I always considered the tying Paraloop incomplete because, even if it highlight the entire body of imitation and provide it an awful lot rooster’s fibers support, cannot provide it vertical wings, key feature of the ...
For those who get the chance of fishing in tropical seas, the Clouser Minnow (by Bob Clouser) is a sure classic in their fly boxes.It’s one of the best flies for bonefish and other saltwater species. It is ...
Originally from New Zealand, the Matuka is still one of the most popular streamers in Patagonia. Not only used by fly fishermen that go after the big rainbows in november (early season) but also by those that chase the h...
Stonefly nymph imitations are very effective in fast water rivers with big rocks on the bottom. The impressionistic ones with soft materials that move attractively underwater with the slightest currents are especially...
While I tie the Mirage, saw the possibility of obtaining, in a simple and fast manner, a version of it suitable both for fishing in fast water, both slow (with a little modification). This version of the Mirage is more r...
Originally, bucktails were streamers whose wings were made with white-tail deer hair. Today, bucktails are those streamers whose wings are made with different hairs, and not only deer tail.The first elegant fli...
Thinking on the way golden dorados see the flies, I came up with a design that has a silhouette that works well when seen both from the side and from below. With that in mind, I used materials for the head as the ones us...
Tie the Mirage is very simple, just you have to be careful to use a feather with all the fibers intact otherwise you cannot get the a imitation with the body and the tails perfect. Because the CDC is a precious material,...
Many of you have probably experimented with the effectiveness of the flies with bodies made with quills, using for example peeled peacock quills in their natural or dyed color.
The attractive color of the peacock quill,...
This sculpin model presented in the International Tackle Dealer Show of 2012 in Reno, Nevada, is really interesting when it comes to fishing for trout, golden dorado, wolf fish and other fish.I have tied them in ma...
In the book “Magie in CDC”, my first book about CDC, I proposed a ant fly pattern that is tied with a single CDC hackle.
I created the ant following the tying process with whom I had tied an ant hairs of deer in the...
In general, we do not find many minnow imitations that can be considered as realistic flies, those flies that usually resemble amazing insects and that allow the fly-tier to show his skills and defy the senses. Nevert...
This fly is a great Musquito Pattern, it laies great in the surface and is deadly when the fish is eating musquito buzzers and hatching musquitos! can be tied in differnet colours and sizes and ofc shapes!
At the moment there is not a lot different variations of the tarpon fly, which could possibly be due to the fact that Tarpon are not plentiful in many places. Therefore anglers prefer to use proven flies then test new pa...
For tie a CDC emerger, I use the feathers that at the base have cottony fibers. Usually, I trim off those fibers because they are hydrophilic, but in this case their susceptibility to absorb water is useful to give to th...
1,Tie in the tail the lenght is same size as the hook2, tie in the silver wire3, dub onto the hook 3/4 way silver glister4, tie in a pinch of red dubbing5, wind in the wore and then u...
A fly comprised of a mix between traditional and Gurgler Slider result of this work fly. I found nothing on the internet that was like, so I named above.Here in Brazil, this bait is effective for peacock bass,...
The Fat Albert is an interesting variant of the Chernobyl Ant with a bigger and bulkier body. It hits the water clearly calling trout´s attention. With some variations, we have used it successfully to catch golden do...
Simplicity is the key to most fishing. How much simpler can one get than to find an all-white fly, that is so easy to tie, that even I - a completely incompetent fly-tier - can tie one. But not only tie it, b...
This fly, credited to Art Flick from the early days of fly-fishing in the USA, is probably one of the simplest yet effective trout dry flies, both for rivers and lakes.Gray Fox, Cream, and Dun are some of the...
George Francis Grant was without a doubt an accomplished artist at developing techniques to shape hackles using animal hair. His skill went beyond the ones of a regular tier. In his books, “Master Fly Weaver” and ...
Once I stumbled over this flypattern, I immediately fell in love. Not only is it fun to tie and looks amazing in the water, the fish really love to hit it. But I hate to loose a fly, which took some time to tie, to a stu...
Intruder-like flies have proven to be very effective with preying fish, especially with salmonids. From the original patterns tied with pheasant, heron, ostrich and other birds, many other variants which include syntheti...
Lefty Kreh, the creator of this fly, is one the most recognized fly fishermen in the world.He made this fly in the late 50´s to fish saltwater; he was looking for a streamer that would be easy to cast and woul...
CDC feathers have unique properties due to the characteristics of their structure. Properties that make them ideal for certain type of flies of streamlined and ethereal silhouettes, more similar to real insects, especial...
When I started using CDC, I realized that it was naturally be followed by every fly I make, another representing its evolution and that another, following a logical process as simple as to seem natural.
This process b...
Rabbit strip flies are an effective aid when we go for big emotions while streamer fishing in the fall. The way the strips move in the water and the size they give to flies are very special, all kinds of trout seem to be...
In fact a small "Pike bunny" made of two classic colors and two big eyes, used to flush out the Black bass of medium and large size. The small sizes are very effective early in the season.
Gebunden und fotografiert von Rudolf ThurnerDas vorliegente Muster eignet sichsehr gut dafür, daß man es so richtig mi Bleidraht voll packt, um auchin schnellen tiefen Partien rasch in Grundnähe zu kommen.
Since I first saw the Matukas I fell in love with its intelligent design. The first ones were tied with heron feathers, but when those were difficult to obtain, anglers started using hen, rooster and other kinds of fe...
This is another fly that every fly fisherman must consider when stocking his dry fly box before a trip. The story of this fly goes back to the 40´s when it was named “Algonquin” and used by northern Michigan Indians...
Due to its great underwater movement, the leech-like flies are unbeatable when we go for big fish. If well designed, these are not heavy to cast and don’t tangle, something key when we are casting at our maximum ski...
The original Woolly Worm pattern is said to have originated in the Ozarks as a bass fly. Its real popularity, however, came when Don Martinez, a West Yellowstone, Montana fly tier, commercialized the pattern in the 1950s...
I was fishing in Baja for Rooster Fish last year and going back in a few weeks. After looking at a number of flies the guides were using, researching on the internet, I have come up with a few flies that I am going to t...
Small pearly glass beads can be used creatively to tie many different flies. These give us a chance to experiment with transparency, iridescence and density of our flies. Fly tiers willing to try new things will find tha...
Most adult dragonfly imitations have the same defect: the wings that we can see in commercial flies make a terrible sound when cast, and also tangle up the line, making us use thick tippets; and therefore limiting our...
The Mc Nally Frog Popper, originally from the 50s, has a special place in my fly boxes because it has never let me down. It is easy to cast and, because of the shape of its legs, it swims and moves the water in a grea...
Anytime during the season, the PMX Sparkle Orange works like real dynamite in fast waters. It can be tied with different combinations of colors, being especially effective the ones with orange legs and the ones that rese...
The Royal Trude is a classic fly that remained in time. The down wing provides fish with a different silhouette than most attractor flies. It is a universal pattern that could be used everywhere.This fly is cre...
In the eighties, the most used system to tie the wings of a CDC may fly spent was to overlay two bundles of fibers, the bases of one over the tips of the other, and then fix them, half of their length, in a horizontal p...
This is one of the flies that cannot be missing in the box of any dry fly addict. The attractor pattern is similar to the Irresistible Adams in its design. It has great buoyancy because it is tied with deer h...
Pellets are nymphs designed to sink rapidly due to its tungsten head, much heavier than bronze or lead. The smooth body offers no resistance to water and its conic head with prominent thorax is enough to perfectly imitat...
I learned about this fly some time ago, when I first started in the Fly Fishing guide business. My co-workers told me to look for it in the Montana Fly Co. directory. At first I thought it was just another kind of Cherno...
This is a well known/used fly called the Morrish Mouse. It's awesome for trout, bass, and just about any fish if presented in the right way. I've tried to be as clear as possible in the hopes that someone will find this ...
I started experimenting with models that imitate minnows after several trips to the main golden dorado destinations, such as Goya, Esquina and La Paz, all in Argentina. During certain moments of the season, millions...
For some time, I wanted to create a nymph emerging that would give the impression of making the movements and contractions typical of the nymphs that try to get rid of insect shuck.
I knew that to get what I wanted, I h...
Since I was very young, mice have called my attention. Especially fat clever country mice, the ones we used to catch in the old hay barns.Big browns and rainbow trout seem to have a similar attraction towards m...