Spent CDC Flies ca be tied very easy if you have the proper CDC. Here is a version that I like to make to imitate a spent ephemera and is tied only with CDC barbs (means barbs stripped from the feather stem).For a size #14 I used the barbs for 3 feathers to make the ...
Dun Quills CDC flies
These flies are probably the most efficient CDC flies tied with body made of peacock quill. They are simple and efficient if you choose the right color and the right size. The wing is made of CDC tied using combined technique. Floats excellent, easy to notice on the water, great water print, there ...
Tying Riddle: Guess the size of the hook and the body material
Sometimes grayling and trout eat only midges and larvae. Here is one that I love it. i started tying it years ago when I hooked an submerged branch rotted and full with small midges. I switch from my pheasant tail nymphs used and I started to catch better and bigger fish. From that moment I ...
Spanish Bomb Perdigon
Ok guys, there is no bomb, only a super heavy nymph called "the perdigon bomb". What is special at this fly: colors and weight. The under-body is made of tungsten Javi and the body is super colored in hot shades to attract the fish attention. No tail no dubbing, only resin coating ...
Simple Peacock Quill and CDC Emergers
These Simple Peacock Quill and CDC Emergers are easy to tie and can be used for lake fishing and river fishing in the same time. The #14 should be the biggest size used. I prefer to tie on size #16 but sometimes I go down even on #20 and 22. I like the sparkle from thorax but ...
Quill Moustique cdc Fly
This model is considered a classic one in France and north Switzerland. Quill Moustique cdc Fly has a great reputation between fishermen from North part of Alps. Also on Jura, a fantastic river, this model is considered infallible when small and medium mayflies and mosquitos are emerging. Materials used: Hook: Maruto D23BL #14-16-18 Thread: Uni white ...
Trout bugs
Here are a few old bugs used by Czech fishermen for more than 20 years. Usually a trout bug is a fly with a little bit of scruffy dubbing , tinsel and one turn of soft hackle or hot spot dubbing behing the bead. These flies are so simple to tie, in fact too ...
Johan Ivemyr tying – Hot Spotted Emerger
Here is the emerger proposed by Johan ( Troultine Pro team Staff for Sweden ). It floats very well no matter how fast is the river. The fly works excellent on trout and grayling and if you fish late in the day big grayling will take it! Materials used: Hook: Barbless in size #10-14 Body: Turkey biot in ...
Thomas Roos tying – CDC& Deer Hatching Sedge
Here is a super nice bubble sedge tied with CDC and deer hair. Materials used: Hook: Demmon 400bl Cdc for the bubble: Troutline selected cdc wild teal duck Body: olive cdc Legs: deerhair Thorax: squirrel hybrid dubbing Black pepper Thomas is a fantastic fly tier and photographer from Sweden. It is very talented and we are proud ...
Pontus tying – Para mayfly
Tying season just started and Pontus has a great mayfly pattern as a proposition. Not too complicate, versatile and high visible, thys Mayfly model should be in any dry fly fisherman box :) Materials: Demmon Hook $12-16 CDC for para post wings in white guard hair from Hare for legs Tail and body made of genetic ...