I love your tying articles and sequencing the links in your enlarged photo steps is a great technique and very helpful. Thank you!
I've searched the internet for the rubber "turbo-style" cones without success. Can you suggest a source for them?
Hi Richard,
Glad your son got his first trout on the midge. Don't be scared to tie them larger and fish them during mayfly hatches. I recently caught some mullet using a white version of the pattern with the hivis post.
Regards,
Darryl
For tonkin sources try:
Andy Royer www dot bamboobroker dot com
Demarests www dot tonkincane dot com/
or go to www dot bamboorodmaking dot com
or join the bamboo rodmakers list smtp dot goldrush dot com/mailman/listinfo/rodmakers -
the rodmakers liusts has people on most copuntries and they will point you all in the direction of a source if Andy or Eileen can't help you
(if you're in the Us also try www dot goldenwitch dot com)
no financial interest etc etc
Harry,
Is there a tonkin supplier in Serbia or Bosnia?
Tnx
Being a fly fisher for over 40 yrs. I have loaned my copies [2] to new folks to the sport. With the understanding that I wont stand for soiled or dog eared books returned. good training for the care of their own library .
Magnus,
True enough that Norling and Frödin are the fathers of this style, but honestly - Sweden or Scandinavia... to us (to you) it might be a big deal, but to the rest of the world we're just a bunch of countries in the northern end of Europe.
We at GFF usually refer to Scandinavia as a whole, Scandinavian coastal fishing (actually Danish), Scandinavian tube flies (actually Swedish), Scandinavian two hand casting (actually Swedish). We're an international site, and we don't care much about these borders, hope you don't mind.
Martin
Calling this style of pattern "Scandinavian" is like calling the seatrout fly Magnus "Scandinavian" and not Danish. This style was originated from Sweden, Håkan Norling and Mikael Frödin. It should be called the "Swedish" style.
Donald,
Check out Ole Willers' series Build a Rod. He has a whole article on placing guides and wrapping them.
Martin
Being newish to fishing ( age 60) I am looking for a chart that shows the hook and it's size, as I buy my tackle on line it is difficult to establish the actual size & style of hook I require for the type of fishing ie: beach, pier, boat. can anyone help?
I have a question, i've read your material on fly rod building, but i don't recall reading how you align the guides from the reel seat to the tip top, did i miss something?
Sveiki jumoristai!
Si nuotrauka priverte mane juoktis iki skausmo:).
Judging by the effort and time you use to make such pictures, I assume fishing was labai nuobodi
!
Iki,
Riplis
a.k.a Ripley
Hi,
This is a GREAT article!! I broke my fly rod a few years ago and bought a new one about a month ago, went on about 6 fly fishing trips on the vaal between Silwerstrome and eendekuil. My problem is it seems that everyone around me picks up the yellows except me! I caught a few muddies and that's about it..... I have found the yellow as I can see them, checked the insects stuck to rocks in the river and immitate them with the flies I have, but still no luck.
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Frank,
Thanks!
I hope I inspired you. The air, views etc. are hard to get to you all through the Internet. More photos will be available in the next article from Bon Aventure.
Kasper Mülbach
Hey Kasper, that story is a real appetizer. I'm hooked on!
Regards, Frank
Tadas,
Great picture! Nice to see something different once in a while. Not quite as serious... ;-)
Martin
Sarunas,
The needle is from Guideline. Contact them for dealers - local or online. This needle was bought in the Danish shop Sportshuset (in Danish).
Martin
Hi Martin,
I would like to ask where to buy that tying needle?
Can you write some e-shops in Europe?
Tight lines,
Sarunas
Atli,
Thank you.
I agree. Salmon fishing is too easy, close to boring ;-)
Kasper Mühlbach
In Mendoza, Argentina i use this technique during winter, it`s bery useful in the Andes mountains creeks.
perfecttackle.blogspot.com/
Quality stuff (as always) Kasper.
Salmon fishing is just too easy, I'm heading for the coast...
Looking forward for the rest.
/atli
Pandom,
Feel free to add links as you please. We welcome people to link to us.
Martin
I just use some lead rope and surgical tubing. Just slide the lead in the tubing and hook to a swivel and when you get snagged just give it a quick couple snaps and it should come out.
tying classics is difficult but practice makes perfect i think your body length was not too bad look at a step by step sequence by a master and you will realise that a lot of tying these things is about concealment of ugly bits, i believe that ostrich butts were probably only put in to hide the unsightly bump that tying in the tails and veilings would create under a smooth silk body they are often omitted from flies with fur or wool bodies
also with regards your bit of silk showing the underwing should be tied in after the palmered hackle then another couple of turns of hackle in front of this to conceal its tie in, then the wing itself and then the gallina to conceal its tie in point and the mallard to conceal the tying in of the gallina
all this would have taken up the extra room you were left with so you see the experts are not doing superhuman things and reducing feathers down to nothingness at the tie in points they are simply better at hiding it Michael D Radencich has 2 books with close ups that explain the smallest details and i would say they are the best tying references i have ever seen and will explain all aspects of tying these things you will see the concealment
i think your teal is gadwall but i would suggest you try pintail nice bright feather and personally i find it much easier to get it to marry to the summer duck as unless your teal is super quality the tips tend to be rather wispy and separate easily
good luck but i warn you you are starting down a very slippy and addictive slope once these hook you you stay hooked
soon you will have a big jock scott of your own tying up in a frame
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