My favorite flies part 3
Th e Deceiver The Deceiver is one of those very universal flies that catch fish all over the world in varied fishing situations. If the fish are feeding on baitfish they will most probaply bite on a Deceiver. You can match the hatch or make an pattern that stands out and irritates the fish to take. All and all the Deceiver is a fly of millions of variations and millions of catched fish. My version of this well known fly is a somewhat a mix of things that I've copied from other versions of it. So nothing all that original in this mishmash copycat Deceiver. Actually there's nothing really original in any of my tying. Just influences from other tyers that I've applied to my own flies. The biggest inspiration and source of knowledge has been my fishing buddy Ilkka who is a master of tying fishy flies with finesse. All though I lack the finesse of Ilkka's flies I am right there with him on the fishy part. On the Deceiver I like to use hackles t...