Alexandra

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Alexandra - Wet & Nymphs

Alexandra

The Alexandra is a real attractor pattern, primarily use for Brown Trout. The Alexandra fly was named after Queen Alexandra when she was a Princess. The Alexandra was originally called the Lady of the Lake. In its early days of use the Alexandra trout fly was considered too deadly and was banned on many waters. The Alexandra is used by many still water anglers and is really good as a sea-trout fly.

Use The Alexandra To Catch:

	The Alexandra can be used to catch Rainbow Trout
	The Alexandra can be used to catch Brown Trout
	The Alexandra can be used to catch Sea Trout

Despite all the various fly patterns designed to imitate insects and other creatures trout feed on, there are times when the fish just don't seem interested in anything you offer. This usually occurs on days with a depressed or quickly falling barometer, or on the sweltering dog days of summer. Most of us have experienced days like these and know the frustration they can cause. These are the times when the angler needs to resort to a different tactic by employing the flyfisher's secret weapon . . . the attractor pattern, the Alexandra is an attractor fly pattern.

Attractor patterns like Alexandra are designed to do exactly what their name implies, attract a fish's attention. Once the fish has been duped into taking notice of the fly the likelihood of a strike increases significantly. Attractors are tied a bit gaudy usually, with more flash than normal patterns. They don't imitate any specific insect, but are designed to look a bit like many possible food items.

Trout Wet Fly - Alexandra

The trout finds most of its food beneath the surface of the water, sometimes by grubbing around the weed-beds, at other times by rising in water to take nymphs and pupae on their way to the surface 

The wet flies which include Alexandra fall into various categories: larval and pupal forms of various aquatic insects; drowned adults or even swamped stillborn flies; and drowned terrestrials such as beetles. Many do not represent anything in nature, but are classed as attractor flies or lures, designed to tempt the fish to take out of curiosity. A number of the silver-bodied flies can emulate small fry or minnows. Most of the dry flies have a wet-fly equivalents. The use of heavier hooks, softer hen hackles instead of cock, and in the case of winged flies a backward-sloping wing, changes the dry fly into a wet one which sinks below the sufrace of the water. Cock hackles are used for these patterns but they are taken from the very young bird where the individual fibres are very soft.

There are two main areas of wet-fly fishing. Firstly, there are the wild rain-fed rivers and streams where it is difficult to see a fish rise let alone see a minute dry fly on the surface. On such waters, wet flies are used almost exclusively upstream and down, as necessity or terrain dictates. The second main area of wet-fly fishing is on atill waters like lakes, lochs and reservoirs, where the angler uses a team of wet flies just below the surface. 

On wild streams while searching for the natural Brownie, soft-hackled wet flies like the Partridge and Orange, the Snipe and Purple, the Black Spider, a wet Coch-y-Bonddu, and many others are used.

'When do you fish a wet fly, and when a dry?' 

Always fish a dry-fly pattern when you see a trout rising during a hatch of natural insects. However, when the trout refuses to rise to a dry fly, fishing just below the surface with a wet fly can often work. When no activity is obvious, it is a case for the wet fly, pure and simple.

The soft, game-bird hackles of many wet flies have the necessary mobility in the water. They pulsate and 'kick' in the current, attracting the fish by their very movement. They look alive and edible; the two key properties for a successful fly.

Wet Fly Alexandra fishing techniques

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Alexandra - A Trout Wet Fly

A wet fly like Alexandra is designed to be fished below the water's surface. Wet flies like Alexandra are tied as deceiver or attractor patterns. The success of the wet fly like a Alexandra often depends far more on its action and movement in the water than on the Alexandra resemblance to a particular insect, but that is not always the case. Although not frequently considered by fly fishermen Trout do see subsurface insects with wings which is why wet flies like Alexandra are successful. Let us consider why a fly like Alexandra may be useful under water:

• some flies begin to hatch below the water surface and the Baetis group of up-winged flies (for example olives) swim or crawl beneath the surface as adult spinners in order to lay eggs, often climbing down reeds or grasses.
  
• Frequently duns and spent spinners are swamped by the current and forced under the water surface.
  
• Emerging duns that have been unable to get rid of their nymphal case or at the time of emerging are drowned when they float under rough water that is flowing over a large rock or ledge are also hunted by the fish.
  

Alexandra Wet Flies

Although fishing with a dry fly is probably the most exciting form of our sport fishing with wet flies like Alexandra is probably the most productive, why? simple 80% of the trout's diet is food taken below the water! The trout on purpose lurk in slack water near eddies and small plunge pools to look out for food. A wet fly like Alexandra looks like food to a trout! Clearly a trout does see winged insects under the surface at certain times of the year so be prepared with a selection of different colored wet flies for when the fish are not taking from the surface. When the fish are preoccupied or need tempting the angler must use ingenuity to discover what the fish are feeding on and what color they are taking. When fishing wet flies like $product_title, it is important to remember that the higher the wave on the water the larger the fly hook size for Alexandra can be, but still remember to consider the brightness and clarity of the water.

Alexandra Fly Fishing Wet Flies

There are numerous other methods for fly fishing with wet flies like Alexandra. These include the dead drift method and the upstream nymphing method. Using Alexandra in a team of wet flies is a good technique for catching fish. The tried and trusted technique of wet fly fishing with flies like Alexandra involves casting your fly line downstream and across the river. This technique, although basic, is excellent to use for the new fly fisherman, since the fly line with the Alexandra is tight at all times – a trout generally hooks itself when taking a Alexandra fished in this manner, although you still want to set the hook!. Simply cast your Alexandra downstream and across the river from you. Follow the Alexandra downstream with your fly rod, keeping the rod tip pointed at the Alexandra and rest of the team of flies. The current of the river will quickly form a belly in the fly line, swinging the Alexandra across the river – which imitates a swimming insect. An angler can also twitch either the rod or fly line to put a little more action on the Alexandra.

Once the Alexandra hangs directly downstream from the angler, raise the rod tip slightly, which raises the fly out of the depths of the river imitating an emerging insect, frequently bites can come while lifting the Alexandra. An fly fisherman may also twitch the fly rod to provide a little additional “action” to the Alexandra – something which frequently provokes a strike. You can even leave the Alexandra there for a short while, moving the rod tip up and down, thus taking the fly up and down in depth. This provides some time for any nearby trout to have more time to see and look over your offering.

One of the most overlooked but simple accessories for the fly fishermen is split shot. A simple piece of split shot on the fly leader can take the Alexandra deeper into the water and is an essential accessory.

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As well as selling Alexandra The Essential Fly sells a range of trout dry flies of different types including Blank Buster Klinkhammers, Bristol Hoppers, Craneflies, Daddies or Daddy-long-legs, Caddis flies,Damsels, Dapping Flies, Foam Flies, Hackled Dry Flies, Humpies & Irresistibles, Klinkhammers, Mayflies, Micro Dry Flies, Midge Flies, Midge Dry Flies, Parachute, Klinkhammer & Thorax flies, Stimulators & Stones, Terrestrials and Winged Dry Flies.

Of course for  trout fly fishing as well as Alexandra you can also look at Buzzers, Trout nymphs & buzzers, Trout Wet Flies, Trout lures, Trout streamers.

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Alexandra - Fly Tying Dressing

For the more adventurous among you we have provided tying specifications for the Alexandra. Remember at The Essential Fly we sell the Alexandra at incredible prices with a top quality fly and service to back it up. It is certainly worth tying the Alexandra yourself to understand the pleasure of catching a fish with your own tied fly, however at the price we sell flies it is only worth tying one or two Alexandra as your can spend more time fishing instead of tying flies - buy volume online with us.

Hook Sizes	6 to 14
Silk Thread	Black
Tail	Red Ibis substitute and two or three peacock sword-tail fibres
Body	Flat silver tinsel
Rib	Oval silver tinsel
Hackle	Black cock or hen
Wing	Green peacock sword flanked with strips f red Ibis substitute (scarlet swan)

Alexandra Brand:  The Essential Fly

The Essential Fly is a manufacturer of flies, fly tying materials and fly fishing accessories. Established in 2006 The Essential Fly is a multiple award winning company with top quality customer service.

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The Alexandra was last modified on 30/12/2011 16:41