The Remerger
There are unweighted nymphs, flymphs and emergers, but because I think that this pattern has all these properties built into it, I gave this fly the striking name of the REMERGER. I arrived at this name because my wife Ina … Read more
There are unweighted nymphs, flymphs and emergers, but because I think that this pattern has all these properties built into it, I gave this fly the striking name of the REMERGER. I arrived at this name because my wife Ina … Read more
Originally designed for the large, deep and fast flowing rivers of Scandinavia, the beadheads are also very effective patterns for any other watercourse. Their value has been noticed by a growing number of fly fishers, and they are accounting for … Read more
Crazy Sedge (Leon Links)
Hook: Daiichi 1170 sizes 14-10
Thread: Uni-thread, 6/0, colour brown or tan
Body: Thread and palmered hackle
Hackle: High quality, colour red-brown
Wing: A bunch of soft pale grey almost whitish coloured reindeer hair. (Caribou perfect … Read more
The Leadhead, originally designed for the large, deep and swift rivers of Scandinavia, has since been proven in many other rivers and still waters all over the world. The bug also worked well as an excellent shrimp imitation in many … Read more
The Leadhead, originally designed for the large, deep and swift rivers of Scandinavia, has since been proven in many other rivers and still waters all over the world. The bug also worked well as an excellent shrimp imitation in many … Read more
A BUG FOR THE DEEPS
Fishing the dry fly for grayling and trout is my passion and I prefer it to any other method. I get a greater thrill out of seeing fish coming up to take my fly on … Read more
THE ARISING OF THE PULSAR SERIES
The idea for the Pulsar’s arose in 1989 after I read an article about Rats and Cossebooms (which both feature collared hackles). But instead of using a hackle, I used a mixture of dyed … Read more
Before people give me all the credit for the Klinkhåmer Special they should know that I was not the only one struck with the idea of designing deep surface hanging parachute flies. Unknown to me at that time, Tomas Olsen, … Read more
For many people parachute flies are difficult to tie. Strange as it may sound, in spite of the bad start with fly tying, I have never had any serious problems with producing a parachute. Of course I had my difficulties … Read more
Introduction
Cul de Canard (CDC) feathers have risen to worldwide popularity over the last 2 decades. To avoid confusion about their origin I can tell you that the idea using those feathers for fly tying actually came from Central Europe. … Read more