Fly tying Archives | Fly Fishing Sumava

21. 12. 202323. 12. 2023

Book 10 Deadly River Dry Flies with Tying Instructions – The only dry flies you will ever need

Authors: Jonathan Barnes and Jan Siman

Compiled by two fly fishing champions this book presents the ultimate dry flies suitable for rivers all over the world with clear step by step instructions. The flies have been tried and tested for decades and are a mix of traditional patterns, more modern innovative patterns using CDC and utility patterns with a dual purpose, specifically to suspend nymphs. Continue reading “Book 10 Deadly River Dry Flies with Tying Instructions – The only dry flies you will ever need”

5. 1. 20196. 1. 2019

Flies for Trout: A Taster on What to Tie & Buy

Author: Paul Gaskell

With great memories of a fantastic trip to Sumava with Jan himself in 2012, here’s an exclusive sampler version of a long-form article from discover tenkara covering some of the best patterns for trout across a wide range of “schools” of fly fishing. Of course, the nymphs, dries and streamers that Jan demonstrated for us were used to great effect on the trout, brook trout, ide and grayling that fell for those charms!
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29. 12. 20186. 1. 2019

Fly Tying Trigger Happy

Author: Bill Beddows

A few months ago I was sat at my vice pondering on the subject of “triggers”, those features of a fly that attract the fish’s attention. I then began to wonder how many triggers I could get on one fly. The pheasant tail nymph is a long term favourite of mine so I had a starting point. Continue reading “Fly Tying Trigger Happy”