world will find it's simple elegant form attractive enough to munch on !

So here's a variation that I have come up with. The body is made from Sybai Polar Flash Dubbing which is a beautiful soft translucent material that I think suits the design parameters of this pattern down to the ground. In the core is a tiny pinch of Deer Creek Laser Dub in red, a very thin mylar tube is used for the tail to which I have inserted a grizzly hackle to form the Caudal fin. The head is finished with a small amount of Deer Creek fine flex UV resin. I'll certainly be carrying a few colour variants of this fly in my box next season !