KIS-Fly fishing

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...

Red and green butts on tube This is a fly pattern that I think is one of the most universal patterns around for most fish that swim in a river. Black with some color in it for contrast - what could be more simpler then that? Of all the different patterns in my tube box, this is the one that I have the maximum confidence in. I could basicly fish them for an entire season just in different sizes, but that wouldn't be any fun, wouldn't it? I do make these on singles and doubles too, but just feel that the tube models are the ones that fill me with that special feeling of "somethings going to happen"... Some models just look better on a tube and some don't.  Couple of butts ready to catch some fish. You can start off with watching this tying video of me tying a red butt tube: Tying a red butt tube   The materials you need to tie this fly are: - Plastic tube or if you really want to, some copper or aluminium tube. I don't personally...

Flatwing(ish) I'm not sure if I can call this fly a true flatwing or not, but what I do know is that a fly like this has been kind to me. It's easy to make and very versitale in catching many different species of fish. They can be fished in rivers, lakes and oceans and seem to work for everything that eats minnows/baitfish. There's a shit load of movement in this type of fly. The compination of the bucktail and rooster hackle is unbeatable. No wonder that the fish are so turned on about this pattern. A trio of flatwings with epoxy eyes. You can start off this article with this video:  in Youtube   in Vimeo It's my very first try at making a tying video.  And here's the Step-By-Step pictures: Tie some white bucktail as our tail. Tie it big! Add some flashabou. Tie a long and wide rooster hackle on top of the tail. Silver doctor blue this time. Blue bucktail on top of the hackle. Dub the body with pearl wings and flash. A...