Tungsten Jig Hook Nymph

  • Hook: Hends BL 120 #12
  • Tungsten Bead: 3,5 mm
  • Tail: Coq De Leon
  • Ribbing: Troutline UV Ribbing
  • Dubbing: Hare’s Ear
  • Thorax: Jan Siman Peacock Dubbing mixed with Hare’s Ear
  • Legs: Partridge
  • Thread: Veevus 50D

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Caddis Pupa with Tungsten Bead

Tungsten Bead Caddis Pupa. This Pupa looks quite natural, but it is not to complicated to tie.

Materials:

  • Body: Stretch Flex colored with marker pens
  • Legs: Pheasant
  • Wings: Pheasant
  • Wing Case: Pheasant
  • Thorax: Siman Peacock Dubbing brown
  • Weight: Tungsten Bead black
  • Hook: Demmon Fly Hook DGE 300 BL

 

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Freestyle Emerger or Thoughts About Errors

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Sometimes, I tie flies without a special purpose. I just think „I want to tie a fly, maybe an emerger would be cool.“ I open some drawers and take a look at my hooks, thinking how the fly (or in this case the ermerger) could look like. Then, I’m thinking about the tail, the ribbing, the abdomen, …., step by step until the fly is finished. I believe when you go this way, you often try something different and that’s the way you improve your skills and knowledge. There are errors, of course, but even errrors improve your knowledge.

A short example: You are sitting in front of your vise and you’ve tied a beautiful mayfly with awesome natural foil wings. Looking really good. You go to the river with the beautiful winged mayfly on the end of your leader. You do the first cast and….. the wings made a propeller out of your fly. Impossible to cast, impossible to fish. The leader is totally twisted after just one cast. Error. You’ve learned something, next time, you will tie your fly different and so you improve your knowledge.

Fancy Emerger Bodies

I just love these sexy bodies. Easy to tie and the result is awesome.

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Loop Wing Emerger #14

I tied this emerger on a D1160 Daiichi Klinkhammer hook and gave it a nice fancy look for the abdomen. Great fly for grayling on cloudy days with not to much light. IMG_6497-1-4

CDC Spinner #16

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Some Spinner #16

Materials:

  • Hook: D04BL from Troutline
  • Tail: Coq de Leon
  • Abdomen: Polish Quills secured with Bug Bond UV Resin
  • Thorax: Oliver Edwards Masterclass Dubbing
  • Wings and WIngcase: CDC
  • Thread: GSP 50D