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 ...
Danica -Mayfly Emerger
I certainly love dry fly fishing and Danica insects are the Queens :). At the end of May and in June this fly starts hatching and is better to be prepared with a few nice Danica imitations. Having a few of them in your box is not bad at all, sometimes they will save your ...
Baetis Nymph in 3 versions, a great fly for trout and grayling fishing
Baetis as a nymph is a pattern that I love to have it in my box. The insect is very abundance in all rivers from Europe and represents a great source of food for trout and grayling. In certain moments this insect is predominant and that made the fish to feed in frenzy. In ...
Universal Swimming Nymph
For those who love to fish with swimming nymphs using French Style here is a great model with lot of movement when is in drifting. The fly can be tied without weight or slightly weighted. I prefer to use Tungsten Wire to keep the slim profile. In the end the fly should imitate a delicate ...
Yellow Caddis Pupae
Summer is near. The rivers are starting to heat up. Insects are becoming more abundant. An insect that is an important food source for trout and grayling is becoming more and more present: sedge fly. Here is an easy sedge pupa to make and efficient in the same time: Yellow Caddis Pupae. Hook: Demmon G602 BL ...
Hot Spot Dubbing – a new synthetic dubbing from TroutLine
10-15 years ago TroutLine had a very good dubbing made of synthetic dubbing. The very bright colors were excellent for the thorax area. Now they updated the mix to actual needs when the fish are more careful with what they pick. The new mix contain different synthetic fibers in different colors and texture ( ...
CDC Feather selection and how you can use them for your flies
CDC feathers are most often delivered by shops in bulk in plastic bags. There you will find all sizes and all qualities possible. It is very rare to find a shop to offer CDC selected on quality or sizes. For these reasons you have 2 options: When you receive the ordered cdc bags you have ...
Troutline Nymph Skin-a new synthetic material
The Troutline nymph skin is a new synthetic material which is made of very thin foil with a ultra high definition printed pattern. The foil is special printed on this transparent material to imitate in a realistic way the insect bodies segmentations. grey brown colormayfly yellowgrey color The nymph skin is cut into a tapered shape to ...
Slovenia – The Magic land for fishermen
I really love this country, the people and the rivers and forests. The tranquility and beauty of the place is impressive. Slovenia is my magic land where I love to spend time fishing and relaxing. This year I traveled alone 1000km from my city to fish 4 days with my friends Jan and Rado. ...
Brown Swimming Nymph
Brown Swimming nymph is my version of Pheasant Tail Nymph when I fish in rivers with trout. This model is durable, more easy to tie and can be coated with UV resin to make it more resistant to fish teeth. Materials: Demmon N500 #12-14Under body thread - brownBody: Troutline Synthetic Nymph - grey colorTail: Coq de ...