Fabulous Freija Streamer

This new little 1 inch streamer is my biggest flagship of micro flies. I was looking for a small streamer pattern for Perch, Ide and Asp that "looks helpless and is save to eat". After a lot of trial and error, this bug rolled of my vise. The tank test proved promising.

I hope I now have a fly that can beat my apex Perch lure of 2015: the soft plastic 1,75 inch Lunker city Fin S Shad (duo rig on a spinning rod with 0.16mm Stroft GTM line).

I based this design on some proven fly pattern concepts like the lead head from Hans van Klinken. The lead head design build on a jig hook makes a nice balanced fly that shakes like a rattle snake. I like tying outside in spring and summer, so please enjoy the bird sounds and have a look at my (first) spring video: https://youtu.be/kZVfylhcrDA

Hot tub perch!

Some Dutch lowland streams turn into real hot tubs this month (may). That's because of the explosive hatches of mayflies & caenis. Rudd, dace and perch act over here as trout and feed on emergers & shucks.
 
I seduced this perch (and some rudd) with this lead head style mayfly nymph. It is made on a scud hook with a chenille body, CDC, bead & wonder wing. No plant snags with this fly, just fish! I love the true "lead head" design because it keeps the nymph (more) horizontal like a natural.

The only trouble with extending bodies is that you don't hook the quick-thinking and tail nibbling fish! But bigger ones usually do a full contact hook up.

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