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The Charlie Fly

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"PK Mysis Variant" is found here

PK Mysis Variant

Sparse: An extremely lightly dressed and delicate fly that imitates a mysid originated by Danish fly tyer Per Karlsen. Per has made the Variant himself, and it's really simple!
See the pattern here

Skip to "Ken's Incredibly Simple Shrimp"

Ken's Incredibly Simple Shrimp

Keep it simple stupid: Shrimp flies are very much en vogue in the Baltic region, and keep on getting more and more complex. This one is simple and dead easy to tie - and still a very good imitation.
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Find "Magnus" here

Magnus

A true classic: If one particular fly was to be celebrated as the Mother of all the typical Danish, gray, nondescript hackle flies it would have to be The Magnus. Originated in 1973 in Denmark it has become a goto-fly for Many Danish as well as foreign coastal anglers.
Complete tying steps found here.

Go to "The Christmas Tree"

The Christmas Tree

Two materials: This fly is primitive close to being embarrassing. It's even ugly. It uses one material only and a crude and synthetic one at that. But... and there's a but... GFF partner Martin Joergensen has to admit that it's an efficient fly. It catches a lot of fish.
Learn to tie it here

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The Charlie Fly

Chocolate: The Charlie Fly was inspired by the underfur from the originator's Chocolate Lab. Ken Bonde Larsen's dog has unwillingly become the material manufacturer for this great sea trout producer. As it often is with Danish with sea trout flies it's a small, generic pattern.
See how to tie the Charlie here.

The Charlie Fly

Type Cold saltwater fly

Originator
Ken Bonde Larsen

Year of origin
2004

Difficulty
Easy

Target species
Sea trout (sea run)

Materials

Hook Short shank wet fly, #4-8
Tying thread Burnt orange
Tag Warm pearlescent flash
Tail Brown Arctic fox
Rib Copper wire
Body Chocolate Lab underfur mixed with copper Angel Hair
Hackle Brown rooster
Head Tying thread

Tying instructions
See the tying instructions below

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