Jun 1997 - Editorial - Articles, blog posts

Charlie's Bead Head Scud



A simple and good looking scud pattern from Charles Garwood

Hook12-16 scud hookThreadBlackBodyLiteBrite blueHeadMother of pearl bead

Bend down the barb of the hookPass the bead over the hook...

Fatal Attraction

Part wet fly and part streamer, it has all the obnoxious flash of a Mepps spinner in the water, and it's just as effective.
More about Dan's ecellent fly here.

Tying the Matuka style

Who would have guessed that a fly tied to fish the lakes of New Zealand would have such an impact all around the world?
Find pattern examples and a detailed description here

Fly Festival Pictures 1997

Danish Fly Festival 1997, Gallery. The Danish Fly Festival attracted both 'actors' and audience from many places. Here are a few pictures with impressions from the successful arrangement. All the pictures were taken with a digital camera and many were put online on the web during the Festival.

Chilli Pepper Flies

So you thought that chilli pepper was a small, strong, spicey fruit? Well, it is... but it's also a seemingly popular name for fishing flies. In the past I have come over no less than three patterns with the name Chilli Pepper.

Coney flies

The flies on this page are all well known patterns which have all been juiced up a bit - many with some modern materials, but all with cone heads. By Bas Verschoor

Charlie's Phesant Tail Nymph

The Pheasant tail nymph is a true classic. The original was tied by Frank Sawyer using only copper thread and phesant tail fibers. This pattern has been elaborated a bit by Charles A.Garwood from North Carolina, and uses peacock herl for the abdomen and regular tying thread.
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