Evil Eye

Hook: Dai-Riki 305 #12
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Black
Tail: Mallard Flank
Body: Wapsi Natural Fur Mink
Thorax: Ostrich, Black
Wing: Jungle Cock

The danica.com site of Hans Weilenmann provides a lot of inspiration and ideas for new patterns to try out, here is my Evil Eye interpretation with the materials I have available.

I like the jungle cock eyes that should make this a real eye-catcher for the trout, it is also very easy to tie up and should work in different color combinations. This is one to test out in the river when it opens for fishing again.

White CDC No-hackle

Posted on 1 July, 201329 June, 2013 by Håvard Eide cdc hends mallard mustad no-hackle sheer

Hook: Mustad 94840 #14
Thread: Sheer 14/0 White
Tail: White mallard flank
Body: Hends Superfine Grey
Wing: 2xCDC White

No-hackle CDC in white/light grey, especially good to tie when you come down in size since you don’t have to deal with hackle or complex patterns. Is a very visual fly for you to follow in a slow stream.

Simple Pheasant Tail Nymph Variation

Posted on 4 June, 2013 by Håvard Eide mallard mustad pheasant tail sheer utc

Hook: Mustad 94840 #12
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Black
Tail: Pheasant Tail, Hare’s Ear Plus Chocolate Brown
Rib: UTC Ultra Wire Small Olive
Wing: Mallard Flank

This is a variant of the Simple Pheasant Tail Nymph from yesterday: only added a bit of Mallard Flank on each side. When it gets wet it will stay next to the body and give a bit more life to it.

#30 Parachute

Posted on 17 May, 201329 May, 2013 by Håvard Eide fly-rite gamakatsu mallard poly-yarn sheer tiny whiting

Hook: Gamakatsu C12-BM #30
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Pale yellow
Tail: Mallard Flank White
Body: Fly-Rite Extra Fine Poly #0 Golden Yellow
Wing: Poly-Yarn
Hackle: Whiting Bronze Brown

Down to the smallest of hooks that I have, the Gamakatsu C12-BM #30 has a (relatively speaking) large hook-eye, making it much easier to deal with when trying to tie it on! The hackle was not very well tied in so you can see the thread got a bit loose behind the hook-eye.

The first time I’ve tied in both tail, dubbing, hackle and wing on a #30 hook, and all without magnification glasses ( I really need to get me some of those soon!). The hackle is the worst part of this: first of all you need to find something small enough, secondly the small hackles takes nothing to tear, so the process can be a bit hard on the eyes and concentration!

Brown Hatch

Posted on 14 May, 2013 by Håvard Eide beaver daiichi ephemerella foam hatch mallard sheer taimen uni whiting

Hook: Daiichi 1260 #16
Thread: Sheer 14/0 Black
Tail: Mallard Flank White
Body: Taimen Beaver Dubbing Brown, UNI-Mylar #16 wrap
Wing: 2mm foam
Hackle: Whiting Bronze Brown

Was looking at some emerging Ephemerella patterns for this one; it will sit very low in the surface and the mallard flank tail will give it life. The foam wings together with the large hackle will make this sit in the surface for a long time. One of those that will end up filling a row in my box later this summer.

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Evil Eye

White CDC No-hackle

Simple Pheasant Tail Nymph Variation

#30 Parachute

Brown Hatch

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