Mid May 2015: We were all set and ready to go for our 10th trip of the season. With low expectations, I set out as always with high hopes. The weather was unstable. Overcast, but the forecast predicted rising temperatures, no wind and a chance to see the sun in the afternoon. Still a hope, […]
Muskrat Sparkle Dun
/0 Comments/in Dun, Fly Tying, Mayflies /by Kjell S. RakkenesBaetis flymph emerger
/0 Comments/in Emergers, Mayflies /by Kjell S. RakkenesSpring Baetis Hatch
/0 Comments/in English, Fly Fishing /by Kjell S. RakkenesMid May 2015: We were all set and ready to go for our 10th trip of the season. With low expectations, I set out as always with high hopes. The weather was unstable. Overcast, but the forecast predicted rising temperatures, no wind and a chance to see the sun in the afternoon. Still a hope, […]
Spring Baetis Parachute
/in Dun, Fly Tying, Mayflies /by Kjell S. RakkenesRena Caddis Emerger
/in Caddisflies, Emerger /by Kjell S. RakkenesThe Rena Caddis Emerger is my own variation on the caddis emerger that I find particularly effective in the River Rena (Renaelva) during normal conditions. Even though most caddises does not emerge in water, I find this pattern particularly effective during the early stages of a caddis hatch.
Red Tag Attractor
/in Attractors, Other /by Kjell S. RakkenesThe Rena Caddis
/in Adult, Caddisflies /by Kjell S. RakkenesThe Parachute Midge
/in Adult, Midges /by Kjell S. RakkenesYou’re probably, as me, always looking for great midge patterns. The Parachute Midge is such a pattern. The Parachute Midge is as easy to tie as the CdC Midge, and just as effective on a midge hatch. The fly design is similar to the Rena Caddis pattern.
CdC and Elk Emerger
/0 Comments/in Caddisflies, Emerger /by Kjell S. RakkenesThe CdC and Elk Emerger is part of a concept of its own. Created by Hans Weilenmann these flies are beautiful, easy to tie and catches fish like nothing else. They can be tied in several ways to imitate different stages of a life cycle. Longer elk wings yields an adult. These short wings creates […]
Pearl Emerger
/in Emerger, Midges /by Kjell S. Rakkenes