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 ...
Sculpin streamers for big fish and how to choose the colors
If you are looking for trophy fish then you should take in consideration to use streamers. There are lots and lots of models, difficult to choose. For those who do not want to test all kind of flies and want to use what works, here are mine top 3 streamers for super deep pools from ...
Disco CDC Emerger
Simple to tie even by a beginner, the Disco CDC Emerger works late in evenings when small nymphs are rising to emerge. Materials used: Hook Demmon G602 Thread: White Uni 70DEN Body: pearl tinsel Tail: synthetic white/blue dubbing tied sparse Thorax: Squirrel Dubbing in natural color Wing: 3CDC feathers for a size #12-14 hooks Hot Spot, ...
Catskill Quill Gordon – a trout fly
Catskill Quill Gordon is a famous model dedicated for trout fishing in rivers from North America. It is considered to be a classic model and is loved by dry fly fishermen purists.The fly works great on all kind of rivers, from fast flowing to slow running ones. Small flies are good for large rivers and ...
The Netherlander Killer Perdigon
In Spring orange works. This color is a great trigger, maybe because it is easy to be noticed or maybe because orange eggs are in water and trout and grayling eat them. No matter which is the reason, if the orange color is added in a fly recipe, that fly will be catch much better. The ...
Partridge Spiders and Nymphs for trout and grayling fishing
Sometimes we have take a look back at old classic flies. Lots of modern tiers forgot how nice and efficient are old classic flies. The colors and diversity of the tying materials are blinding our eyes and minds. Lots and lots of complicated flies and pattern are invading our tying tables. With Instagram and ...
Video Tying – Pimped Pheasant tail
Hi guys, here is the video promised in my previous article. Materials used: *hook -Demmon #10-14 ST900 *body and tail – pheasant barbs in natural color *ribbing- red wire *hot spot- made of UV TroutLine hot orange resin *thorax- thorax dark dubbing *back-magic braid back *legs- partridge dyed picric Of course, the model can be tied on different type of hooks ...
Purple and Partridge Jig Nymph for Trout and Grayling
Purple and Partridge Jig nymph is tied based on classic Purple and Partridge Wet Spider. The wet fly is known as a killer. Being based on this old and classic pattern why wouldn't a nymph tied in the same way work? In fact, the jig version tied with super heavy tungsten bead and one ...
Pimped Pheasant Tail Nymph for Trout
Here is a pimped nymph for trout. Ok, I agree, the "blink" can be disturbing :) but sometimes you need to use attractor flies :). I had situations when I noticed big trout in deep pools. Nothing was interesting enough to make those monsters to strike. In Spring I will visit those ...
Trilobal Dubbing – a new spiky synthetic dubbing
Trilobal Dubbing is a new spiky synthetic dubbing from Sybai. The material is super brite colored with translucent look when gets wet. The texture is perfect for tying collars for nymphs or for making bodies for English and Irish type of loch flies. I personally like it because has a nice spiky texture, can be ...