The International Fly Tying Symposium in Somerset NJ 18-19 November 2011

Now it's not so long time before I and nine other Swedish fly tiers are flying over the atlantic to invade USA. It going to be real fun to meet all diffrent tiers and FB friends from around the world in Somerset NJ. We will fly to New York on the thursday the 17 of November and the day before I hope to have some time to fish the opening day here in my home river Ljungan.

http://www.internationalflytyingsymposium.com/index.html

Mattias Drugges Mad Dragon Fly Tying Movie

My good friend Mattias Drugge shows us how to tie his Mad Chinees Dragon in this movie from Fly Dressing. The Dragons swimms like crazy in the water and works great on Sea trout and Steelhead.

One of my own Dragon patterns

The Pain Reliever Tube Fly

the Pain Reliever

The pain Reliever is my latest pattern that came from my vise and I'm very pleased with it as it came out exactly like I wanted it to. The idea to this patter I got from a tube of pain relieving gel with just these colours and there by the name.. Pain Reliever. After some thinking and putting all the colours of the materials together on my fly tying table it all came in place at the first try. Many times I need to make acouple of test flies before I get satisfied with the wing, body or something else before I tie it on the leader for a swimm in the river. I will fish this fly in early mornings, in slightly coloured water and as a good weather fly in clear rivers. I'm sure that the Pain Reliever will give me a adrenalin rush when a big Sea trout strikes the fly and take off down stream like a freight train and leave me on the bank with a bent rod and a screaming reel.

Pattern recipe:

Tread: Orange Bennichi 14/0

Tube: Eumer Blue Plastic Tube in Large and Small combi.

Body: 1/2 Silver Mini Flatbraid 1/2 Holo Silver Dubbing

Hackle: First a Sunburst Soft Hackle tied in after the Bucktail. Second a Craw Fish Orange Soft Hackle tied in in front of the wing as a collar.

Wing: A bunch of Grey or White Bucktail Hair tied in forward and folded backwards, Two strands of Silver Holo Flashabou, Then three small bunches of Fox Hair in this order: Sunburst, Yellow/Olive and last Craw Fish Orange.

Topping: Two strands of Holo Orange Flashabou and Three Straws of Orange Peacook Hearls.

Cheeks: Blue JC

Head: Blue Eumer Monster Cone or Blue Cone Head.

New Vision Coma "Plus" Reel

The New Vision Coma "Plus" Reel is now avalible in two size 5-6 and 7-8. It's a upgrade version of the classic Coma work horse with a machined spool for better fitting, new designed reel foot and new drag adjustment knob. There also some other new parts that will make the reel preform and look better.
Take a look at the reel at your local Vision Dealer.

Nu har Vision förbättrat en redan bra rulle, till att bli ännu bättre. Rullhuset är som på den "gamla" rullen gjuten, men spolen tillverkas nu av svarvat aluminium, vilket ger en bättre stabilitet och prescision. Dessutom är bromsreglage, rullfot och lite andra smådetaljer utbytta mot komponenter av bättre hållbarhet och snyggare design. Rullen rinns i 2 klasser; 5-6 och 7-8.

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http://www.flydressing.se/nyheter/nya-koma-plus!.aspx

Flat Heads

Flat Heads

The Flat Head flies are made for night fishing for Baltic Sea trout but the will sure work for other species to and also for fishing in daylight. I have used Sheep Fleece for the Muddler style head and it makes the fly "hoover" in the water and it will keep its shape in the water and make a great siluette so the fish can see the fly in the dark. The wing is made of zonker strips with a loop of Fire Line that I have used a needle to fasten it trough the skin on the zonker strip and then put on the trailer hook so it hangs in the back of the wing. It can be a bit tricky at first but with some practise it will get easier each time. When I tie this pattern on tubes I don't use the Fire Line insted I tie in a short piece of plastic tube in the back of the zonker strip so I can get the hook to hang in the back of the wing just like on the one Waddington fly with fire line.

Pattern recipe: Black/Orange version

Waddington Shank or Black Eumer Plastic Tube Small

20mm Fire Line to fasten the hook with.

Tread: Black

Butt: FL Orange Chenille. Then a Black Whiting Soft Hackle tied in collar style.

Legs: Two pairs of Rubber Legs. The first pair tied in after the Chenille and the second pair after the Soft hackle.

Wing: Black Zonker Strip (Rabbit or Opposum)

Hackle: A second Black Soft Hackle from Whiting

Head: Sheep Fleece tied in Muddler Style.

Eyes: Orange Epoxy Eyes glued in place.


Heres some pics of how I tie in the tube that holds the hook on the tubefly version

This picture show how I tie in the tube to fasten the hook

Secured with super glue and ready to tie in on the body tube

The Down Stream C Spey Cast

A great cast to use when the wind blows down stream and if you have room for the D loop. It's a easy cast to learn and it's very good to use in windy conditions.

Gaula day 4

Yesterday I had the alarm on 05.00 and jumped in the car to go up to Singsås and the Eumer boys. The water had droped 10cm from the night before and we were hoping to catch some fresh fish in the pools. I fished the pool and heard a nice splash from a salmon but did not see it. Anyway it,s nice to know that there are at least one fish in the pool. Olli was going to do a show in Elverum and I drived him to there apartment and went home for some lunch and rest. In the evening I started to fish the Stören vald again and the water was a bite high but fishabel. Fished to 24.00 and had no contact with any fish.

It's not just the fish that counts.

Ville fishing at Singsås

The flue zone at Stören vald

The Flue zone upstream.