Hackled Wet Flies - Patterns For Trout & Grayling

Hackled wet fly dressings are one of the different types of wet flies we stock, other wets include Beadhead, Soft Hackled Flies, Spider / North Country Dressings, Winged Wets and Irish Bumbles more details below.

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Caledonia Flies Kee Hee Black Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Kee Hee Black Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
£1.30
The Essential Fly Bibio Wet Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Bibio Wet Fishing Fly
£1.00

Fly Size 10, 12, 14

The Essential Fly Soldier Palmer Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Soldier Palmer Fishing Fly
£1.00

Fly Size 12

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Caledonia Flies Bibio & Green Hackled Wet #10 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Bibio & Green Hackled Wet #10 Fishing Fly
£1.30
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Caledonia Flies Red Zulu Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Red Zulu Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
£1.30
The Essential Fly Black Pennel Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Black Pennel Fishing Fly
£1.00

Fly Size 10, 12, 14

The Essential Fly Black Midge Wet Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Black Midge Wet Fishing Fly
£1.00
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Fly Size 12, 14

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Caledonia Flies Black Pennell Hackled Wet #14 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Black Pennell Hackled Wet #14 Fishing Fly
£1.30
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Caledonia Flies Stone Goat Hackled Wet #10 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Stone Goat Hackled Wet #10 Fishing Fly
£1.30
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Caledonia Flies Red Lady Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Red Lady Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
£1.30
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Caledonia Flies Uv Pennell Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Uv Pennell Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
£1.30
The Essential Fly Squirrel Nutkin Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Squirrel Nutkin Fishing Fly
£0.90

Available in Fly Size(s)
10

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Caledonia Flies Black Pennell Hackled Wet #10 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Black Pennell Hackled Wet #10 Fishing Fly
£1.30
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Caledonia Flies Black Pennell Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Black Pennell Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
£1.30
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Caledonia Flies Kate Maclaren Hackled Wet #10 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Kate Maclaren Hackled Wet #10 Fishing Fly
£1.30
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Caledonia Flies Kate Maclaren Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Kate Maclaren Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
£1.30
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Caledonia Flies Kate Maclaren Hackled Wet #14 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Kate Maclaren Hackled Wet #14 Fishing Fly
£1.30
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Caledonia Flies Uv Kate Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Uv Kate Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
£1.30
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Caledonia Flies Goat's Toe Hackled Wet #10 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Goat's Toe Hackled Wet #10 Fishing Fly
£1.50
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Caledonia Flies Hutch's Pennell Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Hutch's Pennell Hackled Wet #12 Fishing Fly
£1.30
The Essential Fly Bumble Claret Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Bumble Claret Fishing Fly
£0.90
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Available in Fly Size(s)
10, 12, 14.

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Caledonia Flies Barbed May River Wet Collection Fishing Fly Assortment
Caledonia Flies Barbed May River Wet Collection Fishing Fly Assortment
£15.60
£18.00
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Caledonia Flies Bibio & Red Hackled Wet #10 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Bibio & Red Hackled Wet #10 Fishing Fly
£1.30
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Caledonia Flies Pheasant Tail Hackled Wet #14 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Pheasant Tail Hackled Wet #14 Fishing Fly
£1.30
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Caledonia Flies Silver Goats Toe Hackled Wet #10 Fishing Fly
Caledonia Flies Silver Goats Toe Hackled Wet #10 Fishing Fly
£1.50
The Essential Fly Erics Beetle Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Erics Beetle Fishing Fly
£0.90

Available in Fly Size(s)
10.

The Essential Fly Hot Orange Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Hot Orange Fishing Fly
£0.90
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Available in Fly Size(s)
12

The Essential Fly Ke-He-Black Fishing Fly
The Essential Fly Ke-He-Black Fishing Fly
£0.90

Available in Fly Size(s)
10, 12, 14.

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Caledonia Flies Barbed July River Wet Collection Fishing Fly Assortment
Caledonia Flies Barbed July River Wet Collection Fishing Fly Assortment
£16.40
£18.80
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Caledonia Flies Barbed June River Wet Collection Fishing Fly Assortment
Caledonia Flies Barbed June River Wet Collection Fishing Fly Assortment
£15.90
£18.30
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Hackled Wet Flies

This style of fly is designed to be fished below the water's surface. They vary from traditional dressings used for over a hundred years to modern using flashabou type and other bright modern materials. The success of the fly often depends far more on its action than it resembling a specific insect and matching a hatch / nymph. When fish are on the feed the actual pattern is generally not important, but 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, it is important to remember that the higher the wave on the water the higher the hook size can be, but still take into account the brightness and clarity of the water.

Trout do see subsurface insects with wings. Some flies begin to hatch below the water surface. Some up-winged flies swim or crawl beneath the surface as adult spinners in order to lay egg. Often duns & 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. The trout on purpose lurk in slack water near eddies and small plunge pools to look out for these type of snacks. 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.

Fishing the Soft-Hackle Wet Fly

Probably the most common way to fish a soft-hackle wet fly is to cast it across and slightly downstream, letting it sink and then swing in the current, rising with the tightening line much as a natural rises to the surface before hatching. It's on this rise that fish usually strike. Another productive method is to cast the fly upstream on a short cast and then let it dead-drift back to you just under the surface (or, if tied on a light-wire hook, in the surface film). On lakes and ponds a fly cast in front of a cruising trout and then twitched slightly can be absolutely deadly. Many fly anglers, especially in Europe, favor fishing two or three of these flies (of different colors and sizes) at a time.

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