Lemon & Grey classic fly by Timo Kontio

We had another fly-tying evening at EPK. This time Timo Kontio came to teach us how to tie Lemon & Gray. It was my first classic fly tying and feel there is room for improvement. :) Nevertheless, I learned a lot about handling fly tying materials. Below is the sample fly tied by Timo Kontio.

Lemon & Grey by Timo Kontio

EPK - Lake-flyfishing for Whitefish by Mikko Halonen

This weeks fly-tying evening was themed around fishing for whitefish. Mikko Halonen came to present his wide range of knowledge about lake-flyfishing for whitefish. For the surprise of many, whitefish is at least as preferred fish to catch and eat in Finland as trout. However, fly-fishing for them is not a common way to catch them. We learned a lot about their habitat, behavior, seasonal considerations, and so on. Mikko Halonen was also introducing his books: Siikaperhoja and Perhokalastajan Harjus.The top of the icing was seeing his fly boxes and tying some flies with him.

EPK fly-tying evening - Surface flies

One another fly-tying evening at EPK. This time, Markku Kemppainen was introducing surfacefilm flies to EPK fly tiers. After a short theory on why and how these flies work, we tied some flies on progressively smaller and smaller hooks. They are extremely simple and quick to tie. I have fished surface flies before, so I know that when conditions are right they will work. Now, we just need all that ice to melt.

Surface fly - simply ugly :)

EPK fly tying evenings

EspoonPerhokalastajat organizes fly tying evenings for the uneasy fly-fisher minds <-- It's closed season here. I missed the first evening, but got there for the second. I have to say, I always see new people there....which is good and probably means newcomers to EPK. This evening we tied three flies and they were not new to me. Nevertheless, I always learn a few tricks and Finnish words. :) Here are some photos from the evening:

Mika Vainio's best flies - presentation and fly-tying at EPK

Image by sunnysuomi via FlickrImage by sunnysuomi via FlickrImage by sunnysuomi via FlickrImage by sunnysuomi via FlickrImage by sunnysuomi via FlickrImage by sunnysuomi via FlickrEPK - Fly tying w Mika Vainio-001, a photo by sunnysuomi on Flickr.

EPK has arranged a seminar with Mika Vainio (Team Manager - Vision), where Mika went through his most recommended 5 flies (It was more than 5 :)). He explained how to tie them and how to fish them. Finnish being only a second language to me, I expected to get tired of listening ;), but it went pretty good. His Finnish is pretty clear and easy to understand.
I uploaded couple of photos of Mika,the EPK club and the flies. Not all the flies, for that kind of information you should come to EPK events. ;) Only kidding. Enjoy and comment, I might upload some more.

Pink lady

Streamer-tying-008, a photo by sunnysuomi on Flickr.

The Rainbow-chaser was tied with one thing on my mind. Yep, you guessed it right. It's for fooling those fat rainbows. :)

Red darter

Streamer-tying-010, a photo by sunnysuomi on Flickr.

Another tie for the coming spring. I feel ready...Could we have a quick run-off and start the season? :)