GFF logo







   

The classic Magnus

A great Danish fly for sea trout


An oldie pattern from GFF

By Martin Joergensen

I recently became aware of the origin of one of the true classics on the Danish coast - the Magnus. It was originally tied by magnus Ting Mortensen of the island Funen here in Denmark. And it was tied slightly different from my modern version of the fly. More than 20 years ago the pattern was described as listed below. You can also see the fly in color in the Fly Gallery.
Hook 4-10, straight eye streamer
Thread Tan
Tail Two tips of grizzly hackle feathers
Body Grey hare's dubbing
Body hackle Grizzly cocks hackle
Rib Oval silver tinsel
Front hackle Grizzly cocks hackle
Eyes bead chain
Head Thread and eyes varnished red

  1. Tie in the tips of two hackle feathers as a tail. Length is plus/minus half of hook length
  2. Tie in ribbing material
  3. Dub the body sparsely to one eye width behind hook eye
  4. Tie in a cocks hackle, butt end
  5. Wind the hackle to the back end of the hook
  6. Wind the ribbing the opposite way to hold the hackle
  7. Tie down the rib and cut surplus
  8. Tie in one more hackle, tip en first
  9. Wind hackle as a wet fly hackle and tie off
  10. Tie in a pair of bead chain eyes or pearls on top of the hook shank
  11. Whip finish and varnish eyes and head with red varnish


Want to comment this page? Fill out the form below.
Comment
Only comments
in English
are accepted!
Your name Your email
Notify me on new comments to this article on the above email-address.
You don't have to comment to start or stop notifications.
We excuse for any errors or inconvenience caused by this service, which has new features still in an experimental state. In case of faults, please notify Martin at martin@globalflyfisher.com, and explain the problem, and we will try to fix it as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience

All comments will be screened by the GFF staff before publication.
No HTML, images, ads or links, please - we do not publish such comments...
And only English language comments will be published.
Name and email is optional but recommended.
The email will be shown in a disguised form in the final comment to protect you against spam
You can see other public comments on this page

 
Did you find the above interesting?
People who looked at the above also looked at:

Magnus

If one particular fly was to be celebrated as the Mother of all ...

Fly patterns

Section: The best fly patterns from all over the globe

Aux Outardes River Pike

Pike fishing is not only possible in lakes. Some rivers offer gr...

Rod Building

Section: For those who build their own rods
 		These other stories on "Sea Trout - The silvery sea run brownies" might also interest you:

Spring 2003 pictures

Photographic: Fishing on the Danish coast during the spring months - March, April, and May - can be a true blessing. Many species are about, but particularly sea trout and garfish can be plenty and easy to catch. This small gallery shows some scenes from Denmark this spring. Click to see all the pictures.

Derek from SA

Cold: South African friend Derek goes to the Danish coast to try some sea trout fishing. Since he always comes during Christmas, it is bound to be cold. See the images here

More about Sea Trout
A few random articles for your entertainment