KIS-Fly fishing

  This huge Beast of a pike was caught by using summer time tactics I've been doing more and more summer time predator fishing over the past few years here in Finland and get loads of questions about what gear I use. This type of fishing is getting really popular as the warmer temps are making trout and salmon fishing more difficult. So, here's a few words on the subject. Warm water fly selection When the waters warm up and you start to "multi-task" and focus your fishing on both pike and perch it's good to do some changes to your fly selection. Even though traditional pike flies will still work at times, the bulk of the fishing will be done by smaller and more weighted patterns like different Clouser variations, rubber tails and other aggressive patterns that have plenty of movement. Of course top water patterns come to play too. Fishing these types of patterns very aggressively can produce amazing fishing in the so called "off season" that's also c...

  BIG 10inch fly with a Nayat+flash front part. The title is the answer to about 50% of fly tying material related questions I get online. Even though Nayat has been around for a while it's only now starting to get wide spread international interest and you can get a lot more useful information on how to properly use it. I'm hoping that this small article will be among the most useful ones. So what is Nayat? From what I know it's a specific goat or sheep breed. Unfortunately I don't know anything more about it's origins.  The fur ranges from semi soft to semi coarse (overall its a pretty soft fur) and it retains water. The magic thing about Nayat however is that it sheds water substantially faster than other soft furs. It dries up at least three times quicker than icelandic sheep hair and nearly six times faster than fox hair etc. It is probably the fastest drying soft hair on the market. It also retains it shape significantly better in the water than many other sof...

  9' #9 Predator ready to be fished on a beautiful autumn day. Vision Merisuola Predator  is the new next generation rod series from the boys at Vision fly fishing. It's based on the awesome original Merisuola rod series but with some new materials in them and new and improved tapers. This rod series also has a "sister" series the  Merisuola Graphene  rods which have tapers much more similar to the original Merisuola. The Predator series however is something completely different... The Predator is a high end top of the line rod. It easily competes with high end brands like Sage, Scott and G-Loomis when it comes to build quality, materials used and performance. It features REC Cerecoil stripping guides that are durable, flexible and light. The blank is unsanded and it has graphene reinforced resin in it which makes it possible to do lighter blanks without sacrificing any durability. The fighting butt and grip is made from high quality EVA. The EVA grip is pretty comfy...