Sili Zonker

This is a simple fly patterns to tie. A pattern that can be tied up in countless different combinations. The short Zonker wing which is only attached to the front of the hook allows the wing to move very well. It pulsates and swims at the slightest movement. A true killer typ of flies. 

Materials.

Hook: Kamasan B170, 175 or Maruto W12

Thread: Black

Body: Medium Chrystal Hackle from http://www.flyboxdirect.co.uk. In this case, the color is Ultimate Fire Orange

Vinge. About 3-4 cm strip Zonker. Barred red and black. 

Rubber: Two colored Sililegs. Fluo yellow / orange

Eyes: Fluo orange chain eyes.

1. Fasten the thread

2. Clear away the fibers from a few millimeters of the Chrystal hackle so that only the thread remains.
Then tie in the cleaned part, down to the hook bend.

3. Wrap the hackle forward towards the hookeye.
Stop a few mm before the hookeye. 

4. Attach two strands of Sili legs with the orange part pointing backwards

5. Cut up the part of the Sili legs that are pointing forward and bend them backward and fasten them wind 5-6 turns of the windingthread. 

6. Now, prepare the zonkerstrip by cutting a smal point at the front end of the strip. 

7. Tie the strip in front of the body and legs and then cut the strip so it will be aboute 3-4 cm long. 

8. And as you can ses, you can vary the color combinations as you like. 

9. Finaly. Attatch a pair of chain eyes and secure them whit a smal drop of superglue. 

Spoonflies

Requests for spoonflies has increased dramatically the last time. Perhaps it is because that they have become banned in some popular put-and-take waters here in Skåne and of course it is a flypatterns that differ, both in terms of appearance and movement in the water. Some do not even want to call them flies but what is called a fly. If you can throw it with a flyrod, is it then a fly or what .....

Pattern Description
Hook: Kamasan B900C crab hook size 2
Thread: Optional, but i like to use  any kind that are a little stronger. I prefer red thread.
Shield/back: Different types of foil, cut intodesired shape. The best, I think is shaping the foil in a slightly elliptical shape with the wider part attached a little bit down the hookbend.
Bottom: Epoxy adhesive mixed with any type of reflective glitter powder
Eyes: nickel chain eyes

Epoxy flies

I use a lot of two-component adhesives, epoxy, to my flies. A bit messy but it gives the flies outstanding durability and with a little practice you learn to control on the solidification process so that it form beautiful flies. I use epoxy mainly to the different fish imitations but also to some tubeflies and nymphpattern.

 I will post a step by step description soon in an upcoming blog post.

Flies for carpfishing with zig-rig

A delivery of some zig rig flies for carp fishing. Most of them work equally well to other fisheries, such as for trout and rainbow trout. They all have high buoyancy to cope pull up a zig rig for an extended period. As alternative boobieflies they are certainly real killers