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This site is dedicated to fly fishing enthusiasts who share my passion for fly tying. Fly fishing is a complex and multifaceted discipline, which allows us to catch many species of fish with lures differently structured, but united by the same name of "fly".
I wish to offer to the beginner, as well as to the expert in the fly tying field, a growing collection of flies, dividing the models according to the water suited to their use or to the fish attracted by them.
I have reserved also a section for the fully dressed, the classic Atlantic salmon flies popular in Victorian age, because they are small jewels that appear, if well built, true masterpieces and well represent the intrinsic expression of art in fly tying.
I wish to offer to the beginner, as well as to the expert in the fly tying field, a growing collection of flies, dividing the models according to the water suited to their use or to the fish attracted by them.
I have reserved also a section for the fully dressed, the classic Atlantic salmon flies popular in Victorian age, because they are small jewels that appear, if well built, true masterpieces and well represent the intrinsic expression of art in fly tying.
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Luca Montanari |
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An emerger that represents olive ephemeral of medium size, such as the Baetis rhodani, or caddisflies with greenish abdomen and brownish wings, such as the Rhyacophila vulgaris |
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This is a great fly for fishing in summer, especially at the beginning of a hatch of brownish mayflies |
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Tying an imitation of chironomid or of small mayfly very alluring for trout and grayling fishing |
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The toppings wings, the classic salmon flies which have wings built with golden pheasant crest feathers, are quite numerous in the Traherne collection, some of which are less complicated but equally difficult to tie |
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This fly, according to the plumages quantity and hook size used to tie it, may appear similar to a leech, or to an ephemeral nymph, or even to a chironomid pupa |
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Many flies of this site have been photographed and described in my books “Flies – Mosche da pesca” and “Mosche – per trote, temoli e salmoni”, published by Editoriale Olimpia. The special photographic technique I have used to realize the images of these books shows every detail of the flies, giving to the reader / fly tier suggestions to build his own patterns, are these copies of the flies I proposed or personal remaking of the various original dressing . For more information about Flies and Mosche, or to request a signed copy, I invite you to fill out the form on the Contatti page and send it to me |
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In 1845, during a fishing trip from Scotland to Norway, John Scott, a popular gillie of the Tweed River, gave "life " to a lure which would have become the more representative salmon fly of the British tradition, dedicating it to his namesake and employer Lord John Scott |
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In Norway the salmon fishing season starts the 1st June. For the first few weeks, when the water is still cold and the big spring salmon are moving slow and close to the pool bottom, we need tube flies in large size, choosing those ones with dull colours for evening fishing, while in sunny daylight the brightest and colourful patterns are the most effective |
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