These ants are considered lately more efficient than those tied on classic hooks with straight hook shanks . The curved shape also called grub shape or caddis shape type of hook, especially Demmon DGS 900BL gives a nice look more close to the anatomical shape of insects. Ok a good observer will tell you that an ant ...
Hi friends, I decided to make a step by step for this nymph that I use with success in almost all waters especially when I used long nymphing in ginger clear rivers with medium or small current. To tie a micro baetis nymph that should work you should take in consideration 2 aspects : size and ...
I tied a few nymphs with the new Squirmy wormy materials. made in USA by Spirit River this soft type silicone based material started to be very popular in tying world. Is used mainly for tying worm types of flies also called San Juan Worm flies. Compared with traditional materials like dubbing, chenille, threads and ...
Fishing in lakes means buzzers. There are lot of models but why you shouldn't try to tie a buzzer with catgut? Here is a model tied with red catgut biothread from Troutline. Looks normal when the material is wet but when gets wet looks really nasty! :) And here the same fly but wet: You can ...
This GRHE CDC Variant is a fly that I use mostly in the first part of the season. I like it very much together with classic GRHE and nymphs tied with pheasant barbs. Usually when water is fast flowing I use a simple GRHE but when the level is low and I have to induce ...
A buzzer full of "blood". Trout from lakes will love it all season
Materials used: Hook: Demmon ST 700 BL #8 Marabou: Peach Body: UV Fritz Coral Thread: Uni 6/0 from Uni Canada Eyes: Double green eyes How to use: is is a simple streamer to tie but very efficient in lakes and rivers where stock fish are present can be used as top fly on sinking line or a floating line. retrieving using rollipop technique or figure ...
In a short period of time from now on a plenty of Danica will fly over rivers. It is better to be prepared with a couple of weeks before and to have a few effective nymph imitations of Ephemera Danica because trout will start eating them in great frenzy. The nymph that I recommend you is ...
In realistic fly tying world you need a tone of patience, a lot of expensive and rare materials and to be a skillful and talented tier. A nymph or an emerger or a dry fly tied in this way will take at least half hour to finish. At least , because I saw flies ...
This is an old series of catgut micro nymphs tied 6 years ago for grayling in North Transylvania. I tied them on small hooks from size #14 down to #18. I was impressed by natural shades and colors, how looks the material when is wet and I was impressed by the texture very close ...
