Tom Ivens also used his reservoir flies for tackling river trout, sea trout and salmon as well as designing a series of patterns that were specifically intended for rivers.

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The most successful patterns from his reservoir series were:

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• Black & Peacock Spider (this was sometimes tied with the incorporation of an oval silver tinsel rib)

• Green Nymph (Reservoir Version)

 

The new flies were as follows:

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• Ivens’ Pheasant Tail

• March Brown

• Partridge & Orange

• Olive Yellow Nymph

• Green Nymph (River Version)

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Illustrations of these flies together with the dressing menus and fishing information appear in The Fly Fishing Legacy of T C Ivens. written by Adrian V W Freer (Welford Court Press).

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The book is published and available now.