Few Trout Flies (US and European patterns)

Clockwise from top: Two Ecdyonurus Spinners, Ecdyonurs Incomplete Dun, Ritz D Nymph, and two Chuck Caddis dry flies.

Speckled Spey Zonkers

Morning coffee and trout streamer fly tying.

Retro Moment-Resava River, Serbia

Back in 1993...I was a student at Berklee College of Music (Boston, USA), and I went home, to Serbia, for the summer. Great trout fishing in Eastern Serbia: Resava River...beautiful unspoiled river gorge and wild browns! Rabbit foot emergers were the hot flies, due to abundant caddis hatches! Photos were taken on May 23 and June 26, 1993.

Golden Plover Duns

More flies with Pluvialis apricaria feathers...

Serbia, Brown Trout 2019/2108

CDC & Elk Caddis

A quick dozen...with ginger, brown, olive, rust and black CDC.

Articulated Buggers

Full dress and sparse versions.

Walkers Mayfly Nymphs

Tying few classics...

Ecdyonurus Spinners Revisited

Wine red and couple od shades of pink, for fishing just before dark... I prefer extended body flies without the polypropylene wing throughout the day, unless tied for dusk fishing.

Mayfly Gnats Revisited

Mayfly Gnats revisited... Didn't have best of luck with Gamakatsu R10-B hooks, since they get opened by strong fish easy (and many weren't large, but 100% wild!) These are tied on Firehole Sticks 413 hooks.

 

Sisevac Caddis Revisited

Always fun to tie...and works in mysterious ways. I believe the success of this fly is tied to the light refraction through the emu feather barbules. They move almost like CDC, but do need a good bath in a quality desiccant powder prior to use (like Tiemco Shimazaki Fly Shake). The powder will make the fly ooze the "moth factor." It is a flat water fly, best fished dead drift, or with tiny twitches.

 

Pheasant Tail and Squirrel

Emerging nymphs and one flymph

Flat Water Sulphurs

Easy-tying pale yellow duns...with hot orange thorax and undersize "messy" hackle.

CDC Squirrel Caddis

Ultra-quick to tie, two materials only...size 12.

Caribou Goddard Caddis

Revisiting an old classic...tied on size 14 Gamakatsu R-10B.

Wild Brown Trout, Serbia (part II)

Few more pics from my recent trip...Streams and landscapes of Eastern Serbia. I apologize for the quality, since these were just the snapshots I took with my phone.

Wild Brown Trout, Serbia

I am back from visiting my old home streams. Here are some pics of wild browns of Eastern Serbia (Eastern Danubian variety/ancient and unique haplogroup), and the stream. Chalky water and perfectly camouflaged fish, who fight incredibly well for their small size. All were caught on large mayfly and sedge dry fly patterns. This kind of fishing requires patience and precise casts in tree-lined tunnels surrounding the small stream. The trout are overfished and wary, while the hatches are prolific and diverse. You would usually get only one or two casts before your target disappears.