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FS Europe Slim Scud Tungsten Body is a unique product introduced in 2023. It is a great way to increase the weight of the gammarus / scud flies and at the same time achieve a nice slim realistic profile of the fly. In comparison with the lead scud bodies it is approx. 1.7x denser / heavier and non-toxic. The body is only 1.1 - 1.2 mm thick and weights as much as 3.5 mm tungsten bead (approx. 0.33 grams).Features:- made of high density 98% tungsten- grooves on the arc and bottom for easier a …

We have been fishing the C&R section of river Vah (Slovakia, Besenova) over the weekend. Friday was exceptional, gammarus style nymphs were working pretty well, mainly in the morning hours. Evening was dry fly only, with a massive caddis hatch just before sunset (you get only 1/2 hour chance, but it is worth it :). Saturday was slower, we caught a few, fishing was interrupted by rain / storm.We fished mostly 5X (0.14 mm) Tiemco Akron and 6X (0.12 mm) Stroft FC1 fluorocarbon while nymph …

Little scud / czech nymph cross-breed tied on KYPE K310BL size 14. List of material below (shop links included):- Hook: K310BL, #14- Body: Hends flat lead wire, 2mm - Back: Sybai scudback 4mm - Rib: Veevus mono 0.10mm, clear - Dubbing: Wapsi sow scud, FSE black squirrel- Thread: Veevus 30D GSP …

Beautiful gammarus fly patterns now in stock. They look great and catch tricky fish as well, grayling & trout alike!- in stock in sizes 16-18 (size 14 coming soon)- various colours (see below)- weighted / compressed, size 16 weights approx. 0.3 g which corresponds to 3-3.5 mm tungsten beaded nymph- tied on our special gammarus barbless hook, Kype K620BLModel FSE362Model FSE361Model FSE364Model FSE363Model FSE365Model FSE359FSE360#fl …

Light brown Gammarus Shrimp tied on Maruto C47BL. Great fly, works well especially in smaller sizes on graylings.Material list (click cart button to shop / inspect):- hook - Maruto C47 size 16 - underbody - flat fine lead wire from Veniard - body part1 - Hends 3mm body stretch - body part2 - Hends ginger hare plus dubbing - ribbing - Hends copper wire 0.18mm - thread1 - Hends twist black  - thread2 - Black 30D nanosilk from Semperfli - tail - partridge hackle&n …