Nine days to GO,

 Well nine days to go, and the sewin starts just cant wait. it seem an age since i have been on the river at night fishing for the best fish of all, cant get better then hooking one of these fish in the dark. more so if its a big one crashing out of the water on the end of your line, above are some of my early season patterns i use. do like a flashy pattern early in the season, but will say all four patterns fish well though the season for me. 

 Orange and yellow, 11/2" Ally tube size 6 Veniards Osprey double.

 Blue and silver, 11/2" Ally tube same hook as above.

 Blue and pink, 11/2" Ally tube.

 Classic Black and silver,

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 35mm Partridge waddington shanks,

 Blue and silver,

 Black and orange,

 Black and red,

 Squirrel blue and silver,

 Black and silver,

 35mm and 25mm williegunn Partridge Intruder shanks,

 25mm williegunn intruder,

 35mm williegunn intruder,

 Above my night intruder 35mm and 25mm partridge shanks,

 35mm shank,

 25mm shank,

These are Sean Stanton signature 10mm FRANC N SNAELDA Tubes off to Scotland.

 11/2" and 1" tubes off to Scotland,

 11/2" tube,

 Calvin shrimp, going to the south.

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Some more Sean Stanton 14mm FRANC N SNAELDA TUBES off to Ireland. 

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 More tube in sizes 11/2" 11/4" & 1" Ally tubes.

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Close up, hope you like the flies up this nmonth.