PK Mysis Variant

PK Mysis Variant

Martin Joergensen

Per Karlsen

is an institution in Danish seatrout fishing whose flies - most of them named PK something - are amongst some of the first patterns that were specifically designed for our kind of fishing. Per has tagged his initials on numerous well known and very popular seatrout flies both for coastal and river fishing.

I have fallen

for this one, which is indeed a different creature. Different the average coastal fly and different from most of the other PK flies. Per has made the Variant himself, based on the original PK Mysis, which is more like a lightly dressed Magnus or a Killer Shrimp.

I like simple

, and this is really simple!

Per's original

is tied with wide flash tinsel, which I didn't have, so I combined four straws of a thinner material. I like Per's version better and will get my hands on some wide Mylar tinsel as soon as possible.
Per also ties his flies significantly smaller than the one you see here, and I might tie some small versions too, but this size 6 hook suits my temper better than the 8's, 10's and 12's prescribed by Per.

I like simple, and this is really simple!

Tying instructions

1 - start the thread	2 - flash for rib	3 - cover	4 - dub
5 - noodle	6 - dub	7 - rib	8 - hackle
9 - tie in hackle	10 - wind hackle	11 - tie down hackle	12 - pull back
13 - ready for dubbing	14 - dub	15 - rib	PK Mysis Variant

Martin Joergensen

PK Mysis Variant

Martin Joergensen