The red killer micro worm is an alternative at well known squirmy wormy flies. This worm is tied on size #16-20 and works great in water. Soft enough to be vibrant in water and to resist at fish teeth. Another plus is in quality of material, made on a silicone type of gel it is ...
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 ...
The Pink Revolution – Nymph
Yes, it has a strange name :) Pink is more for ladies. We guys are into other colors, we're not pink lovers... I started tying this fly for a friend, I didn't have much faith in it. I have a few extra flies left that I carry with me in the box. At one ...
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 tails for dry flies – old recovered article
I was able to recover an old post (which was hacked many years ago). Now I have uploaded it here on the blog: I decided to start making a short guide based on my experience to be used to all beginner fly tiers. There is a lot of info on web, also in books, and I’m ...
Step by Step – Tying a 3 feathers Sedge
I love this pattern. I love it both for the simplicity in which it is done but also for its efficiency. The CDC is a truly magical fly tying material and offers you countless possibilities to make incredible flies. It is a fly that any beginner can make, it floats well and looks very good no ...
La Peute -The Nymph version
La Peute is of French origin and has become known in the fishing world for its efficiency. Recently (a few years ago), I tied this fly in the form of a nymph. Out of curiosity, to see if it is effective. I was surprised by how many fish I caught. Now I do it frequently ...
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
Tying technique: Nymph Gills – How to make them.
Here is a small video about making nymph gills. I started more than 10 or 15 years ago doing them, it is fun but it takes around 8-10min to make a fly. Quite time consuming! Anyway it is interesting a pleasure to make it if you have the proper materials. I prefer to use Troutline ...
Euro Nymphing Indicator – a simple and easy way to do it
At the request of some beginner fisherman friends, I decided to make a short and informative article on how to make an Euro Nymphing Indicator. Forget those big, American things that float like fishing bobbers. Forget the fluffy things made of all kinds of materials. They have nothing to do with European-style nymph fishing. They are ...