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 to 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 to 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.
Luca Montanari
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This fly is really effective if made to sink to a good depth and then induced to swim towards the surface while it crosses the fish feeding area: in this way it is able to imitate a mature sedge pupa that faces the migration towards the emerging point
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Graceful imitation of trichopter tied with the classic technique of wings in the section of the feather mounted at canopy shape, excellent fly from late spring and throughout the summer
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A skinny fly similar to the ephemerals that faced the hatching without being able to emerge and that lie drowned under the water surface
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One of the most known and effective imitations of ephemeral at the nymph stage which should never be missing in our boxes
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To catch an astute trout we can select the right imitation of the insect it is preying, or put in place a fishing strategy that aims to entice and foment the aggressiveness of our opponent, such as that to tempt it with a fly similar to sedge and stone flies presented in a somewhat dynamic way
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I produced some beautiful T-shirts with the images of two of the beautiest and celebrated classic salmon flies:: the Chatterer and the Green Highlander.
The jet ink printing on the heavy cotton of the T-shirts puts in evidence every details of these flies. For information send me a message via the page Contatti |
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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 the books I invite you to visit the Flies and Mosche page. To request a copy at discounted price please fill out the form on the Contatti page and send it to me |
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To avoid getting into difficulties when fighting with a nice fish, the angler must learn how to connect each other all the components of his own equipment, distinguishing of each knot features and usefulness
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An extraordinary technique that requires a special loom and that allows us to tie really unusual, but very imitative flies
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In 1845, on board a ship departed from Scotland and directed to Norway, John Scott, a popular gillie of the Tweed River and expert fly tier, gave birth to one of the most beautiful classic salmon flies and dedicated it to his namesake and working employer Lord John Scott, with whom he embarked for a fishing expedition
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