When we speak about flyfishing, flies are as well the real insects as their imitations. The study of insects, the entomology, is listing thausends of species. Of course, here, we will content ourself to mention the usual preys of the fish you find in Alsace and France.
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C.B.F. flies
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PREYS
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IMITATIONS
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HOOK
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| chironomids, dark | nymph, suspender, footballer, grey, olive, dark red | 16, 14, 12 |
| Sedges, brown, beige | Elk hair caddis, sedges, nymphe gold head, | 16, 14, 12, 10 |
| Ephemera, yellow, olive | classic, CDC, nymph, olive, brown, | 18, 16, 14, 12 |
| Dragonflies | nymph, olive, black | 12, 10, 8 (long) |
| Craneflies | brown, black | 12, 10 (long) |
| terrestrials, bibio, midges, ants | classic, black...and black! | 16, 14, 12 |
| young fish | Streamer, boobies, all colors | 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 |
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PREYS
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IMITATIONS
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HOOK
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scuds, beige, olives, pink
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heavy nymphs , gold heads,
beige, pink, grey
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16, 14, 12, 10
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trichoptera, all species
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sedges, Elk hair caddis, heavy
nymphs
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16, 14, 12, 10
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éphémèra,
olive, yellow, red
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classic, CDC, loopwings,klinkhammers,
olive, yellow (sulphurea), red for spents
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18,16,14,
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terrestrials, ants, all insects
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classics, black and red for
ants, wet flies and nymphs,
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18, 14 ,12, 10
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young fish
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streamers
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10, 8, 6, 4
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PREYS
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IMITATIONS
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HOOK
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scuds, pink, grey
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heavy nymphs, gold head, pink,
orange,grey
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16, 14, 12, 10
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trichoptera, brown or clear
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sedges, Elk hair caddis, nymphs
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16, 14, 12, 10
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éphemera, olive (baetis)
, yellow
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classic, CDC olive, yellow,
red for spents
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18,16,14,
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plecoptera
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nymphs olive, dry yellow (isoperla),
black (leuctra)
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14, 12, 10
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terrestrials, midges, bibios..
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classics, black and red (ants)
, green (grasshooper)
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18, 14 ,12, 10
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young fish
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streamers, woolyworm
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10, 8, 6, 4
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Picture above : You will find my selection of the season, 12 models, in 2 exemplars. |
