Fly Tying Archive

Category: Fly patterns

  • Black Prince

    Black Prince

    The “Black Prince” Major John Popkin Traherne’s flies are recognized by many as the most beautiful salmon flies ever created. Many of them have fullfeather wings which has never been too common in salmon flies. They were first introduced by Traherne’s good friend George Kelson in his articles in Fishing Gazette. When tying a topping…

  • Prince Nymph

    Prince Nymph

    Prince Nymph Originally called Forked-tail Nymph and originated in 1930’s by brothers Don & Dick Olson. There are many stories about the name of this fly but to my knowledge Doug Prince started using this fly and had good success with it. Buz Buszek wanted to include the pattern that Prince had tied for him…

  • CDC & Elk

    CDC & Elk

    CDC & Elk This is a super fast to tie fly that uses only two materials. Created by Hans Weilenmann in the early 90’s it has become really famous around the globe as a universal pattern that works well in most situations. It’s of course a variation of Al Troth’s Elk Hair Caddis which we’ve…

  • Copper John

    Copper John

    Copper John Invented by John Barr in the mid 90’s. It’s easy to tie and very effective when you need a heavy simple nymph pattern. By changing the color of the Copper Wire you can easily make variations to cover different situations better. Mr. Barr ties his fly to a TMC 5262 2x long nymph…

  • Grizzly Streamer

    Grizzly Streamer

    Grizzly Streamer One of my own patterns but it’s so simple that I’m sure there has been exactly the same kind of patterns around. If you know a name and a bit of history for it let me know. It’s tied in the spirit of Carrie Stevens but the proportions are a bit closer to…

  • Akroyd

    Akroyd

    Akroyd A famous Dee fly that was invented by Charles Akroyd according to his book “A Veteran Sportsman’s Diary” (1926) in the year 1875. It soon became one of the most used patterns on the river Dee and has been a favorite of fishermen ever since. There is apparently something about the black and yellow…

  • Griffith’s Gnat

    Griffith’s Gnat

    Griffith’s Gnat A good all-round fly when imitating small insects like midges. It works best in my opinion on hooks from #18-22 but many say it works on smaller sizes as well down to #32. I tied this one on a #16 TMC 100 for photographic purposes and I’ve caught fish with it even on…

  • Elk Hair Caddis

    Elk Hair Caddis

    Elk Hair Caddis Another one of the most popular dry flies for trout is Al Troth’s Elk Hair Caddis. It has all the elements you would want from a fly when a high floating Caddis pattern is needed. The light wing gives the fly good visibility in the water and the palmered hackle make it…