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Tactics & Tying
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Different ways of tying the Czech nymphs have been described, both in Czech and worldwide literature. We use a method you may wish to try. Firstly, we tie lead wire on to the hook shank. The ends of the wire are squeezed with tweezers. The wire is fixed with a drop of super glue. Tie off the lead wire; cover with a thin body silk (after covering the body with varnish and the body silk retains its true colour). Then tie in thin double-fibre thread, tie it as long as is possible to the turn of the hook. (We experiment with different curves of the body).
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Spring Time is the best time for Stillwater fishing in the big lakes in the west of Ireland. But saying that I don't mean mayfly time. My friends and I head for the big Lough Mask in the end of April for the last fifteen years. At this time billions of chironomids hatch and also a lot of small olives. Wet fly fishing has a strong tradition in Ireland, but we do something different. We target the individual rising fish in the shallow bays of the big lake, were most of the hatches occur. Here in the sheltered waters you can see the fish rising, provided there is not too much wind. A flat calm is very difficult, a small ripple on the water is perfect. Most of the time we have the lake to ourselves as the wet fly fisherman need more wind.
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Jigs flies, with a compact lead ball on the hook, began to be used approximately 25 years ago on the Traun River in Austria, where local fishing rules allowed the use of only one fly. In May 1988, Mr. Karel Holub brought some weighted jig nymphs to the Czech Republic for world champion Slavoj Svoboda, who used them with great success in the National Selection competition on the Vltava River in Vyssi Brod. Subsequently, Mr. Klima started to produce jigs flies for Rudi Heger, and in 1990 Mr. Jan Siman started to sell lead-weighted jig nymphs in the Czech Republic. At that time, VMC jig hooks with a 90 degree bend were available in the Czech market. Soon after our success with these jig-nymphs in the World Championships, they were banned in FIPS-Mou events. Several years later in 2001, a change in FIPS-Mou rules allowed the use of one bead with a maximum diameter of 4 mm, and Czechs continued to fish with jigs.
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In motor racing it has often been said that “competition improves the breed” and this is equally true of fly fishing where the Czech-manufactured “Hanák Competition” fly hooks have dominated national and international fly fishing competitions including the FIPS-Mouche World Fly Fishing Championship which is held in a different country each year.
Now, Hanák Ltd, brings to this year´s Christmas market an innovative series of seven new fly rods that demonstrate the same world-beating quality and performance.
The “Hanák Competition” fly rods are the result of several years of intensive research, testing and development assisted by leading members of the Czech team which has dominated the World Fly Championships for the past decade.
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Among all river fly fishing methods, the highest demands on hooks occur when nymphing . We watch the resistance of their points, as the point comes into contact with the bottom of the river so often. Using the top quality products, helps the survival, from frequent contact with the river bottom. We can recommend the use of hooks made of stronger wire, though the nymphs tied on it do not always produce as ellegant a body as on thinner hooks. Where bigger fish occur using stronger wire would be essential.
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I suppose it’s the competitive element in me that is always on the look-out for something different that is still within the tradition of fly-fishing yet will give me an edge. And, if it works, I like to pass it on. There are no secrets with me.
We often see various types of "floating" indicators the likes of wool, etc. used for visual takes when the trout or grayling accepts your Nymph on the river; here is another which is easily seen and not prone to be missed when fishing turbulent water.
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