Wet fly
Bloody Butcher
Loch-style attractor
Sea trout · TroutSubsurface
Red tail, silver body, blue hackle — a bright loch-style wet that earns its keep in the Connemara drift on a greyish day.
Fish this when
Overcast loughs and lochs, summer drifts for sea trout and wild brown trout. Fish it on the middle dropper in a team of three.
Why it works
The red-blue-silver combination triggers aggressive takes in low-light drifts — an old killer that hasn't aged and won't.
Naturals it imitates
attractor
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Quick facts
Tying difficulty
Beginner-friendly
Heritage
ModernClassicHeritage
Heritage
· England, c.1838 — variant of the Butcher (John Jewhurst/William Blacker, Tunbridge Wells)
Buy or tie?
Fly Tying the Bloody Butcher
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Premier Angling
Irish fly-fishing and fly-tying supplier; useful for Irish lough and salmon coverage.
Fish Fishing Flies
Broad UK fallback with strong wet-fly and lough-style pattern coverage.
My Fishing Flies
My Fishing Flies (Scotland) — regional enrichment match
Flies Of Ireland
Dedicated Irish lough-fly specialist; sells this pattern under its exact name.