Mayfly Profile Dun
The Mayfly Profile Dun is a good choice when the olives (Baetis) are popping up from the river bed. This is a pattern that presents a clear body profile to hungry trout.
Entries by Kjell S. Rakkenes
Rabbit midge emerger
On Rabbit Midge Emerger I am on borrowed land. I found this amazing pattern on YouTube, tied by Eivind Berulfsen. Don’t let the easy design fool you. Having fished it for some seasons, I am convinced that the Rabbit Midge Emerger is going to be one of my favorites for early season midge fishing.
CdC Midge
There are two dry fly midges that I’ll never go fishing without – The CdC midge and The Parachute Midge. Easy to tie, but act like fish magnets in the water. It attracts trout and grayling, both in still water and and streams.
Puff Wing Midge Buzzer
The Puff Wing Midge Buzzer is a simple midge emerger, that’s proven extremely effective on midge hatches on still waters. Change the wing to something less wild, if you want.
Spent Spinner Black Widow
The Spent Spinner Black Widow is easy to spot on the river because of the puffy rabbit wings. The black body creates a nice contrast for the low light conditions, making it easy to spot for the trout as well.
La Fontaine Emerging Sparkle Pupae
Gary La Fontaine spent time under water studying emerging caddis pupae. His studies resulted in a revolutionary caddis pupae concept – The Sparkle Pupae and the Deep Sparkle Pupae. Here’s the Sparkle Pupae with a couple of twists.
Tying Mohican Mayfly Step by Step
This Step-by-Step guide helps you tie the Mohican Mayfly 2.0. The fly is based on Oliver Edwards’ great pattern. The pattern is modified and simplified using modern fly tying techniques. The fly is also dubbed differently than the original. In this example the fly is tied to imitate an Ephemera Danica.
Mayfly Gosling – Danica variant
This is a dry variant of the Gosling. The Mayfly Gosling – Danica Variant is a good alternative pattern when the most beautiful of all mayflies are hatching. I tend to use this fly when there is a slight breeze and the Mayfly is hatching in numbers.