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Lucian.Vasies

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  1. Because Kapok seems so popular these days I tied a few Danica flies to test them. What I noticed at kapok dubbing is the finesse of the fibers. Indeed very fine and for this reason kapok suits perfectly for very small flies. It is a good substitute for synthetic fine dubb
  2. There are rivers where fishing with nymphs is common. In fact is so popular that you will see very rare a dry fly fisherman. Hot spots are super effective but I noticed that orange and red are not so good like was 5-6 years ago. Also gold tungsten beads are not effective like silver or copper. Even more, on rivers with high fishing pressure black nickel or black beads work better. For a year ago I started to avoid orange and red as hot spots and I replaced them with mylar or just simple white dubb on some flies. I was very pleased with these colors so here are 2 trout nymphs that work for me very well:
  3. Hi, Depends, if I tied for trout yes, if I fish for grayling is not necessary cheers Lucian
  4. Macaw Sedge , something for grayling soul . Trout loves this fly but the problem is with the fragility of the body *tied on Demmon DSD 400 BL #14 with CDC in natural grey and natural cream. Body made of Macaw and thorax made of Squirrel in natural grey.
  5. Another color that worked great for me was rusty ( Uni Thread 8/0 non waxed) but purple and partridge and yellow and partridge where deadly for a few good seasons.
  6. A few years I had an interesting experience. I was on a beautiful river full with trout and grayling. Fishing was ok but something was not like I expected. I changed a lot of flies nothing was ok (dries and nymphs). When I changed on spiders ( some old tied flies ) everything was different: fish over fish and big smiles on my face. From that moment I carry all the time a box with wet flies. I'm curious which are your favorite models because I want to add more in my box:) Here is what worked for me in that day: I tie it in yellow, orange -rusty, brown and black.
  7. Hi Charlie, The tail is genuine Coq de Leon ( from Spain ): Flor de escoba sin penca mixed with Corzuno Medio. The Whiting version is a different thing, not comparable with Coq de Leon These flies sink fast, in fact are comparable with Perdigon nymphs: *Slim profile, *slick material used in body, *tungsten beads *one or 2 turns of CDC which is not water resistant like dubbing or anything similar
  8. Hi guys, Here are some nymphs for those who want to try something different. Not classic at all but efficient. Are perfect for so called techniques like long nymphing, dynamic nymphing, French nymphs and so on.
  9. Thanks Mvendon, I will save the document very interesting. Because I started filling my boxes and I found some hackles ( usually I tie dry flies with CDC mostly ) I tied a few Gordon Quill variations with hackle in front. Here it is: One question, why is the reason to tie catskill flies without head or almost nothing) Lot of space left free right behind the hook eye? Lucian
  10. Hi Vicrider, Agree, difficult to find good quality quill. Just try to find the biggest peacock eyes. Old birds give us big feathers with wider barbs. The fly is tied on size #12, the shank of that hook is longer than standard and I had plenty of quill . I can tie even on size 10 without a problem TL Lucian
  11. Hi Charlie, Thanks for info, very kind of you
  12. Here is my version: I prefer a light version for hackle. I noticed that some guys use very dark hackle . Checking the insects and their legs, they have light dun, almost ginger-yellow... At least, this version works for me Lucian
  13. Even if the color can be considered too strong for tying flies, some patterns fished in certain moments are super effective. Orange shrimp for example. Recently some guys from Spain us this fly in Spring. I tied also a few last Autumn and I had a few nice trout and grayling . I'm curious how they will work this Spring Hook: Demmon DSD 110 #14-18 Thread: Uni Nylon white Body: made of thread and coated with hot orange UV resin Body Coating: Perdigon UV resin clear Tail: Coq de leon Back: Black UV resin Bead: gold tungsten in size 3mm
  14. Partridge spiders are well known for their efficiency . Based on their recipes I was thinking to make a simple nymph. So here is the Purple and Partridge Nymph tested a few weeks last season. I like it a lot and I started to make these flies in different colors like rusty, black, yellow. Sometimes we have to go to the basics to rediscover the old and the best flies
  15. thanks guys. yes, it works on murky waters quite well. Something similar with good results in muddy rivers both on rainbow and brown trout is a kind of Czech style of fly called Bobish. practically is a imitation of a ryachophila larva but made with back in hot colors:
  16. Hi guys, I do not know how are in your rivers but where I go ( on waters from Central Europe and East Europe ) rainbow are aggressive and easy to catch with colorful nymphs. Eggs in orange or chartreuse or nymphs like this one bellow catch mainly rainbow. The brown trout is more selective and take better the nymphs in "natural" colors. The nymph bellow worked fine in Slovenia and Austria. I tied it on big hooks and I had really nice fish around 4-5 kilos . Tying recipe: * hook -Demmon # 10-14 ST900 * body and tail - pheasant barbs in natural color * ribbing- red wire * hot spot-made of UV TroutLine hot orange resin * thorax- thorax dark dubbing * back-magic braid back * legs- partridge dyed picric
  17. Hi guys, Here is a short video about tying a nymph without using thread. It is made only with UV Resin and Lead wire. Even if is considered a strange fly and lots of guys are not confident in using it, this kind of nymph is used with success for aprox 15 years on rivers from French Alps. The nymph is more efficient if is tied very small, down to #22 ( on straight hooks ). It is called ceramic nymph and the original tying process is very complicated ( it is used special dye for ceramic to color a fly and you need at least a few hours to finish it ) Here is my short version on this fly, it imitates a ryachophila larva and I had success with tied on size #16 and #18.
  18. Something super simple and easy to tie. Same fly only the dubbing is different ( one from squirrel and other from hare mask )
  19. There are lot of brands from Europe. Deer Creek, Gulff, Troutline, Funky Flytying and many others. I use Troutline
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