I presented this in one of my older posts. When I get my camera situation sorted I will do a sbs.
This is a swedish pattern created for high altitude fishing. The materials you need are squirrel and a hackle. It looks like a mess, but the fish will go crazy on summer evenings. I usually tie this in all natural colors.
My first post on flies did not go exactly as planned. It has been such a long time that Ì have forgotten a lot about using wordpress. I will return with a step by step on these soon.
These flies are tied on the fantastic Partridge K12ST. I have also used Serafil-thread from The Silk Lady. The thread is great for spinning different materials in at the same time. Here I have used a combination of seals fur and cdc.
This is a norwegian caddis pattern called “Dyret”. It is credited to a norwegian fly tyer named Gunnar Bingen. The fly is designed to attract the fish, not the human eye. From our point of view this does not look much like a caddis fly, but if we could see it like the fish it definately has the key elements and triggers. Everyone can see that it has similarities to other caddis patterns like the Devil Bug. It floats well and is a great pattern for rivers in Norway. It should be tied in a variety of colors to match the naturals.
Hook: TMC 100
Tail/wing: Roe Deer/deer
Hackle: Rooster
Body: Kapok dubbing
Front: Roe Deer
Dæveldotten or Caddis Pupa 1. This is tied in less than a minute.
I recieved a package from Staffan Lindstrøm today. It contained two of his excellent dubbing blends. Both his polyamid blend and the Kapok consists of a perfect color mix. The Kapok dubbing is probably one of the best dry fly dubbings there is. Some years ago,by aid of a toilet, Staffan conducted a test on floatability of different dubbing brands. The Kapok survived the highest number of flushings,both with and without floatant!!!
Fancy Caddis Pupa (because of the legs).
This pattern is a creation from Staffan Lindstrøm,probably tied on the banks of the wonderful river Rena. He counts this as one of his most important caddis imitations. It is as most of his flies easy and fast to tie,and it is a brilliant fly for beginners. When learning people fly casting,there is no need to scare them off by casting extreme distances. The same theory applies when it comes to fly tying. Teach people easy and fishable patterns…
Hook: 10 – 18
Body: Staffans 123 Poly/Kapok
Wing: Poly yarn/deer hair
Hackle: Rooster
Use a very small piece of melting glue to push the wing post down.
Renaflua (Poly)
Staffan’s 123…very good and easy to use body material.
This is just a variant of the Finnish Caddis Pupa. This is a swimming variant. Drop the rabbit and the ostrich, just twist polychenille. Replace the collar with cdc and put on some antennas for the fun of it. This detail is absolutely not necessary! Hook is TMC 2487 sz.12.
Hook: sz. 10 – 18
Rear body: Staffan`s Polychenille with a strand of ostrich herl
Front body: Rabbit/hare with a collar of marabou
This fly really lives and breathes under water. It can be tied in any color imaginable, and you can also use a marker. Created by Staffan Lindstrøm.
Step 1: Tie in the polychenille and a strand of ostrich herl
Step 2: Twist the two and measure out the wanted lenght of the body
Step 3: Use Serafil/Dyneema and spin the fur,then add the marabou for the collar
The Mikulak Sedge
Nelson Caddis (Elk Hair style)
My “original” Nelson Caddis. Wing made from norwegian roe deer.
The last few days a number of people have found my site searching for the Nelson Caddis. My earlier post on this fly has a tiny photo,so I thought it would be good with a new one. The Nelson is a great pattern for the larger caddis. It works on both stillwater and running water. I am not sure of the origin of this fly,but the style of the wing makes me think of some steelhead patterns I’ve seen. While browsing the net the other day I came across a very similar pattern named Mikulak Sedge. The creator of this pattern is a canadian named Art Mikulak. He created the fly in the 70’s. He cuts the hackle top and bottom,ties in a tail and uses seal’s fur for the body. He also leaves a stub of the elk hair in the front,like on the Elk Hair Caddis. This style of fly is very durable altough it takes time to tie compared to other caddis/sedge patterns.
It’s kind of strange to think about,but this fly has been a staple in my box for over 20 years now. It is a fantastic pattern. The reason for it’s incredible ability to fool trout is the special “touch-dub” method. Use a very sticky dubbing wax and make a blend of antron and fur/synthetics.When using this dubbing technique combined with real antron yarn the fly traps hundreds of shiny air bubbles. This feature is what attracts the fish and makes it go for the fly. During caddis hatches this fly can really work wonders. It must be Gary La Fontaine’s most succesfull pattern.
This is the color combination that works best for me, but I also use brown,rusty and yellowish colors. If this is not in your box already,then make sure it’s there before the season begins…Remember,it´s very important to tie it sparse and airy!
DHE Original
DHE Uncut
For all the CdC freaks out there…
On the version above I added a trailing chuck of clear antron.
Hans Weilenmann is well known in the fly tying community. He is an excellent tyer and his tutorials are of a very high quality. The DHE or Deer Hair Emerger,is new to me. Inspiration is everything when it comes to tying. Weilenmann was brought to my attention by Kostis(wildtrouthunting). The pattern was originally created by Bob Wyatt,but I have taken the liberty to add a few traits to the original design. The original design is itself inspired by many great patterns. These flies will be tested this season…Check out Hans Weilenmann and Bob Wyatt on YT for tutorials.
