This one I tried last night. It is really simple. Recipe Hook: 12-16 wetfly or grubber Thread: Black Body: Thin or medium copper wire Collar: Peacock herl or any type of dubbing How I tie the fly First you tie your thread at the eye of the hook, stop at ca. 1/4 of the hook […]
Grubber
Buzzer
The buzzer imitates the pupa stage of the gnat. The Buzzer is a really simple fly to tie and a really good fly to practise flytying on. Usually it is black with cheeks but my version has no cheeks only red/orange/black thread, thin wire and lots of head cement. Recipe Hook: 8-20 Grubber/Wetfly Thread: 6/0 […]
Peacock
Really popular fly in Iceland and works really well. Almost all fishermen have this fly in their box while fishing in Iceland. I’ve seen many versions of this fly, with bead and without. I usually tie it with a gold bead and without a bead in sizes 8 to 14. It is sometimes made heavier with […]
Krokurinn (The Hook)
Excellent trout fly created by the Icelander Gylfi Kristjansson. Recipe Hook: Grubber 8-16 Thread: Black 8/0 Tail: 3-5 Pheasant tail fibers Tail collar: Red Crystal antron dubbing Body: Medium black vinyl rib Head: Copper bead How I tie the fly Start by putting the bead on the hook. In closed add two layers of thread […]