Fly Tying Archive

Tag: trout

  • 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…

  • Dry Fly Fishing for Sea Trout

    Dry Fly fishing for Sea Trout One of my favorite moments of 2009 was to be able to fish Sea run Trout with a dry fly on the river Lakselv in Norway. My friends had good success with Bombers but I got most of my action on a Chernobyl Ant I had with me. It…

  • Klinkhåmer

    Klinkhåmer

    Klinkhåmer One of my most used dry flies of all time is definitely the Klinkhåmer designed by Hans van Klinken from the Netherlands. Super nice guy I had the pleasure to tie with at a fair in Italy. It has worked especially well for Grayling up in the north. I usually carry quite a large…

  • 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…

  • 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  

  • 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…

  • Flies from Angling Ireland Show

    Some flies tied at the Angling Ireland Show in 2011.