The common housefly is indeed... eh.... common, and an obvious insect to imitate. Bulgarian Radoslav Kiskinov has made a simple but very efficient pattern imitating Musca domestica using foam, raffia and peacock herl, which will catch several species when fished dry.
The housefly - Domestic Fly
Radoslav Kiskinov
What does it imitate?
It imitates a house fly, obviously.
The idea for making this fly came from nature. I tie my flies after taking a closer look at the real insects. Knowing the entomology of the insects is the key to making a good imitation of a fly. The next thing is to choose the appropriate materials.
I use it when go fly fishing for chub. Here in Bulgaria the chub (Leuciscus cephalus) is a very popular fish for fly fishing and you can find it in almost all streams and rivers in our country as well as in many lakes.
I fish the fly as a dry fly.
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The fly
Kamran Iftikhar
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I made a house fly p
I made a house fly pattern also but it was a little different. For the eyes I melted the end of monofilament and put on two red seed beads, then melted the other end to form sort of a dumbell. Same body and I just tied a thick parachute style hackle with a white post of calf tail. I tried this pattern yesterday in the native brook stream in front of my house. Landed a 10" brook and a 12 1/4 brook in about 15 minutes! They sure do love the house fly!!!
I think your fly tyi
I think your fly tying is absolutely outstanding and extra comments would be uncalled for
You are getting bett
You are getting better and better, Rado the Shark! Great job!
l have been tying fl
l have been tying flies on and off for the past 25 years and have never saw one so realistic, but l would be inclined to agree with Ripley that so much detail is not necessary to catch fish.
wish l could tie that good.
Fly-tying has never
Fly-tying has never been my cup of tea.
While I admire and give full credit to anyone that can tie life like patterns, I am sure the pattern would still work if you finished at step 4.
Great pattern though.
R
Great design Radosla
Great design Radoslav!
The best housefly pattern I've ever seen.
Tonight I'm going to tie some!
Great true fly
Is it over detailed? Not necessarily. Is it a great fly? Absolutely! Frosty Fly has a version they sell that is no better, just more steps and a little flashy. I respect anyone that can come up with a fly like this. PS, for avid tiers like me, that is not so complicated. A huge benefit.