I like this pattern because it can be done on small and very small hooks. Then the body, which is elastic and soft, is also translucent. And last but not least, it is UV resistant. It is perfect for shy and cautious fish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faA2DKo8iyY Materials: Hook ST320 #16-20Thread: Red any you likeBody: Micro Wormy Body – killer redBead: Tungsten in metallic ...
Video – How to tie a swimming nymph with gills
Not the easiest way to make a nymph but winter is long and we have plenty of time to make a few. Making a semi realistic swimming nymph is super fun and not the last, the fly catch lots of fish. What is extraordinary about this fly is the material for the body, which in ...
Tying the nymph version of the French emerger “La Peute”
The well known French emerger "La Peute" is a fabulous wet fly well known for how simple and efficient is. A version of it, as a nymph, is super simple and efficient for fishing in ginger clear waters. In the last 2 years I make it using dubbing because I noticed that trout love more ...
Tying a Zonker Streamer -Video
Here is a simple video about how I make a zonker streamer. Nothing fancy, just a simple and easy streamer. The fly is made for fishing with intermediate and sinking lines and for this reason no weight was added. I used a fish heads to decrease the tying time and to provide a better balance. https://youtu.be/wtlLVpYDI-Q
Fishing with dry flies on wild rivers from Romania
Rivers in Romania are small compared with those from other central and east Europe. If you expect to fish like in Poland, Montenegro, Croatia or Slovenia then is not the place for you. Here you will find wild short rivers, difficult to fish, with bears at almost every step.. But the surroundings are extraordinary ...
Fumihiko Hirai -First time seeing Stonefly, Mayfly and Caddisfly nymphs
Fumihiko Hirai is a super talented young Japanese filmmaker who made a superb close-up video about water insects. Enjoy his work and watch this video to understand better caddis flies, mayflies and stonflies. https://youtu.be/pjclXosRdyk
Orvis – Euro Nymphing | How To with George Daniel
Hi guys, here is a nice video from Orvis. it is about catching trout in fast flowing rivers using nymphs and all kind of nymphing techniques: https://youtu.be/k6JYIx1EUoE
Tying a Swimming Baetis
I decided to make a video about how I tie a Swimming Baetis nymph. To make this fly is not complicated at all but some friends asked for it so here are the steps. Materials used are simple as possible: the body can be made of yellow thread or of any color in order to ...
Video – Tying a Veevus Iris Nymph
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 ...
Tying a Yellow May Fly with Barry Ord Clarke
Here is a new superb video about how Barry is tying an effective Yellow Mayfly. Materials used: standard dry fly hook tail made of coq de leonbody made of biot in yellowhackle grizzly dyed yellowwings made of yellow mallard drake flank