We recently sat down at the fly tying vise with Signature Tyer Paul Procter to learn how to tie Paul’s Active Mayfly Emerger. This Mayfly emerger is a staple pattern for Paul throughout the Mayfly hatch on UK rivers. The Mayfly hatch (Ephemera danica), also known as Green Drakes in the US, is one of […]
Ahrex Hooks: Although the largest trout often feed on baitfish, a heavy smaller nymph can be really effective to make contact with them. The classic yet simple Girdle Bug with the white lively rubber legs can really be effective – whether it is smaller trout in small creeks to the very large sea run brown […]
Flytying Tutorial by Andreas Andersson Do you want to get better at deer-hair and learn from one of the very best? We have asked Swedish deer-hair expert Andreas Andersson to give his best three tips for choosing the correct type of deer-hair, for tying the hair in a spot and for cutting a nice head […]
Baitfish like small minnows and sculpins are excellent to get the attention of the biggest predators in the water, so if you want to get the biggest fish – baitfish-patterns are the key. The skilled fly fisher and fly tyer Cheech from Fly Fish Food has made a great pattern in the Sculpin Slider to […]
For all sorts of predators a school of baitfish or perhaps a splashing mouse can really attract the attention of big trouts, pike and other hungry predators. The Morrish Mouse is a great example of creating an attractive top-water fly to imitate a swimming mouse, in a pretty simple form. It is basically three materials, […]
Loon Outdoors: In this fly tying tutorial, Matt Callies from Loon Outdoors demonstrates how to tie the Pen Pal, an incredibly fast and versatile nymph pattern designed for Euro nymphing and modern trout tactics. The Pen Pal starts with a simple fly blank—a bead, tail, and thread base. From there, you can customise […]
If you need an effective fly in your box for trout and grayling, this nymph is a great choice. Trout consume a very large part of their food at the bottom and to be able to fish effectively, a heavy fly is required, and that is exactly what the Copper John is. Originally, […]
Unlike mayflies, caddis flies are more abundantly represented. They are eagerly taken to the fish at all stages of development; From house-building larvae at the bottom, to the hatching pupa and the fully developed adult caddis, and must not be missing from any trout or grayling fisherman’s fly box. What they have in […]
Ahrex Hooks: Baitfish like sculpins can be extremely effective for catching salmon, steelhead and big trout everywhere in running water. In this video Alex Belonga will demonstrate his take on an effective “Munker Style” weighted tube fly – The Sculpin Munker. Alex demonstrates a smart way to tie in a zonker wing and […]
Ahrex Hooks: Salmon and seatrout feed on shrimps while their stay in the big oceans, before returning to the rivers for spawning and perhaps for a meeting with a fly fisher. That is the reason for shrimp flies to be so effective and the number of different shrimp patterns can be long and overwhelming. If […]
