It is quite difficult to beat good quality quill combined with a Hanak hook and natural grey CDC.The question: should we have it in the store?Materials:-Hanak #14 jig hook 480-Thread: black-Tail: hot orange thread-Body: Troutline hand stripped peacock quill - natural-Thorax: squirrel dubbing in natural-Hackle: Troutline CDC wild mallard -one turn! Tying tips: -use superglue to cement ...
Universal nymph for trout fishing – the Holy Grail ?
Sometimes in our pursuit of the perfect fly, we tend to overcomplicate things. It's almost as if we're on a quest for the elusive "holy grail" of artificial flies. Yet, surprisingly often, we rediscover that the classic, time-tested, and seemingly mundane patterns are incredibly effective. I've had this realization multiple times over the years, and ...
Green-Blue Perdigon – for deep waters
I discovered this combination of colors while fishing on the rivers of Lapland. It works very well there. I don't know what the reason is, but compared to other colors, peacock green-blue proved to be incredibly effective. So here it is: Hook: Demmon 633 #16 Body: Troutline Perdigon Skin Small -PSM1 Thread: Veevus 14/0 Orange Tail: Coq de Leon Pardo ...
Light Olive CDC Dun – tied with goose biot
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 ...
CDC Cinnamon Caddis
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 ...
Kapok CDC Emerger
If you love fishing with emergers, then you should tie this fly. The Kapok CDC Emerger is tied based on the classic Shuttlecock pattern, with the difference lying in the material used: kapok. Why kapok? Because it floats exceptionally well and traps air bubbles. All fishermen know that emergers imitate insects with a part of their ...
Super Floating Egg Laying CDC Sedge
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 ...
Ultra Floating CDC Biot Caddis
I consider it a beginner's fly. It floats like a cork, it is very good for fast water fishing. And what's more, it's very simple to tie. Materials: Hook: Daiichi 1190 #16 Thread: any you like Underbody: non colored(natural) kapok dubbing to make the fly a little bit fatty Body: goose biot in light olive Wing: 3 cdc feathers from wild ...
Yellow Sulphur CDC Dun
Here is a version of the famous Yellow Sulfur Din mayflies. What is interesting about her is that the body is made with UV Pearl Body Quill from Hends. With all this craziness with UV reflective materials, I decided to make such a model myself. The fly will catch fish, it is not to be contested, ...
Quill Perdigon UV Green Neck
It is a Perdigon model made with peacock quill and green neck. Easy to build, with a realistic appearance, this model is effective for both trout and grayling. Materials: Maruto D04 HWW #14-20 Thread: 30DEN Veevus black Tails: Leon pardo Body: Troutline hand cleaned peacock quill Necks: Uni peacock tinsel Beads: Tungsten Resin: Troutline Perdigon medium viscosity UV resin