Sea trout flies is dedicated to providing you with tutorials on tying some of the best fly patterns for catching sea trout. Whether you’re an experienced angler or a beginner, this tag offers a range of patterns to choose from that will help you improve your chances of catching sea trout. The tutorials are simple to follow, with detailed instructions and step-by-step guides, making it easy for you to create your own custom flies at home.
One of the popular patterns for sea trout is the Gammarus shrimp, which imitates the look and movement of shrimp, a favored food of the sea trout. The eel pattern is another popular fly that mimics the look of eels, which are also a favorite food source for sea trout. The Ragworm pattern is a worm imitation that has proven successful in catching sea trout, while the Hoodlum sea trout streamer is a great option for those who prefer streamer fishing.
Another popular pattern that you can find tutorials for on this tag is the Proppen. The Proppen is a versatile pattern that can be used for many different species of fish, including sea trout. This pattern is known for its excellent movement and realistic appearance, making it a great choice for catching sea trout.
By using the “Sea trout flies” tag on my website, you will have access to all of these patterns and more, which will help you increase your chances of catching sea trout. Start making your own custom flies today. With a little practice, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a skilled fly-tier and an expert at catching sea trout.
This is Bob Popovics Jiggy fly, and the fly does exactly what the name suggests! An extremely effective salt water pattern that has gained great popularity in Scandinavia for salt water sea trout and sea bass. Jiggy fly pattern How … Continue reading The Jiggy fly
The Grey Frede/Grå frede is a truly simple pattern that is one of the Danish favorites for sea trout. This short bodied pattern is again in the popular sea trout colour, GREY! The original uses only grizzle marabou and grizzle … Continue reading Grå frede flue
Vaskebjørn or Raccoon, translated from Norwegian, is a pattern that very quickly established itself amongst Scandinavian salt water sea trout fishermen. Developed by Christian Schanche a local fly tyer in the county that I live, is obviously inspired by some … Continue reading Vaskebjørn flue
A popular Danish pattern designed for salt water sea trout. The Magnus can be tied in various sizes but I believe works best in # 6-8. With only basic materials required, just about any fly tyer can tie this. You … Continue reading Magnus sea trout pattern
A pattern that quickly found it’s way into the fly boxes of Scandinavian sea trout fishermen. Given the name from the famous sea trout fishing beach on the west coast of the Island of Bornholm in the Baltic. A very … Continue reading Klympen flue
A Scandinavian surface pattern for sea trout. This is without doubt the most popular pattern for night fishing. When stripped through the surface it has a very attractive profile against the night sky and causes enough disturbance to wake even … Continue reading The Cigar – most popular sea trout pattern for night fishing
A quick and simple, semi realistic pattern to imitate the Mysis shrimp. Ranging from 0.5 to 25 mm long with a slender transparent body. Inspite its small size the Mysis is a very important food item in both lakes and … Continue reading Mysis shrimp fly
Black deer hair flies have been used for decades here in Scandinavia for night fishing in salt water for sea run browns, heres one of my favorites, the marabou muddler. Marabou muddler pattern recipe Hook: Mustad S74 Salt water streamer … Continue reading Black marabou muddler
Tandems or flies tied with a flying treble or double like Hugh Falkus’s famous Sunk Lure, have been used for sea trout fishing for decades. There are many ways of connecting the trailing hook to the leading hook but … Continue reading Sunk Lure streamer for sea trout
A little twist on a well known classic with a couple old but good techniques. One of my most productive streamers, especially for sea run browns. Grizzly Muddler streamer pattern recipe Hook: Mustad S71 # 4 Thread: Dyneema Tail & … Continue reading Grizzly Muddler streamer
Is it a nymph, is it a streamer? Well the Big hole demon is a bit of both and is said to be the best fly for the Big Hole river. But its not just a fresh water pattern, it’s … Continue reading How to tie Big hole demon streamer
A great little minnow pattern made from Marabou, Mylar & Mallard flank. It has worked well for sea run browns but should also be just as effective for browns and bows. How to tie 3M Minnow streamer Continue reading 3M Minnow streamer
A great pattern that creates the illusion of volume while still remaining light and easy to cast. Continue reading Sunrise flatwing streamer
This little Amphipoda can represent many of the several thousand different speices that are found in both fresh and salt water all over the world. Continue reading How to tie Gammarus shrimp
A super simple but realistic pattern that imitates both the fresh and salt water shrimp. This melt glue technique makes a very natural soft, chewy but also tough and robust body. Continue reading How to tie Melt Glue Gammarus
A semi realistic eel pattern for night fishing. Perfect for salt water sea trout fishing and stripped bass that are feeding on sand eels. Nocturnal eel streamer pattern recipe Hook: Mustad C47S # 2 Tying thread: Dyneema 55 Body: Black … Continue reading Nocturnal eel streamer
This little streamer has proven extremely effective in salt water for sea trout in the spring. The combination of weighted eyes and deer hair head give it a attractive muddler minnow effect for sea trout fishing that are feeding A … Continue reading Deer hair gobi streamer
PatteGrisen (Suckling pig) Its ten years today that the pig was born. There are, I am sure, hundreds, if not thousands of new fly patterns that are tied each year for salt water sea trout alone, most of which only … Continue reading How to tie PatteGrisen (Suckling pig)
This is an old one but still a good one, not only for bass but just about anything that will chase minnows. How to tie Sea Bass Herring streamer Please remember to subscribe to the feather benders You Tube channel: … Continue reading Sea Bass Herring streamer
In the autumn in Northern Europe after the long hot summer when the coastal waters begin to cool down again, its at this time of year you dont want to be without a stickleback imitation! Although the recent tendency for … Continue reading Stingsild bucktail streamer
Ragworm The ragworms wedding as it is known, is called the springs most exciting adventure for the sea trout fishing. And if you are lucky enough to be at the right place at the right time, there is no danger … Continue reading Ragworm sea trout streamer
After approximately four years in testing my Hoodlum sea trout streamer has passed with flying colours! Although a little fancy this fly fishing streamer was inspired by the sparser flat-wing patterns that have been so effective on Scandinavian salt … Continue reading Sea trout streamer Hoodlum
Bob Clouser is a well known fly tyer from Middletown USA. He designed the Clouser minnow with the goal of making a pattern that would represent a fleeing bait fish, with a jig motion. The key to achieving this … Continue reading Clouser Minnow Variant
Keeping on the salt water theme for sea trout, heres another sand eel pattern that mixes the new with the old. When designing bait fish patterns, a few things I consider are the shape and silhouette of the fish to be imitated. This is important as you never know if the fish will see it, when fished, in a reflected or backlight situation. The size and colour, and last but not least movement. All these can be achieved with a careful selection of materials. I sometimes also like to give the patterns a three dimensional effect. I achieve this through … Continue reading Foils rush in where angels fear to tread
Sea trout patterns Hip, Hip and Hurrah ! The autumn sea trout season is just around the corner, and as I can see from the search engine terms on the blog, I am not the only one itching to get … Continue reading Essential sea trout patterns for the autumn
Proppen, Without doubt my most productive sea trout fly. over a thousand sea trout can’t be wrong!! This is my variant of one of the best salmon flies in recent years. It is, without doubt my most productive fly for … Continue reading Proppen-most productive sea trout fly
Sea trout When the spring sun has begun to warm the winter cold salt water, it’s not only you that begin to feel the effects of spring. The coastal sea trout that have gone the whole winter in energy saving … Continue reading Sea trout fishing – Top tips
Back to the tying bench again, this time with a salt water pattern. I must say, Its nice to see that salt water materials being made in smaller sizes, not just for the monster warm water fish across the pond. These FisHeadz from Deer creek in the UK , are perfect in the two smallest sizes for salt water fishing in Europe, for both bass in the south and sea trout here in the North. I still haven’t had much time to play with these, I’v only tied half a dozen flies with them, but they are that easy to … Continue reading FisHeadz Mackerel
Although its still a few months before the rag worms start swarming on the coast for thier annual spawn, its always good to have them tied up before hand. For those of you who find the earlier rag worm pattern … Continue reading Video tutorial for a simple rag worm
Yesterday I received in the post a few samples of Shrimp foils from the fly people in Germany. One sheet with coated foils and a second with uncoated. The coated foils really look the business but unfortunately after three attempts … Continue reading Awesome opossum Shrimp – just foiling around
A simple but effective shrimp for salt water sea trout. Yet another older video but they tying technique is still valid. Continue reading How to tie CdC shrimp video tutorial
If you are after a realistic sand eel, these are the way to go! This is the first time I have used the Deer Creek Fish Headz and I have to say they are the best self adhesive heads I have used to date. Available in a great selection of colours and sizes, I am glad to say even extra small which are the perfect size for salt water sea trout patterns. Unlike some of the other self adhesive heads these are already coated and are flexible, almost rubber like and adhere extremely well to the materials I have used … Continue reading Deer Creek Fish Headz
Another pattern for salt water sea trout that has been extremely productive for me over the years. Continue reading How to tie Fritz Shrimp video tutorial
The original zonker pattern was tied by the American fly tyer Dan Byford in the 1970s and was quickly recognised the world over, as a big fish fly and extremely easy to tie, yet realistic imitation for most smaller bait … Continue reading Melt Glue Zonker or Virtual Minnow streamer
The original flat wing pattern was developed by the late Bill Peabody a well known fly tyer and fisherman from Rhode Island in the US. The original pattern was developed for stripped bass but was also found to be … Continue reading Sea trout Flat wing streamer
The Midas nymph is my rendition on a more common pattern called the copper John, which uses copper wire instead of gold oval tinsel amongst other things. The interesting thing about the copper John, according to Bruce Olsen sales manager … Continue reading The Midas touch, confessions of a nymph-omaniac.
Tying with melt glue does require a little more practice and patience than most regular materials. But the results can be rewarding! Melt glue is a material that one has to get used to using. Once its mastered, it can … Continue reading Tying flies with a gun
The original Thunder creek streamer series came from the vice of American, Keith Fulsher. In the early sixties, not satisfied with the regular head and eye size of streamers, he began experimenting and chose the reverse buck tail technique for his Thunder creek patterns. This technique involves tying the buck tail, as the technique suggests, the opposite way and then folding it back over the hook shank and tying down to form the head. The simplicity of this pattern and the minimal materials needed to tie it, is fly design at its very best! He achieved his goal, a slim … Continue reading Bug Bond Thunder Creek streamer
The 32 images in this coming exhibition endorse Barry’s love and passion for the sport as a fly fisherman, photographer and artist. The viewer is taken on a journey into the world of fly fishing that is rarely seen. On first encountering these beautiful images, they are sufficiently recognizable as images of fish and fishing, but as you approach and view them at close range, they transform into a graphic and sometimes abstract, overlapping of organic patterns and colour. All images are for sale, signed and numbered by the artist. Barry is also making a series of limited photographs with … Continue reading Contre-jour Fine art photographic prints
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