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 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 ...
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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 ...
A few good weeks we received the Uni-Yarn bobbins. We received this product in our TroutLine shop for the first time. After tying a few flies I rapidly became a huge fun. The thread is really fantastic, it has a great softness, great structure , not too thick, not too thin. And not the ...
What you can do with CDC feathers scraps? - The answer is simple: lots of things from dubbing to all kind of flies. I never throw away cdc feathers used for other flies. For example if I use patterns where I need the tips only and I clip them, I put the rest of feathers ...
Nutria dubbing is coming from Nutria animal. Nutria is known also as Coypu an herbivore animal from America. Is smaller than beaver and larger than muskrat. This animal lives in burrows alongside stretches of water in South America. later was introduced in North America, Europe and Asia . The fur was the reason for that. ...
For those who do not know so much about Tiemco (TMC) brand then if you "google" it you will find lots of web results. Just to be short: TMC is one of the most serious hook producer based in Japan! Tiemco hooks started with micro barbed hooks long time ago and around 2000 they provided ...
I rediscovered the Veevus Iris Thread a few months ago. I received a few free extra days from my family and I decided to go in Slovenia for fishing. I had to tie a few new flies because always I want to have in my box a few new flies to test them. So ...
Nothing is more frustrating that a snapped quill when you want to make your favourite dry fly. I use a lot rooster quill because is natural. I hate plastic and I try to avoid it as much as possible. It is cheap and has unique colors and shades. Another thing : it is ...
