The Caddisfly Insect
The Caddisfly The caddisfly insect is a cornerstone in fly fishing, and it plays an essential part in the life of salmon and trout. From early spring to late in the season, juvenile salmon and trout will meet the caddisfly…
The Collie Dog
Collie Dog fly The Collie Dog fly and Brooks Sunray shadow is found in the Hall of Fame of salmon flies. The Collie dog is originally a Scottish fly from the late 18´century. It was probably one of the very…
Chernobyl Ant – Neither Ant – Nor beast
Chernobyl Ant One of the greatest fly patterns in the world of fly tying. Designed in 1995 By Allan Woolley and Mark Forslund from the Green River system in Utah... The Chernobyl Ant with its rubber legs has a hypnotic grip…
Squirrel tail – Made for Riffling Hitch flies
The squirrel, a large family of rodents divided into five subfamilies, boasts approximately 58 genera and around 285 species. Among these, the Eastern Grey Squirrel and the Pine Squirrel have long been prized as top materials for fly tying. Hair…
Leader for dry fly fishing – what to chose?
Choice of leader for dry fly fishing Salmon fishing: You have the chance of hooking up with fish from 3 - 50 lb. You could be using tiny # 16 skaters or a humming-bird size fly - What leader…