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Author: Ívar Örn Hauksson

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Here I'll be joining a group of great anglers that I fish with every year. We have reserved permits on 4-7 July in Veiðivötn region in the central volcanic highlands of Iceland.

Here we will be tying the Grizzly King pattern by Professor James Wilson, brother of John Wilson [creator of the Professor fly].

Here we will be tying a simple Jig variant of the Pheasant tail by mr. Frank Sawyer himself!

Here we will be tying an American classic Minnow called the Clouser Minnow. The fly is a great option for both stream and lake fishing.

Here we will be tying the fly Green Dumm by a friend of mine, mr. Theodór K Erlingsson.

Here we will be tying the fly Dýrbítur, a legendary fly by an Icelandic fly tying and fly fishing legend, Sigurður Pálsson.

Here we will be tying a simple variant of the Pheasant tail by mr. Fran Sawyer himself!

Great fly for brown trout fishing in general. I use this pattern A LOT for fishing for brown trout in the Icelandic highlands.

Here we will be tying the streamer Kelly Green by mr. Olgeir Andrésson, professional photographer. Olgeir or Olli is a friend of mine who fished with another friend of mine, my mentor mr.

Here we will be tying the fly Kobberbassen originally from Denmark but has spread around a lot the last years and become a very successful pattern for seatrout mostly.

Here we will be tying a classic Olive Woolly Bugger. The fly is a great option for both stream and lake fishing and excellent when it comes to fishing for brown trout.

Here we will be tying the original version of the Peacock by mr. Kolbeinn Grímsson. This video is made after a request from someone who wanted to see the Peacock tied exactly like the author did.

Here we will be tying the Hemmi Streamer, named after Hermann who used to be a warden in the Veiðivötn region of Iceland for decades.

Here we will be tying the fly Blacknose Dace, created by Art Flick. The fly is first mentioned in his 1947 "Streamside Guide to Naturals and their Imitations".

Here we will be tying the Teeny Nymph by mr. Jim Teeny. Jim is well known is the world of fly fishing hans has his own store operated ever since 1971! He's a great angler with great experience.

Here we will be tying a hybrid of two flies, the Watson's Fancy as a nymph, and the famous Zebra Midge. I (and probably some other fly tiers before me) came up with this pattern few years ago.

Pattern
Author: Kristján Gíslason.
Hook: Ahrex NS118 #6
Thread: Semperfli Classic Waxed 8/0, Fl. orange.
Tail: Blue cock.

I am deeply in love with almost any type of fishing! In this video I and my son Axel Freyr went down to Tenerife to spend the Christmas and stayed for 10 days.

Here we will be tying a fly by myself that got the name Pink Panther. The fly I tied around 1999-2000 so it's a millennium Hommi. The fly is a great option for both stream and lake fishing.

Here we will be tying the tube fly Bullet Frances.

Here we will be tying the first unnamed fly I have by my mentor and teacher, mr. Jón Sigurðsson. I got permission by his daughter to name the fly.

Here I'll be joining a group of great anglers that I fish with every year. We have reserved permits on 4-7 July in Veiðivötn region in the central volcanic highlands of Iceland.

Here we will be tying a fly by myself called Hot Pink Peacock Jig. The fly is a great option for both stream and lake fishing and was just devised couple of years back.