Butcher This famous wet fly was originally called Moon’s Fly after a butcher called Moon whose favorite pattern it was. Developed by John Jewhurst the fly was newly named by William Blacker…
Kalkkisten Vaalea & Kalkkisten Tumma We are continuing with traditional Finnish trout flies. I have tied quite a lot of these because Kalkkisten Vaalea has been one of the flies I like…
Huopana This is an interesting pattern from a Finnish perspective as it was designed in Great Britain based on insect samples from Huopanankoski (Huopana rapids), Finland in the early 1900’s. It is…
Pro Golden Stonefly Nymph This spring I got some samples of Pro Sprotfishers trout fly tying materials and did some testing with them while planning the trip to US in the prime…
Superpupa Developed by the Swedish fly tyer Lennart Bergqvist in the late 1970’s Superpuppan has become a worldwide phenomenon and one of the best known flies in Scandinavia. This fly is supposed…
Ray Bergman’s wet flies tied by Rane Olsen This is such a great feat completed by a Finnish tyer Rane Olsen that I had to share it with my readers. 234 wet…
Chenille Caddis Pupa This type of crocheted chenille pupa body used to be popular in Finland but has now been overrun by simpler patterns. I have to admit that I too usually…
Beadhead Stonefly Nymph Been tying some stonefly nymphs for a coming trip abroad and thought I’d share this pattern that is inspired by Kaufmann’s Stone nymph. Materials and some techniques are different…