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A practical guide to GSP fly tying thread. Learn what GSP is, what denier means and how to choose the right thread size for dry flies, nymphs, streamers and large pike flies.

Choosing the right hook is one of the most important elements when tying flies. The hook’s shape, shank length and wire thickness influence not only the appearance of the fly but also how it behaves in the water and how effectively the fish is hooked.

In this article, I want to answer a question that often comes from beginners in fly tying: Which fly-tying thread is best for tying dry flies?

Pike flies are mostly large patterns of flies tied on hooks, but also on larger, thicker tubes. Due to their above-standard size, these lures are most often 15-18 cm long, and there are also larger, much larger pike streamers up to 25 cm long. There are even larger ones made on two hooks connected together – tandem flies. They are made for the spinning method and are most often used with a Cheburashka sinker.

The increasing number of e-mails and phone calls from fly anglers and spinning anglers fishing on the Danish, Swedish, German and Polish coasts was the impulse to write the text below.

Winter is the period of the year when we can successfully catch sea trout from the Baltic coast. But what fishing fly patterns are effective in cold winter water?