Fly Tying Archive

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  • Sea Trout Fishing in Helsinki

    Some photos from Sundays quest for a sea trout almost in the center of Helsinki. No luck this time.

  • Lauri Syrjänen Memorial competition 2011

    Lauri Syrjänen Memorial competition 2011

    Lauri Syrjänen Memorial fly tying competition 2011 I haven’t had much time for tying lately but a week ago I participated in a fly tying competition here. It was the 5th annual competition in honor of Lauri Syrjänen who was one of the grandfathers of modern finnish fly tying scene. The competition is held as…

  • Golden Witch

    Golden Witch

    Golden Witch Golden Witch is a streamer by the legendary Carrie Stevens from Maine. I have some old Mustad hooks that look pretty nice on these CS flies and I’m hoping to tie more of them in the near future. I didn’t “glue” the wing feathers to sets as Carrie did because I like to…

  • Fly Tying Camp

    The MacGyvers fly tying camp On the last weekend of January we kept the shop closed for the Saturday and headed to Porvoo with the gang that included myself, Mikko Stenberg, Anton Pousar, Teemu Juutinen and Ari-Heikki Rintaniemi. This was our second annual get-togehter where we had rented a cabin and would go there for…

  • Red Tag

    The Red Tag A real simple fly for beginners to pick up on fly tying. If you have any additional questions feel free to ask and I’ll be happy to help. Hook: Any Wet Fly Hook size 10-18Tail: Red WoolBody: Peacock HerlHackle: Brown Hen Hackle  

  • Silver Grey

    Silver Grey

    The Silver Grey Silver Grey is one of the flies that has had many interpretations throughout history. I’m particularly drawn to the supposedly original Wright’s one in George Kelson’s The Salmon Fly that I think looks a lot better than the more popular Pryce-Tannatt version with Green in the wing today. Here’s the pattern from…

  • Pheasant Tail Nymph

    Pheasant Tail Nymph

    Pheasant Tail Nymph This fly doesn’t need much of introduction. It’s one of the most successful patterns for trout throughout the world and the original was designed by the famous Frank Sawyer. The PT nymphs pictured are my most used variations on the subject. They differ from the original a bit since I’ve used tying…

  • Black Dose Variation

    Black Dose Variation

    Black Dose Variation Black Dose is one of my favorite classic patterns. This one is a simplified version that is very close to one antique Black Dose I’ve seen. I’m sure it will fish very well with this wing setup and reminds me to tie some for next summer for my fishing box as well.…