Hydropsyche are sedges that live their aquatic part of life caddisless, they are very common, from low land rivers to alpines.
In this video: Boat surface fly fishing in the Mediterranean sea and fly tying steps for a very robust and effective saltwater popper.
When guiding is great for getting used to the local fishery and being driven to great scenarios and nice fish, the twist of making it on your own provides the ultimate experience.
A relatively simple to tie crayfish imitation for the summer carp. For still water tie it with little weight, the dumb-bell eyes will suffice and it will not spook the fish when cast in shallow water.
It is on the banks of Santa Susanna river that St. Francis of Assisi would have been inspired to compose the Canticle of the Creatures. For the beauty of the landscape and the exceptional flow of water the spring was declared a natural monument in 1977.
The Arctic char is the fish found at a highest latitude on Earth. On the Italian Alps the char is present since the glacial era. After the glaciers retreated, large char population remained inhabiting alpine lakes and streams above 1000 meters altitude.
Mixed Hatches, Parallax Oversight, The Drift, Cock the Snook
The global dun is an imitation of small and medium mayfies that, after emerging, ride the surface before becoming airborne. If the devil is in the details this fly is definetly not a saint.
Up north there is an island where pike leave is the mighty salt water of the Batlic sea
The Große (big) Lauter is a chalkstream in Germany that has good hatches of the real Mayfly (E.danica) between end May and mid June
The Asp is most of the time an elusive ghost. But when the day comes, it is a day you will remember for a long time.
Almost mid May, a report on the benthos in a small stream.
