The version 2.0 The version 1.0 Year 2012, we had a International Fly Fishing Festival in Malaysia… one of the fly tier from Japan, Yusaku Tsutsui from Osaka amazed everyone with his foam popper and crease pattern. The original pattern by Yusaku From Yusaku’s idea.. I did some modification, replaced the hackle tail with fibers […]
Popping.Minnow version 2 Some time ago, I tied up the 1st version of Popping Minnow using ready made foam head The 1st version was tie fully with synthetic fibers like Predator fibers or Baitfish Fibers… great action and easy to cast. But due to the size of the foam popper head that available […]
A simple foam Cricket tie with close cell foam tube Material List: Close cell foam tube 6mm dia from Semperfli Rubber legs – small and XSmall Poly Floating yarn Foam sheet – 0.5mm as wing Pheasant tail fiber as antenna Wide gap hook for terrestrial -#10 Dubbing to match the foam colour Step by step […]
Cicada X . Xtra- 2016 version There was many Cicada pattern that I have tied… this is one which I like most and simplified. Materials list: Close Cell foam – 3mm thk Luminous bead + mono line rubber legs UV flashabou Bucktail some transparent fiber from your paint brush Toothpick or Ice cream stick Loons […]
Franken Mouse Since my 1st trip to Mongolia in 2008, caught a Mongolian Northern Pike with a big mice pattern at the White lake, North West of Mongolia… I always wanted to tie a big mice / mouse pattern that have a big profile, looks alive on water, plenty of build-in action, light and float […]
Caddis S Pupa illustration of Caddis pupa ( source from web ) Caddis S Pupa Tie with 90{83d8aa3e1583f9439d49392b6f9cde66a352187ec43a08257bff59c32cc67c21} materials from Semperfli, that’s where the name has a S for Semperfli Material List: Abdomen – Semperfli Scudback Braid + Crustal stretch Thorax – Scudback Braid + DC UV resin Body – Straggle string, UV Ice dubbing […]
Foam Cricket Years ago, I was tying realistic fishable Cricket X pattern, many friends been asking for a simple, effective and durable cricket pattern that can be tie in less than 5 minutes. especially for fishing Pacu where we lost the flies almost every bite. In this pattern, and also all my terrestrial pattern… I […]
Popping Minnow Material list: Foam popper head Baitfish Fiber or Predator Fibers Flashabou Long shank wide gap hook Epoxy eye Epoxy UV resin Step by step picture tying instruction: Prepare the thread base, glue the foam popper head with epoxy Tie in the flashabou, it should be 2 times the length of the […]
Cicada X ( Fused Body Version ) Material List : 3mm Thk closecell foam Gamakatsu B10S size 4 Bead mono eye Flashabou by Deer Creek Rubber legs Markers Deer Creek Diamond Fine Flex Step by step tying instructions: Cut 3mm foam about 4cm Cut out the body shape Used lighter, fused the edge of the […]
Extended Abdomen Foam Cricket Looks like September is the Cricket month… I have put up all my cricket pattern in one shoot… 🙂 The technique for tying this cricket pattern is very similar with the EA Stonefly X.. just combine that with my Cricket V2 or V3… you will get this. Material: Pheasant tail fiber […]