I have the pleasure to test the rods fishing this year in early April. I spent 4 days with Jan Rozman the Adams Ambassador for Slovenia. A few words about this Adams Fly Rods brand : is new and is from Spain ! All rods are made based on years of testing on local rivers ...
Fly fishing in Sweden – Giman river – Jamtland 2021
After years of fishing in North, up in Lapland, I decided in the last moment to spend a few days of fishing in Jamtland. I started with 3 days on Giman river. For those who do not know so much about fishing in Sweden, Jamtland is a area in the middle of the ...
Easy Dub Micro Chenille – a great tying material for small flies
I found it long time ago in UK, Veniard is selling it in a large spectrum of colors. This chenille is really fantastic due to his structure and size. Here are photos of this material: The core is a kind of thread which is semi rigid, not like wire but not very soft. That is good because ...
Perdigon Skin – a new tying material in Troutline shop
Perdigon skin is a new tying material dedicated for tying perdigon nymphs. It is kind of plastic sheet cut in strips in different sizes. Perdigon skin has another great advance, it is dyed in different colours to cover the spectrum used by fishermen. You can increase, decrease or even change the final colour of the ...
Simple realistic buzzer for beginners
Until now, tying semi-realistic buzzers was not my favourite way to spend time. I hate when I do not make a proper segmentation. The UK guys are masters when we talk about these flies and I admire their work. These days Troutline Shop received a new stock of realistic tying materials and I started to ...
Testing polarised eyeglasses -Costa del Mar, Smith, Devaux
Gabriel asked me to "escape" a few days from our jobs :) Hurrah! we jumped in his car and we hit the road from Romania to Slovenia. 10 hours driving and we arrived at Zoran's place :). I started fishing early in morning from 5:30am till late in the day until 10:00pm. I ...
Super slim Bugs and GRHE Nymphs
If you fish in shallow waters then light weighted or no weighted nymphs should be used. These type of nymphs will sink slower, will behave more natural and if they are tied with dubbing will look more interesting for trout. Here is a few version from my box, flies used in small rivers with ...
Tricolor Trout Buggy Nymph
Classic flies always work there is no doubt. But sometimes, when we fish on rivers with high fishing pressure it is better if we use new flies. Personally I love to use classic flies but in these situations i tie slightly variations like this one presented. Recipe: strong hook in size 10-14tungsten bead in any color ...
CDC May Fly Competition – Results
With a small delay generated by Coronavirus situation here are the photos received from participants. All flies look great, all of them catch fish without any doubt. Some if them are complicated to tie and needs a lot of tying skills- really art. Others are clean superb tied with a great waterprint. The winners ...
Fishing tips: Choosing your nymphs for starting season
Something that I had in mind for several days : nymphs for starting season. My flies for starting season are different from what I use in Summer and Autumn because water is different and fish behaves different. Usually in March water is very cold and fish can be found in 2 places depending of ...