Green Spider

Hook: DR 305 #10
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Green
Body: Sheer 14/0 Green, Ultra Wire SM Gold
Collar: Green Guinea

I don’t have much experience with spider patterns, but I got a green guinea fowl skin the other day and wanted to test it out. This will most likely not be tested until spring when the ice is gone and trout waters/rivers again is fishable, but I will bring it with me in november when there still might be a chance for catching a trout after the spawning period is over in the rivers close to Oslo (this is a might-be-happening moment: in mid-november the snow can be quite deep around here!)

Picture: Fire in the sunset

Posted on 4 October, 2013 by Håvard Eide

For me fishing is a lot about the fishing, but it is also about the nature:

The nature is what I really live for, fishing is great if it is only for the fish, but when you can stand in a river and have a night with the sky on fire like this then you know what I’m talking about.

If you have a night like this: leave the rod at the riverbank and look up: you might catch trout every time you go out, but you won’t experience a night like this often!

Guinea Fowl Skin

Posted on 4 October, 2013 by Håvard Eide

Got this green Guinea Fowl Skin for a nice price today, I got it for tying the classic atlantic salmon fly, but what other patterns would you use the feathers for?

Looking at the skin I would use it for tails on dryflies, hackles and thorax on larger patterns in addition to the classic atlantic salmon fly. I was looking for a black one, but the green eyes on this skin will be very good for some ideas I have for this winter.

Married Wings + Golden Pheasant

Posted on 2 October, 20132 October, 2013 by Håvard Eide golden pheasant married wings salmon

Adding more material to the Married Wings & Jungle Cock that I created earlier: this time with Golden Pheasant as tail, topping and side. Also added black ostrich in front of the tail.

Originally I had a 3-color wing, but the additional black just didn’t want to tie in, got to practice more on that. This is also first time I’m tying in a proper topping with golden pheasant, so that came out ok.

This is a part of my continious exploration towards the fully dressed salmon fly

Green & Fire Nymph

Posted on 30 September, 2013 by Håvard Eide green highlander hares seals fur sheer tmc utc vinyl

Hook: TMC 2457 #10
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Green
Body: UTC Vinyl Rib NYM Green, Hare’s Ice Dub Rusty Orange
Thorax/Wing: Seals Fur Green Highlander

This one came to be when I found the package of Rusty Orange and the Green Highlander together in my dubbing box. I think the wrapping of the vinyl rib slowly opening up to reveal the rusty orange can work, together with the seals fur for a bit of life in the water.

Year: 2013

Green Spider

Picture: Fire in the sunset

Guinea Fowl Skin

Married Wings + Golden Pheasant

Green & Fire Nymph

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