Getting started
What is a fly?
Let’s have a more technical look at flies and break them down into components.
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Flies with dyed (coloured) hare
our little fly shop at Skålestrømmen
Skålestrømmen Fly Shop – Lars Anderson Fly boxes and hand made flies and special fly tying materials for sale. Barrio Lines, Stickman & Sexyloops rods & Vosseler reels to try.
Continue reading “our little fly shop at Skålestrømmen”Entomology 4 Kids
Entomology – big old Greek word this is. The scientific (again something scary) study of insects. A fun science. Insects count for more than two-thirds of all known organisms. Amazing. No wonder the old Egyptians were fascinated by them.
But no worries – YOU DO NOT NEED TO KNOW ALL THIS – well just a bit.
Continue reading “Entomology 4 Kids”Griffith´s Gnat
The fly we will have a look at is known as the Griffith’s Gnat. A tiny little fly which features two materials. Peacock herl and cock hackle. … and thread of course.
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The famous Red Tag. It is said that Grayling are specifically fond of this pattern. In my experience trout love the little bug as well. The Red Tag consists of three parts. Tail, body and hackle. The tail is made from red wool, cotton or synthetic yarn – hence the name “red tag”. The abdomen is made with peacock herl and for the hackle a cock feather is used. If you have learnt the Griffith’s Gnat, the Red Tag will be a piece of cake.
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Larvae imitations are called Nymphs in fly fishing. They are very effective lures as aquatic insects (aka fi sh food) which spend most of their lives under water.
Larvae are frequently adapted to environments separate from adults. For example, some larvae such as tadpoles live almost exclusively in aquatic environments, but can live outside water as adult frogs.
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Maybe one of the simplest of all nymphs, but certainly one of the most effective patterns ever. It’s famous amongst competition anglers. It either imitates a caddis larva or a freshwater shrimp. I tend to see more of a caddis larva in it. Your vision may vary. Anyway – fish just see “FOOD” flashing in big letters when this comes trundling along in front of their noses.
Klinkhamer
Parachute flies are flies where the hackle is wound around a wing post. The hackle helps the fly to land and sit correctly on the water. This tying method is used for imitations of mayfl y duns or emerging insects.
The Klinkhamer
Some say this pattern was a revolution in fly design. Even though half of the fly is submerged, it’s a dry fly as the prominent wing is very visible on the water.
Parachute Mayfly
This fly can be tied in a variety of colour combinations to match the hatch. The cocked up wing post is imitating the wing of a mayfly dun.
Small mayflies are very effective patterns in trout and grayling fishing. The wing post looks very much like the cocked up wing of the real insect. The mayfly duns look like little sailboats when they are floating downstream on calm water. Many believe that the impression of the tails on the water are another trigger for the fish. I am not so sure about that as mayflies without these tails also catch fish, but I am sure that tails are very good outriggers and help the fly to sit correctly on the water’s surface.
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