Description Oliver Edwards’ mainstay dun-imitating dry fly patterns are the Paradun and his Footprint Dun. They’re both prototypical patterns, so you can match any of the Olives or Spurwings, simply by changing material colours and hook sizes. Both these patterns beat the old slip winged flies hands down. For a start, the Paradun floats like a cork, lands correctly on every cast, and is very robust. The Footprint Dun is a great pattern for wily fish, those that come up to the fly and then turn away at the last second. Such fish are usually fooled by this fly. Oliver is sure the fish see the little footprints in the film as the initial trigger, then when the single wing comes over their window, they are convinced it is a real dun and take. Your fly box should contain a selection of these in one or two sizes and colour-ways, to match the hatch on your stream. Ephemera Danica, the Greendrake, is famed for hatching in vast numbers ? ‘The Duffers Fortnight’. However, on rivers where the hatch just trickles off, the trout can be almost as cautious as when taking small Olives. This is when Essential Skills come into play. Your artificial will have to be a good imitative copy and it will have to be presented accurately and delicately if you wish to score. This DVD runs for 120 minutes. CHOOSE BETWEEN PAL (for Europe) and NTCS (for North America) Versions (on request)
