Autumn is the season when grayling feed intensely, preparing for the winter ahead.You’ll find them in the slower, deeper sections of the river, swimming in gentle currents and waiting for the last small mayflies to hatch. During this time, if you’re fishing on a beautiful autumn day, look for the middle of the day — when ...
About fifteen years ago, while fishing the San River in Poland, I met a local fisherman who completely changed the way I looked at emergers.He was one of those rare anglers who seemed to hook fish on every cast, while the rest of us could only watch and wonder how he did it. During a short ...
Yellow-Olive CDC Dun is my favourite dry fly with CDC wing when I fish on rivers with slow running currents. I made it based on old recipe of a CDC dry fly from Mouche Devaux catalog. It is efficient for both trout and grayling and the size I use mostly is #16 hook. Materials ...
Brown CDC Emerger – tied in the French style – is one of my favorite flies to tie and fish, especially during hot summer days.To be honest, it’s not a pure emerger — it’s more of a hybrid. This fly can be fished dry, but when it gets wet, it performs beautifully in the surface ...
Egg Laying Rusty CDC Sedge is my kind of "Classic Sedge" – and I consider it a versatile pattern perfect for both trout and grayling! Tie it on for a buoyant dry fly presentation or let it mimic an egg-laying adult just beneath the surface. Known for its incredible efficiency, this timeless sedge ...
For my beginner flies the Danica mayfly (specifically Ephemera danica) is one of the largest mayfly species and is often a prime food source for fish in rivers and streams during its hatch. These mayflies are usually present in the warmer months ( end of May till end of June and sometimes in Jully), with ...
The CDC (Cul de Canard) flies, particularly the Micro Olive Dun flies, are a popular choice among fly fishermen, especially for imitating mayflies and other small aquatic insects. There are numerous patterns of Micro Olive Dun flies, including different tying styles and materials. Some may incorporate a more traditional hackle or use a parachute ...
When it comes to small and medium, delicate flies that float well, look great on the water, and are perfectly presented in front of the fish, nothing can match CDC flies. Why? Because CDC is elastic and doesn't bend like rooster feathers or deer hairs. It easily washes off mucus and maintains perfect buoyancy. The ...
This is the way I like to tie the Cinnamon Caddis. This fly represents one of the most abundant sedge patterns flying in Transylvania and beyond. You can find it throughout the Carpathian Mountains and in the Alps. As a result, it is a fly commonly encountered in Austria, Italy, Slovenia, as well as in ...
I present to you a sedge model that I really like because I learned to tie it when I was a beginner, many many years ago. It is a fly that floats very well, is easy to tie and is efficient on the water fast and very fast. In addition, it can also be used ...
