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 ...
Zonker strips for micro streamers
I really like zonkers, especially the small ones. That's why I made a small article about them, about the features and some tricks that I learned over time. I'm not a fanatic fisherman which use streamers all day long, I have a lot to learn, it's clear, but I like to make various comparisons and ...
Troutline Belgian Rabbit Dubbing
We are very happy to have this dubbing back in stock. We had it back in 2005-2010 but was discontinued after 2011. Now we have this rabbit fur back in stock and we hope we will have it for long time. The Belgian rabbit fur is soft and nice with a little bit of speckled ...
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 ...
Tying Technique – Micro CDC Spent flies
This technique is really great, easy to make by any tiers. Even beginners, with a little bit of practice will be able to master it. I love to fish with small cdc flies especially on slow running waters like river San from Poland. There is a lot of fishing pressure, ginger clear water and ...
Understanding CDC -feathers location
This is a simple article dedicated for beginners or for those who never used CDC feathers. I'm not an expert and all what I write is from my experience and for that please consider my point of view :). I use all kind of CDC feathers for more than 20 years. I source these ...
Tying a CDC Spent Fly
Tying a CDC spent fly can be easy or very complicated. Some time ago I published one or two models but this time I share with my beginner friends an old technique which is super simple. I learned it around 15 -17 years ago from a friend of mine George from Sibiu. I found ...
Tying Riddle – guess the hackle :)
Hi guys, Who wants to guess what is the hackle from? First 5 answers will get a a coupon code of 15% Discount for all range of tying materials from TroutLine. cheers! Lucian
Dubbing test – textures
Here is a short article about natural dubbing texture. I made a few photos with the same fly tied with different dubbing. To try to keep the same tying conditions I just dubbed the fur on tying thread and I did not use wax. I used Demmon G602 in size #12 for all flies ...