Feathers play a crucial role in fly tying, adding life and allure to our creations. For years, the partridge has been a popular source of feathers for tying wet flies. However, the decline in partridge populations due to various factors has presented challenges for fly tiers. In this article, we explore an alternative option that ...
A new hook model is available in the TroutLine store: Demmon XTreme T6 BL Jig Hook. It is a jig type hook with a high quality carbon steel and a very sharp point. The design makes this model interesting: the eye of the hook is in a plane perpendicular to that of the hook shank and ...
Do you know how many types of wax are used by tiers? Wax is like music, a matter of taste. Some like it to be sticky, others to be hard, others to be soft and apply it with their fingers. Others hate to have excess wax because it would spoil the shape or color of ...
Micro Quill is a synthetic material with an oval shape. It is very popular in Central Europe and the Balkans. It is also used under the name Ribbing Quill and, if I am not mistaken, it was made by Peter Durisik. There are several versions, some thicker and others thinner. This is the thinnest version ...
I love this pattern. I love it both for the simplicity in which it is done but also for its efficiency. The CDC is a truly magical fly tying material and offers you countless possibilities to make incredible flies. It is a fly that any beginner can make, it floats well and looks very good no ...
Here is a small video about making nymph gills. I started more than 10 or 15 years ago doing them, it is fun but it takes around 8-10min to make a fly. Quite time consuming! Anyway it is interesting a pleasure to make it if you have the proper materials. I prefer to use Troutline ...
I'm working to select the range of furs for zonkers. I personally use natural cream, natural grey, black, white and white barred from squirrel, weasel, muskrat and from rabbit. But are guys who are interested in all kind of colors. I want to start the dyeing process after we will get the skins from ...
Hends provides a nice selection of CDC feathers beautiful colored in a wide range of shades and tones. Frankly I do not know an European brand with such great diversity and good pricesw like Hends company. In my opinion Hends is probably the most experienced European tying company and their products are very popular from ...
Stonfo brings us interesting news. This summer Stonfo offers us 4 new tying tools. All of them are interesting, useful, help fly fishermen to make better flies and very important: they have reasonable prices! As we are used to, on each product packaging there is information and helpful drawings on how to use the tools. Stonfo CDC ...
Baetis as a nymph is a pattern that I love to have it in my box. The insect is very abundance in all rivers from Europe and represents a great source of food for trout and grayling. In certain moments this insect is predominant and that made the fish to feed in frenzy. In ...
