TKontio

Here's one fully fishable yet quite realistic Stonefly dry fly. For the pattern, more photos and tying instructions check out my site at FlyTyingArchive.com -Timo

Here's a bit more realistic than average approach to a Caddis dry. It's fully functional as a fishing fly and fairly easy to tie. The pattern and tying video are available at Fly Tying Archive Timo

Here's a bit more realistic than average approach to a Caddis dry. It's fully functional as a fishing fly and fairly easy to tie. The pattern and tying video are available at Fly Tying Archive Timo

Thanks Terje. I'm really glad you liked it. Timo

Hi, Just added a Prince Nymph to the blog. Go have a look and tell me what think about it.

Just added a CDC & Elk to the blog http://flytyingarchive.com Hope you guys like it -Timo

Thanks, The wingcase is made with Thin Skin and one strand of pearl Flashabou. Then epoxy on top.

Thanks guys I'm glad you like it. I have been building a small base of fly patterns for it slowly and now I think it's enough to get it out to more than just friends and family. I hope it will grow to live up to it's name -Timo

I've started to keep a fly tying blog where I will post the patterns I tie and a bit of history and tying instructions on them. I do all kinds of flies and try to cover everything from classic salmon flies to pike flies but I'm tying mostly Salmon flies these days and it reflects on the blog of course. I'll do some more videos also when I've got the time for it but I don't want to do them halfway so you'll have to be patient. Check the site out and tell me what you think. You can also find it on Facebook or put it to your RSS-feed to get the updates directly. If you have patterns you'd like me to tie let me know and I'll try to make it happen. Fly Tying Archive -Timo

Hi, I haven't been active on this forum but some of you might know me from the Classic Fly Tying forum. I've been tying some trout flies lately and started adding them to my blog also http://flytyingarchive.com Go and check it out and tell me what you think. I'm open for suggestions so if there's patterns you'd like me to tie I'm listening. Best regards. Timo

Great stuff, hope to see more from you. Timo

Nice to see you back at those beauties mate.

Mike, I was second in the saturdays "open"(anything but salmon flies) category and 6th on sundays salmon fly competition. Pretty good for a first time participant. It was nice to see some of the top dogs here in Finland tie.

Yep it's for Finnish people only. One of the reasons is that it's a live competition. The other is that it's just to find out who's who in the Finnish tying scene. This years competition was held last weekend so even if you're Finnish it is bit too late for this year. I entered for the first time this year. We had pretty fun flies to tie like a Nicholson in 2 hours . And Muddler Minnow Special, Rhyachophila pupa and Wickhams Fancy all 3 in two hours. Got me spinning the bobbin mad (I am a really slow tyer). There should be pictures of the winning flies and the best flies of the categories soon at http://www.kotkanperhokalastajat.fi/ Bear in mind when the pictures of the flies arrive that the flies where tied under a pressure of the competition and had pretty strict time restrictions.

Hi John Those with a wider gape are Partridge's Ad Swier pike hooks (6/0). I like the look of them but have been using less and less of them in fishing 'cause they don't hook and hold fish as good as the others. I use Mustads Tiemcos and Owners now mostly when fishing for pike.