It is yellow because the thread used is yellow but the combination between hook color and thread color results in a nice yellow with a touch of light olive. When gets wet is more evident :) . Of course you can make it in brown, pale olive or in any color you like... But for ...
It is a fly fun to tie and catch trout late in July but also in September. I all kind of fish with this model: grayling not so often but trout a lot and barbel too. I have a few friends who use this green pupa in Austria and they are big fan of it. So, ...
I usually make this fly using Catgut Biothread in caddis green but this time I did it using the new nymph skin. It is a different approach, with dark marks to highlight the body segmentation. I consider it a good searching pattern which imitates small free swimming caddis. Can be tied as simple as ...
Sometimes you need very small nymphs to fish in super clear waters. Trout and grayling are eating very often some super small flies, something that we cannot see. Probably they are very small mayflies or buzzers or baetis nymphs, difficult to say. Here is a general pattern that I received from a French ...
Really not a complicated nymph but effective , very effective for trout in early Spring and for Rainbow Trout all season. It seems that pink bead is a great attractant for Rainbow and I noticed lots of interest from this fish. From Slovenia to Poland, this fly is doing his job very well. It is tied ...
I consider this simple fly a good searching pattern when caddis insects are abundant in water. In olive color, this fly imitates swimming larvae, free caddis and even adults who swim to the bottom of the rivers to lays eggs. The important thing here is the silver bead because it imitates the air bubble used ...
This fly catch fish, especially in the places where trout or grayling have enough time to check the flies. This model is not difficult to be tied but needs a little bit more time and more attention during tying steps. Hook: Daiichi 1190 BL - #16Weight: tungsten wireUnderbody: light grey threadBody: Troutline nymph Skin ...
The squirrel zonkers are popular for their effectiveness, everybody knows that. These streamers catch trout in rivers and lakes in the same time. They are super easy to tie even by a beginner and only a few colors are needed: grey, olive, black and cream-white. I considered the grey versions a good way ...
The micro streamer made with squirrel zonker is a fly with medium movement in waters (of course if you compare it with a marabou fly) The strong point for these fly is their fantastic profile wich is provided by the wing made of the dense fur from squirrel. If you fish it in rivers, this fly ...
Simple flies, easy to tie, with simple materials should be in everybody flyboxes. Here is a simple model which I consider a great searching pattern for trout fishing. No fancy hot spots, no fancy materials, no fancy recipes! I know that is too simple, almost boring. But is a fly that works great :) your favorite ...
