If you are currently interested in finding special destinations for fly fishing in Central Europe, most people would suggest Slovenia, Bosnia, Croatia, Italy…all beautiful countries for fly fishing, but most certainly our alpine country would be just as beautiful and appropriate. Manuel and I would like to take you with us through our idyllic Austria, in a ...
Olive Spotted Perdigon Nymph
Here is a new Perdigon model that works when dun and micro dun flies are starting hatching. Materials: Hook in size #16-20Body: made of Hends Quills in green, light olive, olive - to match the local colorsTail made of Coq de Leon in flor de escoba or corzuno medioHot spot made or hot red threadBead - gold ...
5 Nymphs that catch trout all the time
Here are my 5 Nymphs that catch trout all the time. I use these flies for more than 3 years and I'm more than pleased :) I tested them on different rivers from Europe together with my friends. All of them reported great catch and great moments, lots of trout and grayling The combination of colors ...
Quill Moustique cdc Fly
This model is considered a classic one in France and north Switzerland. Quill Moustique cdc Fly has a great reputation between fishermen from North part of Alps. Also on Jura, a fantastic river, this model is considered infallible when small and medium mayflies and mosquitos are emerging. Materials used: Hook: Maruto D23BL #14-16-18 Thread: Uni white ...
Red Quill Spent CDC Mayfly
Red Quill Spent CDC Mayfly is simple to tie and very speedy. Materials: Hook: Demmon Competition D410 #14 Thread: UTC brown Tail: Coq de Leon Body: Troutline Hand Stripped Peacock Quill Wing: Troutline Natural Grey CDC fixed in spent Thorax: Troutline Rusty Squirrel Dubbing I love to fish this fly! It is for late day fishing, usually after 6pm ...
Tying a GRHE with legs
Hook: Demmon ST900 #12 Lead wire Thread: yellow body thread Dubbing: spiky hare dubbing Ribbing: oval silver tinsel Tail: guard hare fibers Thorax cover: pheasant narns coated with UV Resin for durability Legs: pheasant tips combined with partridge Thorax Dubbing: Spiky Hare dubbing Anybody can add his personal touch.In the end is very important to test and see how fish respond :) Cheers and happy ...
Fly Tying riddle -what are the materials used for this pupae
Hi guys, here is our new riddle for this week. Guess the hook, the body material and the dubbing used for tying this nymph. The winner will receive a bag with the dubbing used, a bag with the hook in size #12 and a bag with the tungsten beads. Good luck everybody :) ...
Amadou- The best material for drying flies
Amadou is a word that for some fishermen doesn’t mean a thing, but for others, it means saving a day of fishing…This Amadou is nothing else but a piece of material with a big water absorption power and which is soft and velvety at the same time. This mysterious material has a biological ...