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Sedge of the month:
Silo piceus
Silo piceus is a mid-sized sedge that hatches from May to October
Recent fly tyings :
COSSEFUR
The Cossefur is an attractor that combines two well proven colour tones: bright chartreuse and yellow.
The yellow rabbit fur provides the pulsating effect that "brings to life" the pattern. See the dressing and tying steps
here
ARPO
A very simple to tye pattern that can help resolve the impossible when tiny mayflies are hatching.
See the dressing and tying steps
here
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The kleine (=little) Drau in the south of the austrian region of Carinthia has all the characteristics of a "pure breed" chalk-stream.
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We started fishing the creek during a hot afternoon, leveraging on an emergence of sparse late Mayflies (Ephemera danica) that were sporadically popping up to drift and flutter on the surface
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The Mur around St.Michael in Lundgau is a river with 3 souls. This very long fly-only no-kill stretch spans between emerald alpine stream and lime-bottom turqouis water scenarii.
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An wonderful day on an alpine lake, fly fishing for trout and .. big landlocked graylings
ECDYONURUS ALPINUS
It is a typical summer species, I collected this specimen on an wonderful alpine stream at 1200 m.
STILL BORN MAYFLY
Ever tried the still born mayfly ? During a mass-hatch it may be the one that the fish is really keyed on
MAHOGANY FAY
In spring, either on alpine streams or chalkstreams a Leptophlebiidae hatch is far more then an
educated guess.
LEESKA
For very tiny nymphs (in the picture on hook 20),
a way to tye flat bodies with variegated colour shades