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 […]
SnowRunner Silverside Some times ago I did a point up silverside in synthetic material, but this round I’m doing it in natural, with the fibers from SnowRunner ( Nayat ) Silverside in synthetic material Materials: SnowRunner Marker Epoxy eye Leadwire Mylar tubing Saltwater hook Lateral flash Semperfli dubbing Picture step by step tying instruction: […]
Picture of Yabbies from web Some time ago, a friend send me a picture asking can I tie a Crawfish / Crayfish which locally call Yabbies So I took my old crayfish patter – Furry foam crayfish put in some fur and dubbing to give it bit more ‘life’ and action with more buggy look… […]
Disco.Crab Few years back, when I was fishing in Maldives… one of my buddy caught a big GT on a really shinny crab pattern… and the best thing is.. that shinny crab pattern landed many bonefish and different species in Maldives. since that day, I’ve been wondering … why..??? No answer.. Maybe they like to […]
Smelt.v2 This is my second Smelt pattern… A friend send me a photo of Smelt in his river asking can I tie this little minnow as small as 4cm… So… the challenge is on..!! After many attempt… from 5cm… slowly size it down to 4cm.. for this version… I have put in marabou […]
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 […]
Lumino Lumino – luminous bead hidden in the head of minnow fly pattern is a pattern I came up while designing for a heavily weighted fly or jig fly where local commonly call spin-fly I wanted a pattern which have the same shape but light enough for fly fishing with different sink rate. and […]
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 […]