Nice flies Ruard,

I do have some owl feathers (roadkill) in the barn. I'll send you some if you like.
Marc

Last Monday Ruard and I tried together our last winter (!)build splitcane rods. And to my surprise Ruard had a little present for me: a jewelbox with his own concocted olive wax in it. Now it's time to tie a couple of wets with it. Lucky me! And Ruard showed me that you could catch a lot of rudd &am...

Ruard,

Beautiful fly!
I'll try the splitted thread tric & mole.
Let you the results (or nonresults ).
Marc

NIce flies! Inspring to copy them.
These must catch trout.
Marc

From Amsterdam to the place where we caught those beautiful grayling, it was 4 hours flying and 11/2 by car.
So it's not my backyard, sadly enough.
Overhere it's rudd, ide, pike and bass, but no salmonids.
Be sure, you have a lot more salmon and troutwaters then in Western
Europe.

Marc

Last September we were fishing in Sweden in the Vindelälv river. And with this fly we caught most of the grayling. It was a beautiful autmun week with a lot of sunshine and lovely temperature. Good company and and good fishing. The pattern is simple. Hook: #10 (or #8) Body: black punchwool Hackle: b...