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Dubbing test – textures
Here is a short article about natural dubbing texture. I made a few photos with the same fly tied with different dubbing. To try to keep the same tying conditions I just dubbed the fur on tying thread and I did not use wax. I used Demmon G602 in size #12 for all flies ...
Tying with Uni Yarn – for beginners
A few good weeks we received the Uni-Yarn bobbins. We received this product in our TroutLine shop for the first time. After tying a few flies I rapidly became a huge fun. The thread is really fantastic, it has a great softness, great structure , not too thick, not too thin. And not the ...
What you can do with CDC feathers scraps
What you can do with CDC feathers scraps? - The answer is simple: lots of things from dubbing to all kind of flies. I never throw away cdc feathers used for other flies. For example if I use patterns where I need the tips only and I clip them, I put the rest of feathers ...
Nutria Dubbing
Nutria dubbing is coming from Nutria animal. Nutria is known also as Coypu an herbivore animal from America. Is smaller than beaver and larger than muskrat. This animal lives in burrows alongside stretches of water in South America. later was introduced in North America, Europe and Asia . The fur was the reason for that. ...
Tiemco Fly Hooks – probably the sharpest hook in the world
For those who do not know so much about Tiemco (TMC) brand then if you "google" it you will find lots of web results. Just to be short: TMC is one of the most serious hook producer based in Japan! Tiemco hooks started with micro barbed hooks long time ago and around 2000 they provided ...
Veevus Iris Thread
I rediscovered the Veevus Iris Thread a few months ago. I received a few free extra days from my family and I decided to go in Slovenia for fishing. I had to tie a few new flies because always I want to have in my box a few new flies to test them. So ...
Tying Tips – Avoiding quill snapping
Nothing is more frustrating that a snapped quill when you want to make your favourite dry fly. I use a lot rooster quill because is natural. I hate plastic and I try to avoid it as much as possible. It is cheap and has unique colors and shades. Another thing : it is ...
Tying tips – choosing the proper tying thread for river flies
These days you will find all kind of threads dedicated for fly tying purposes. I want to be short and I will write about choosing the proper tying thread for river flies. Talking about river flies it is good to have in mind that we need to create flies with a delicate profile. River insects ...
Tying Tips – different way of making hot spots
If you are tired or bored to make hot spots wrapping threads behind the beads here is a simple alternative. You can fix a few strands of body thread or synthetic dubbing fibers in different colours. Frankly who do not love nymphs with hot spots? Everybody use them and everybody are fishing them all over. ...