Here is a fly that works excellent for wild trout when rivers are high and water is very cold from snow.:

It is very simple  for everybody to tie this fly.

Is a searching nymph because  imitate stoneflies and mayflies in the same time.

Green from martians is the color that works for rhyacophila caddis flies:

happy tying

Lucian

In March and April is very cold outside  so you need a flies that goes very fast in the feeding area.

A great solution for me is to use nymph tied on jig hooks.

A newbie fisherman will ask why jigs? It is  simple: because  they don’t snag on the bottom very easy and because  these flies tied on jig hooks swim with the point  up.

Models are not complicated at all but in the rivers with high fishing  pressure you have to  be creative. A GRHE fly can be modified  a little bit using UV ribbing materials or holo tinsel.

Bellow you can find a step be step and a few models that I use  in cold, high  and muddy  waters:

Another  jig for muddy waters:

This one  is made  with Pure CDC Dubbing from Trout Line because CDC have more movement in waters than standard dubbing. I use this fly in deep poles with slow running waters.

Another series of  jig flies can be found here.

happy tying,

Lucian

I love to tie using catgut because the colors,  texture,  the final aspect of the flies are unique.

Bellow you can find another fly with a special place in my fly boxes:

Materials:

Hook: Demmon DGH BL  #10-12

Thread: 8/0 Standard from Textreme

Body Thread: Cream Devaux body thread

Body: Catgut – in natural color

Torax: seal fur mixed with black rabbit dubbing

Bead: gold or black  tungsten bead

I know this fantastic fly from an Italian friend. I use this fly  for Winter grayling fishing. It is one of the best dry fly that I use in this period.

Materials:

Hooks: Demmon G900 BL #16-18

Thread: Textreme Pure Silk in olive, light olive, medium olive colors

Wing: CDC Khaki Campbell

Hackle: Whiting Brahma Hackle – one turn

This fly is one of the best nymph for fishing grayling using french style of nymphing.

For fishing trout I recommend to apply a layer of UV Resin from Deer Creek. In this way the body will be indestructible.

Materials:

Hooks: Maruto Dohitomi D82 BL size #16

Thread: 17/0 Uni Thread

Body: hand cleaned peacock quill -natural color

Tail: nutria guard hair -dark natural

Torax: mad rabbit dubbing in natural and yellow mixed

Legs: hen mottled barbs from Brahma hen

Back: cream and olive body thread from Devaux

happy tying

Lucian

Here is the step by step:

Nutria – the material that I use for tails and legs:

a close up photo:

Materials:

Hook: Maruto D82 BL #16
Thread: 17/0 Uni
Body: olive catgut size S
Tail:nutria guard hair ( natural dark speckled )
Torax: mad rabbit dubb olive mixed with yellow
Legs: nutria guard hair

Here is a nymph  with a special place in my fly box.

I use it in Autumn for grayling fishing

Materials:

Hook: Maruto D82BL fly hook #16

Thread: 17/0 Uni

Body: hand stripped quill – natural color

Torax: mad rabbit dubbing  natural color mixed with yellow

Legs:  Whiting Brahma hen barbs

Tail: guard hair from Nutria -natural dark color