Hi.
Once again it is time for me to head up to the beautiful
finnmark and like so many times before the destination will be the river Neiden. This means
that I´m busy with fly tying and other preparations for the trip. So while
tying I thought to share one of my favorite recipes with you.
As promised in my post about the trip up north last
year, here´s the recipe and tying instructions for another of my own flies.
This time I chose a fly that gave me a couple of good takes last year, and has
been one of my best flies, with more than 15 good fish and many more lost, since it
was born around 10 or so years ago. The name of the fly
"Hopeanharmaa" is literally translated to silvery gray, which in my opinion
describes its appearance quite well, as the fly isn't much to look at.
This is a fly that has worked best for me in cloudy or
rainy days when the sky is gray and visibility tend to be lessened, on clear
and even moderately colored rivers. If the conditions are as described, I
more often than not find myself starting the day with a
"Hopeanharmaa" tied on a size 4 hook as the main fly and having a
smaller fly as an upper fly (quite often a "Sarvijaakko")
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| A lot of gray spiced up with some silver |
Recipe:
Hook: Size 2-8
Low-Water
Thread: Black
Tag: Oval Gold
Tail: Grey Guinea
fowl
Rib: Oval Gold
Body: Flat Silver
Wing: Under: Gray
Squirrel
On top: Dark Brown
Nutria
Nutria
Hackle.: Grey Guinea fowl
