Stunning wee fly , how you manage to tie a 16 😲 well done Ivar👏
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Hi there David and thanks for your comment! Yes, I have to admit it's a little challenge to tie on these hook sizes, especially since there trebles ain't easy to tie on, since it's often a problem with too big or busy heads on them. I think though this fly is good. :) Take care buddy!
I’m amazed to see such a small fly tied on a treble hook. I would want to tie it on a single hook. If you consider the “down” hook point as being by the beard, do to find that fish are hooked mainly on the down hooks or the upper hooks? Am I wrong in imagining you are making it harder on yourself by using a treble? Or would a single hook definitely reduce your hook ups? One thing I’ve noticed about Icelandic patterns is that they are often very sparse or minimalist. I mean this in a positive & respectful way. They are quite a contrast to a lot of US, Canadian, & UK originated flies. That’s not a negative either, but you won’t find many flies with only 4 materials & those 4 being sparsely used. ;-) Would you mind if I sent you an email about trying to increase your number of viewers? - Bob A.
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Hi there Bob and thanks for your comment. Finally I have time to reply. The reason why I picked treble hook in this size is because these micro flies are getting very popular here in Iceland and other countries where you can fish Atlantic Salmon. With the task single v.s. treble, I agree with you. Too many hook arms will probably reduce hook ups. On the other hand singles are often used in this hook size to do hitching. That's a lot of fun using that method. Last thing is that this was requested by a viewer to be tied on treble. Especially salmon pattern are very often tied with slim materials. It also depends where you're fishing them. Large bodies of water like West Rangá and Sog you can get away with two hand rod, quite large flies and some of the fully dressed. However in smaller sensitive rivers líke Norðurá, Hítará and those rivers with less water, there you can't use the larger flies. They'll simply won't work anything close to the smaller micro patterns. Also another thing is we sometimes have low water season (depends on how the winter before was + current weather). In low water you have to use low water flies. Thus are slim and with reduced materials in tying. Yes Bob, you're welcome to send me an email :) The email is: flugusmidjan@gmail.com All the very best from up north, Ívar
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One thing as well I was taught in Lawschool by the attorneys who worked partly as teachers. They always said; "Less is more". ;)
Stunning wee fly , how you manage to tie a 16 😲 well done Ivar👏
Hi there David and thanks for your comment!
Yes, I have to admit it's a little challenge to tie on these hook sizes, especially since there trebles ain't easy to tie on, since it's often a problem with too big or busy heads on them.
I think though this fly is good. :)
Take care buddy!
Thanks for sharing
Thanks Philip.
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I’m amazed to see such a small fly tied on a treble hook. I would want to tie it on a single hook. If you consider the “down” hook point as being by the beard, do to find that fish are hooked mainly on the down hooks or the upper hooks? Am I wrong in imagining you are making it harder on yourself by using a treble? Or would a single hook definitely reduce your hook ups?
One thing I’ve noticed about Icelandic patterns is that they are often very sparse or minimalist. I mean this in a positive & respectful way. They are quite a contrast to a lot of US, Canadian, & UK originated flies. That’s not a negative either, but you won’t find many flies with only 4 materials & those 4 being sparsely used. ;-)
Would you mind if I sent you an email about trying to increase your number of viewers? - Bob A.
Hi there Bob and thanks for your comment. Finally I have time to reply.
The reason why I picked treble hook in this size is because these micro flies are getting very popular here in Iceland and other countries where you can fish Atlantic Salmon. With the task single v.s. treble, I agree with you. Too many hook arms will probably reduce hook ups. On the other hand singles are often used in this hook size to do hitching. That's a lot of fun using that method. Last thing is that this was requested by a viewer to be tied on treble.
Especially salmon pattern are very often tied with slim materials. It also depends where you're fishing them. Large bodies of water like West Rangá and Sog you can get away with two hand rod, quite large flies and some of the fully dressed. However in smaller sensitive rivers líke Norðurá, Hítará and those rivers with less water, there you can't use the larger flies. They'll simply won't work anything close to the smaller micro patterns. Also another thing is we sometimes have low water season (depends on how the winter before was + current weather). In low water you have to use low water flies. Thus are slim and with reduced materials in tying.
Yes Bob, you're welcome to send me an email :)
The email is: flugusmidjan@gmail.com
All the very best from up north,
Ívar
One thing as well I was taught in Lawschool by the attorneys who worked partly as teachers. They always said; "Less is more". ;)