I received at Troutline some spools of thread from the Midge type made by Textreme Italy. I was impressed by the quality of this thread and the way it behaves while using it. Here are some personal observations and some technical descriptions based on those of the manufacturer: The Midge Thread 75 denier is a versatile ...

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 ...

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 really like zonkers, especially the small ones. That's why I made a small article about them, about the features and some tricks that I learned over time. I'm not a fanatic fisherman which use streamers all day long, I have a lot to learn, it's clear, but I like to make various comparisons and ...

We are very happy to have this dubbing back in stock. We had it back in 2005-2010 but was discontinued after 2011. Now we have this rabbit fur back in stock and we hope we will have it for long time. The Belgian rabbit fur is soft and nice with a little bit of speckled ...

CDC feathers are most often delivered by shops in bulk in plastic bags. There you will find all sizes and all qualities possible. It is very rare to find a shop to offer CDC selected on quality or sizes. For these reasons you have 2 options: When you receive the ordered cdc bags you have ...

The Troutline nymph skin is a new synthetic material which is made of very thin foil with a ultra high definition printed pattern. The foil is special printed on this transparent material to imitate in a realistic way the insect bodies segmentations. grey brown colormayfly yellowgrey color The nymph skin is cut into a tapered shape to ...

This technique is really great, easy to make by any tiers. Even beginners, with a little bit of practice will be able to master it. I love to fish with small cdc flies especially on slow running waters like river San from Poland. There is a lot of fishing pressure, ginger clear water and ...

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 ...