This fly is a fantastic nymph tied by my friend Peter Durisik and works very well on muddy waters or in dark and deep pools. It is one of the best buggy nymph for early season trout fishing. Materials: Hook Demmon ST 320 #12Thread: BlackBody : squirrel dubbing in blackHackle: CDC natural grey mixed with ultra violet ...
The micro wormy body is a new material wich suits for making thin micro worms. It has a round diameter, it is soft and full of live and is very thin. My first thoughts were: another material for squirmy worms! But it is different, it is made of a different material, it is resistant ...
The red killer micro worm is an alternative at well known squirmy wormy flies. This worm is tied on size #16-20 and works great in water. Soft enough to be vibrant in water and to resist at fish teeth. Another plus is in quality of material, made on a silicone type of gel it is ...
Not the easiest way to make a nymph but winter is long and we have plenty of time to make a few. Making a semi realistic swimming nymph is super fun and not the last, the fly catch lots of fish. What is extraordinary about this fly is the material for the body, which in ...
Yes, it has a strange name :) Pink is more for ladies. We guys are into other colors, we're not pink lovers... I started tying this fly for a friend, I didn't have much faith in it. I have a few extra flies left that I carry with me in the box. At one ...
The well known French emerger "La Peute" is a fabulous wet fly well known for how simple and efficient is. A version of it, as a nymph, is super simple and efficient for fishing in ginger clear waters. In the last 2 years I make it using dubbing because I noticed that trout love more ...
I was able to recover an old post (which was hacked many years ago). Now I have uploaded it here on the blog: I decided to start making a short guide based on my experience to be used to all beginner fly tiers. There is a lot of info on web, also in books, and I’m ...
I love this pattern. I love it both for the simplicity in which it is done but also for its efficiency. The CDC is a truly magical fly tying material and offers you countless possibilities to make incredible flies. It is a fly that any beginner can make, it floats well and looks very good no ...
La Peute is of French origin and has become known in the fishing world for its efficiency. Recently (a few years ago), I tied this fly in the form of a nymph. Out of curiosity, to see if it is effective. I was surprised by how many fish I caught. Now I do it frequently ...
Here is a simple video about how I make a zonker streamer. Nothing fancy, just a simple and easy streamer. The fly is made for fishing with intermediate and sinking lines and for this reason no weight was added. I used a fish heads to decrease the tying time and to provide a better balance. https://youtu.be/wtlLVpYDI-Q
