I’ve enjoyed learning to tie flies in recent years and now I can tie just about anything from tiny dries up to big pike and sallwater patterns.

Here are a couple of Norwegian templedogs along with tying instructions.

 

Fly: Heart of the Sunrise

This is a fly I designed myself for use on the Norwegian rivers. The combination of bright, sunburst colours and the golden brown topping is a real winner. This fly really lights up in the water and the coppery body and flash add a subtle extra note. The title comes from an old tune by ’Yes,’ a favourite band from my hippy youth days.

 

Templedogtube tied on Guideline plastic tubing system with cone head hidden under wing
Tag: hot orange utc thread
Butt: hot yellow wire
Tail: orange antron
Palmered Body Hackle: none
Body: front two thirds, Largurton copper tinsel, front third, yellow ice dub
Rib: hot yellow wire
Underwing/Front Body Hackle: orange flashabou dubbing wound in a dubbing loop
Wing: sunburst yellow arctic fox followed by orange and then golden brown templedog with hot yellow, orange and copper angel hair combed in. Two strands of hot yellow krystal flash.
Hackle: orange under yellow cock, the latter wound full or red cock wound full over longer yellow schlappen
Eyes: orange jungle cock