For my friends who are new to fly tying and fly fishing: the Adams dry fly was created in 1922 by Leonard Halladay, a fly tier from Michigan, USA. He designed it for his friend Charles Adams, after whom the fly is named. It’s a beautiful fly that catches tons of fish. But based on my ...
The Light Blue Dun dry fly is a popular and versatile dry fly pattern used to imitate a variety of emerging mayflies, particularly those with a pale blueish cast to their bodies. Below is a breakdown of its key characteristics: Color and Design: Light blue body: The fly's defining characteristic is a pale blue body, often obtained using ...
For over a century, the Adams Dry Fly has been a cornerstone in the fly fisher's arsenal. Its simple design and remarkable effectiveness have earned it a place of legend among both seasoned anglers and those just starting out. A Timeless Tradition: Developed in the 1920s, the Adams Dry Fly owes its origins to Leonard Halladay and ...
Superb fly tied by Thomas Roos is again on our website. His tying skills are really amazing :) Hook - wide gap barbless Body: 2mm foam strip in green Body Dubbing: Squirrel mixed with synthetic for extra sparkle effect Legs: Deer hair hair tips fixed in micro loop View Post Side view:
This is a superb Sedge Dry Fly tied by Thomas Roos. It is well known in Scandinavia under the Dyret name. This model is a fantastic version of sedge flies tied in pure Swedish style. The fly is tied in this unique way to float well on super fast flowing rivers from Nord Scandinavia. *Hooks ...
It is one of my favorite dry fly for grayling fishing. It works great for trout to, there is no doubt about that but is tied especially for grayling. What is the difference? Here it is: sparse hackle, delicate silhouette, delicate materials. Trout will brake this fly in parts because is not ...
Grayling Peacock Quill is a simple fly but in the same time quite complicate if you want to catch grayling. The problem stays in how delicate is tied. Grayling is very picky what he eats in Autumn time and he eats what flies in this season: delicate and small flies. The most important rule in ...
Tying Recipe: *Hook : Daiichi 1190 BL #14 *Thread: White or transparent to avoid darker shades of fly body when gets wet *Tail: grizzly barbs *Body: Dun ( I use kapok which float better than other dubbing ) *Hackle: Grizzly *Wing: Hen or rooster feathers in grizzly The fly works all Summer time, especially late in the day or when is cloudy ...
Egg Laying Sedge represent a consistent source of food for trout. They float a lot on river, swim in water to lay down their eggs and are hatching in a huge number. When you see these insects flying all over then you should switch on sedge flies. Egg lying sedge is more vulnerable ...
I call this dry fly as poor man brown mayfly because is not used genetic hackle, a material difficult to find locally. These days is difficult to find in Europe high quality genetic hackle like was 10 years ago. Whiting Farms have high demands from Fashion market and from local fishing shops and ...
