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gena the art of fly tying lou digena is an accomplished fly tier from new jersey he s an extraordinary guy we dive deep into fly tying photography digital media and fine art as i learned on this podcast he is a professor of fine art and digital media at st john university i don t think either of us thought we were going down the art rabbit hole but that is the fun part of podcasts learning about your guests as a person and their expertise it clear lou is an artist both behind the vise behind the lens and in various other art mediums he stresses the idea of observation both in art and on the water and how focused observation will make you a better fly tier and fly fisherman 2024 louis digena all rights reserved loudigena flytying flyfishing 0 comments labels art creative fly tying fly fishing fly tying fly tying art podcast posted by lou digena at 1 02 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday february 14 2021 killer rock worm with lou digena hook mustad s80 3906 https amzn to 3qlssiy size 10 16 thread utc ultra wire black in size brassie https amzn to 37gxkhj body green yarn https amzn to 2losw4q head utc ultra wire black https amzn to 37gxkhj the killer rock worm a variation of frank sawyer s killer bug using black wire and green yarn change yarn and wire color to mimic the caddis larva in your waters the killer bug is famous in the u k and europe and recently has this pattern gained a following in the u s this fly is renowned for its catching fish and the mythological properties of chadwick s 477 wool used in its construction frank sawyer was a river keeper on the river avon at lake in wiltshire in the u k along with being a writer and inventor of such flies as the pheasant tail nymph the killer bug was developed by mr sawyer to manage the grayling numbers on the river avon then grayling considered a coarse fish and undesirable as a food or game fish if you re looking for an available substitute semperfli chadwicks 477 substitute https amzn to 3de9ll5 is an excellent choice fly tying gear regal stainless steel revolution and base https amzn to 3gxmqvl regal vise tool bar attachment https amzn to 2ixpkee cohen s sculpting scissors tiemco ceramic bobbin https amzn to 3u7gkxv matarelli whip finisher https amzn to 370hxnu solarez bone dry https amzn to 3m3o4jn camera gear camera panasonic gh4 https amzn to 2iticsu lens panasonic 30mm macro https amzn to 3n0zze ring light neewer 48 macro led https amzn to 2vusfii fill light 3 aputure h198 https amzn to 39v2d1s battery wasabi power battery and charger https amzn to 2vryo3s backdrop dark grey light grey https amzn to 33uzux3 using affiliate links helps support the channel at no cost to you thanks 2021 louis digena all rights reserved loudigena flytying flyfishing 0 comments labels caddis caddis larva crane fly larva creative fly tying fly fishing fly tying green rock worm k i s s pattern larva nymph pattern sawyer s killer bug posted by lou digena at 7 09 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday february 2 2021 pea ca bou nymph with lou digena dick talleur calls this nymph the pea ca bou brown and i can only find mention of this pattern in hooked on fly tying classic wet flies nymphs bennett watt entertainment inc https amzn to 2mp1yfu it s a tremendous all a round nymph that uses two of the best materials out there peacock herl and marabou i ve found smaller sizes are effective little black stone flies and larger versions imitate isonychia also known as the slate drake it s simple and once you get used to handling the marabou a fast pattern to tie pea ca bou nymph hook 2x long wet fly tiemco tmc2302 https amzn to 36wy0bm thread uni 6 0 brown https amzn to 3ahrcwy hackle brown marabou https amzn to 3r8bybn tail brown marabou https amzn to 3r8bybn body peacock herl https amzn to 3re0u6n head uni 6 0 brown https amzn to 3ahrcwy 0 comments labels early black stone fly nymph fly fishing fly tying fly tying instructions fly tying materials fly tying pattern nymph pattern wet fly posted by lou digena at 11 57 am email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday december 30 2020 takayama sakasa kebari with lou digena takayama sakasa kebari with lou digena the takayama sakasa kebari is a legendary sakasa kebari thought to originate in japan s takayama region what makes this pattern different than a standard kebari is the peacock herl collar and hen pheasant hackle what fly doesn t benefit either peacock herl or pheasant feathers if you don t have hen pheasant substitute any molded brown hen wet fly hackle or hungary partridge these flies are more impressionistic fly and it roughly mimics a large variety of insects so change thread color to match the bugs hatching on your waters it s a great searching pattern and emerger materials hook mustad c49s curved caddis hook https amzn to 3rzsuer thread utc 140 red https amzn to 3hncssh head utc 140 red https amzn to 3hncssh thorax peacock herl https amzn to 37vvs31 abdomen utc 140 red https amzn to 3hncssh fly tying gear regal stainless steel revolution and base https amzn to 3gxmqvl regal vise tool bar attachment https amzn to 2ixpkee cohen s sculpting scissors matarelli whip finisher https amzn to 370hxnu camera gear camera panasonic gh4 https amzn to 2iticsu lens panasonic 30mm macro https amzn to 3n0zze ring light neewer 48 macro led https amzn to 2vusfii fill light 3 aputure h198 https amzn to 39v2d1s battery wasabi power battery and charger https amzn to 2vryo3s backdrop dark grey light grey https amzn to 33uzux3 using affiliate links helps support the channel at no cost to you thanks 2020 louis digena all rights reserved loudigena flytying flyfishing 0 comments posted by lou digena at 8 12 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday december 23 2020 sawyer s pheasant tail nymph with lou digena i think everyone knows the pheasant tail nymph but i m not sure how many know sawyer s pheasant tail nymph the pattern is dead simple and like most patterns i tie it follows the k i s s rule for those who don t know the pattern it s a killer frank sawyers designed it to baetis nymph or olives i ve found it s also a good imitation of the ephemerella nymphs including the hendricksons and sulphurs nymphs for the baetis tie the nymph in sizes 16 20 and for the ephemerella tie it in 14 16 if you have a long pheasant tail then a size 12 is possible materials hook hook mustad s80 3906 https amzn to 2k9rwo8 thread x small brown copper wire https amzn to 37nvj09 body center tail from a cock pheasant https amzn to 2kozd15 fly tying gear regal stainless steel revolution and base https amzn to 3gxmqvl regal vise tool bar attachment https amzn to 2ixpkee cohen s sculpting scissors matarelli whip finisher https amzn to 370hxnu camera gear camera panasonic gh4 https amzn to 2iticsu lens panasonic 30mm macro https amzn to 3n0zze ring light neewer 48 macro led https amzn to 2vusfii fill light 3 aputure h198 https amzn to 39v2d1s battery wasabi power battery and charger https amzn to 2vryo3s backdrop dark grey light grey https amzn to 33uzux3 using affiliate links helps support the channel at no cost to you thanks 2020 louis digena all rights reserved 0 comments labels fly tying fly tying instructions k i s s pattern nymph pattern sawyer s pheasant tail posted by lou digena at 12 58 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday december 17 2020 thread control and fly tying knots tutorial thread control and fly tying knots materials hook tiemco umpqua tmc 103bl fly tying https amzn to 37obeiu thread danville 6 0 flymaster thread waxed https amzn to 3owcqug fly tying gear regal stainless steel revolution and base https amzn to 3gxmqvl regal vise tool bar attachment https amzn to 2ixpkee cohen s sculpting scissors matarelli whip finisher https amzn to 370hxnu camera gear camera panasonic gh4 https amzn to 2iticsu lens panasonic 30mm macro https amzn to 3n0zze ring light neewer 48 macro led https amzn to 2vusfii fill light 3 aputure h198 https amzn to 39v2d1s battery wasabi power battery and charger https amzn to 2vryo3s backdrop dark grey light grey https amzn to 33uzux3 using affiliate links helps support the channel at no cost to you thanks 2020 louis digena all rights reserved loudigena flytying flyfishing 0 comments labels fly tying instructions fly tying tools fly tying video half hitch thread control whip finish posted by lou digena at 6 36 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday december 12 2020 tiger baetis nymph is a simple and effective baetis bwo nymph pattern which you can use on any stream or river like fly and fin on facebook follow flyandfin on twitter follow loudg13 on instagram subscribe to our youtube channel materials hook mustad s80 3906 https amzn to 2k9rwo8 thread utc 140 denier watery olive https amzn to 3myyowj tails coq de leon fibers https amzn to 3a6uf5v rib x small brown copper wire https amzn to 37nvj09 body utc watery olive https amzn to 3myyowj tiger stripes brown marker https amzn to 37k2v8z wing case black marker https amzn to 39v1s2s coating solarez bone dry https amzn to 3m3o4jn fly tying gear regal stainless steel revolution and base https amzn to 3gxmqvl regal vise tool bar attachment https amzn to 2ixpkee cohen s sculpting scissors matarelli whip finisher https amzn to 370hxnu camera gear camera panasonic gh4 https amzn to 2iticsu lens panasonic 30mm macro https amzn to 3n0zze ring light neewer 48 macro led https amzn to 2vusfii fill light 2 aputure h198 https amzn to 39v2d1s battery wasabi power battery and charger https amzn to 2vryo3s backdrop dark grey light grey https amzn to 33uzux3 using affiliate links helps support the channel at no cost to you thanks 2020 louis digena all rights reserved loudigena flytying flyfishing 0 comments labels baetis bwo fly fishing fly tying fly tying gear fly tying instructions fly tying materials fly tying pattern fly tying videos k i s s pattern material mayflies nymph nymph pattern nymphs wet fly posted by lou digena at 3 59 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday december 9 2020 tiger baetis nymph a short preview tiger baetis materials hook mustad s80 3906 https amzn to 2k9rwo8 thread utc 140 denier watery olive https amzn to 3myyowj tails coq de leon fibers https amzn to 3a6uf5v rib x small brown copper wire https amzn to 37nvj09 body utc watery olive https amzn to 3myyowj tiger stripes brown marker https amzn to 37k2v8z wing case black marker https amzn to 39v1s2s coating solarez bone dry https amzn to 3m3o4jn fly tying gear regal stainless steel revolution and base https amzn to 3gxmqvl regal vise tool bar attachment https amzn to 2ixpkee cohen s sculpting scissors matarelli whip finisher https amzn to 370hxnu 0 comments labels fly fishing flies fly fishing fly tying fly tying gear fly tying hooks fly tying instructions fly tying supplies fly tying tools fly tying videos fly tying vise tying materials tying patterns posted by lou digena at 8 21 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday march 12 2017 compton s cinnamon toast baetis nymph a while back kevin compton owner of performance flies and i got together to film him tying up some of the patterns he is best known for and popularizing these patterns are staples in the competition scene kevin is always refining these patterns and making them simpler to tie at performance flies you will find materials and patterns from the competitive fly fishing scene also kevin has jack mickievicz s original materials such as honeybug cotton chenille jack s original dubbing blends and dupont antron yarn the cinnamon toast baetis nymph is a bwo blue winged olives nymph bwo s are staples in most if not all rivers these nymphs are an important food source for trout because of their high number and multi broods the fact that many bwo s are multi brood means they are available to trout year round baetis are streamlined swimmers and the nymph pattern should be slender here kevin ties his cinnamon toast baetis nymph which is a deadly bwo nymph compton s cinnamon toast baetis nymph materials hook hanak h230bl 14 16 head 3 32 gold tungsten bead thread fly dk 80 brown tails golden olive coq de leon fibers rib xfine copper wire body brown olive condor substitute thorax jan siman peacock dubbing peacock bronze for materials visit http www performanceflies com 2017 louis digena all rights reserved 2 comments labels competition fly creative fly tying czech nymph euro nymph fly fishing fly tiers fly tying fly tying materials fly tying pattern nymph nymph pattern performance flies video posted by lou digena at 5 33 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday march 1 2017 sawyer s killer bug hook tmc 2302 or mustad s80 3906 in 14 18 tied here with a 3906 thread copper wire in size brassie or small size 16 18 tie better using small wire body chadwick s 477 wool substitute the sawyer s killer bug is famous in the u k and europe but only recently has this pattern gained a following in the u s this fly is famous for its catching fish and mythological properties of chadwick s 477 yarn used in its construction i became aware of the killer bug through english fly tier and author oliver edwards who featured sawyer s patterns in his dvd essential skills search and sight fishing released in 2001 frank sawyer was a river keeper on the river avon at lake in wiltshire in the u k along with being a writer and inventor of such flies as the pheasant tail nymph sawyer s pattern is simple and effective using in many cases only two materials in the killer bug and pheasant tail nymph he used copper wire the thread and weight both patterns are brilliant in their simplicity and effectiveness the killer bug was developed by sawyer s to manage the grayling numbers on the river avon back then grayling were considered vermin and gentleman would only angle for trout never grayling in alkaline chalk stream one of the main food sources is freshwater shrimp and the killer bug was designed to imitate shrimp and scuds today in the u s it s an effective imitation for larva crane and caddis scuds cress bugs and shrimp the originally the killer bug was tied chadwick s 477 darning wool and reddish brown copper wire for some the original chadwick s 477 wool has mythical fish catching properties with lengths of the wool selling for hundreds of dollars production of chadwick s wool ceased in 1965 which only added to its value the killer bug was named by sawyer s friend lee wulff but its popularity never quite took in the u s by the time i found out about the bug there was no wool to purchase i was on a mission find a suitable substitute veniard s sells their version wool veniard 477 but without a sample of the genuine article it was nearly impossible to know if it was a good ...