These bugs are super simple and good catching trout and grayling like all simple flies. Any beginner can make them super easy and fast because there are only a few steps: simple tail, simple body, ribbing is optional and hackle also is simple to make. There is a small but important thing: hackle should be ...
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Green Catgut Cased Caddis
I love fishing with nymphs in Spring. Caddis flies are my favorite imitations and one of my most used nymph is Peeping Caddis tied super simple. But sometimes I like to play at the tying vice and to make different variations. As you know, long winter time gives me all sort of ideas ...
From Social Media – Huge Mongolian Grayling
All credit for this superb mongolian grayling igoes to Mr Jan Haman who runs a Fishing Company: Corcon Craft Ltd. He organize fishing trips in Mongolia and if you want to catch such grayling or taimen or any kind of fish from those rivers feel free to check his website. His photos are impressive, the ...
Early Spring Grey Wet Fly -Jan Tomecek
This fly tied by Jan is effective in early Spring and Summer too. Can be fished as single or in a team with another wet fly. Down and across is the most used technique. The pattern can be made on larger hooks without any problem, the classic rule : small flies for picky fish and large ...
Orange Quill Emerger – Jan Tomecek
This delicate emerger is made for fishing in slow and medium running rivers. It can be used for lake fishing too. The fly should be tied as delicate as possible because grayling and trout has a lot of time to check how this fly flows in water film. Hook: Hanak H130 #16Thread: Veevus 16/0Body: Peacock ...
Yellow Iris Spider
It is a simple fly tied respecting the classic English way of tying spiders. I like standard and short shank hooks for this fly, I found more nicer for such flies. Of course is a matter of taste, I do not noticed differences in how fish takes same flies tied with short or ...
Veevus Iris-a great thread for tying nymphs
Veevus, the Danish brand, is highly appreciated for quality and consistency. Their Iris thread became popular lately for how easy you can make sparkle perdigon flies. Our Pro member Rocco made a few new simple but effective flies for trout and grayling fishing in the same time. Perdigon are considered now classic flies but ...
Green Slim Catgut Pupae
Green Slim Catgut Pupae is a super simple and fun to tie fly. I consider that noting is beating the natural material and here you can see that the body is really nice and juicy. Materials: Hook: Demmon G602 #14Thread: Veevus GSP Body thread : yellow Veevus stomach smallBody: Catgut caddis green - S sizeUnder body: tinsel ...
Stephen Dallas -grayling worm
It is an effective fly in England in winter time when grayling fishing is popular. The pattern is working well in all kind of waters but especially after rainy days or when the rivers get murky. Materials: Hook: long shank hook (Ahrex NS156) Body: Virtual Nymph Skin - transparent Underbody: lead covered by thread Coating: UV resin Similar Flies https://www.flytying.ro/squirmy-nymphs-an-all-around-pattern/ Squirmy worms https://www.flytying.ro/san-juan-worms-squirmies-and-all-kind-of-worm-nymphs/ San ...
Understanding CDC -feathers location
This is a simple article dedicated for beginners or for those who never used CDC feathers. I'm not an expert and all what I write is from my experience and for that please consider my point of view :). I use all kind of CDC feathers for more than 20 years. I source these ...
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