End of season 2….

It has been great to do all these LIVE Fly tying Fridays again, even though have had less episodes this season. It has been a pretty rough and tough winter for a lot us and what has been going on in the world makes everyone more cautious. For us it has been ups and downs, sick on and off and getting Covid for a second time. So there has been parts with this season that suffered, for example the weekly updates and YouTube. But we will get back on track and all episodes will come shortly.

Tellis Flugfiske will be the only sponsor this year around!

Why? Because I truly believe that this cause it worth it and I hope more of you do to. This year I am also arranging the fishing show “Havsöringens dag” on the 19th of March, where all donations will go to conservation organizations around Gothenburg.

 

Lottery prices

The Lottery prices are few those that are just great to have in your fly fishing gear.

1. Salt Impact 9′ #9/10 rod.
Worth: 3.295 SEK:-
Info: https://tellis-flugfiske.se/product/tsd-salt-impact-series/

2. Mavros 12′ #6/7/8.
Worth: 3.800 SEK:-
Info: https://tellis-flugfiske.se/product/tsd-mavros-double-hand-series/

3. Single Hand Spey WF #7 line.
Worth: 375 SEK:-
Info: https://tellis-flugfiske.se/product/tsd-single-hand-spey-wf-floating-7-8/

4. Fly Tying Material Packages.
Fly Package 1
This fly tying package will include:
– Special TSD Fly Tying Bag under the fly tying material (limited edition).
– TSD Bucktail – Red
– TSD UV Ice Dub – Green
– TSD UV Ice Dub – Olive
– Streamer Rooster #2 – Black
– TSD Tinsel Flash – Gun Metal
– TSD SW Angel Hair – Olive Gold
– TSD SW Angel Hair – Rainbow
– TSD Bottle Tubes – Gold, 13mm
– TSD US Tubes – 3 sizes & 3 colors
– TSD Bullet Brass – Fluo Yellow, 10mm
– TSD Body Braid – Red
– TSD Body Braid – Silver Copper
– TSD Body Braid – Silver
– TSD Fox Hair – Olive
Worth: 600 SEK:-

Fly Package 2
This fly tying package will include the same as package 1 & 3
Worth: 600 SEK:-

Fly Package 3
This fly tying package will include the same as package 1 & 2
Worth: 600 SEK:-

5. Personal “Prison” Mugg with your pictures on it.
Worth: 149 SEK:-
Info: https://tellis-flugfiske.se/product/prison-enamel-mu…fishing-pictures/

6. Private Casting Lesson.
Winner can choose from one hand and double hand casting lessons.
Worth: 1.100 SEK:-
Info: https://kastkurs.se/kurser/kastkurser/

 

7. #3 Shrimp flies for Sea trout fly tying package.
This packages contains enough material to tie around 10 flies AND each bag will contain 2 flies tied personally by Tellis Katsogiannos.
Worth: 259 SEK:-
Info: https://tellis-flugfiske.se/product/shrimp-flies-for-sea-trout-package/

8. #4 Grey Banana fly tying package.
This packages contains enough material to tie around 10 flies AND each bag will contain one fly tied personally by Tellis Katsogiannos.
Worth: 249 SEK:-
Info: https://tellis-flugfiske.se/product/grey-banana-package/

9. #13 Pahtakorva (Phatagorva) fly tying package.
Worth: 279 SEK:-
Info: https://tellis-flugfiske.se/product/13-pahtakorva-fly-package/

 

All these lottery prices are worth 11.300 SEK:- all together.
How much more can we support the Baltic Salmon Fund ?

 

We all can make a difference!
By supporting their work, they can improve salmon stocks in the rivers and their habitats.
A happy river supports life of many other animals as well, as contributing to viable salmon and sea-migrating trout stocks in the wild Baltic salmon rivers.

By supporting the Baltic Salmon Foundation, you will get one lottery ticket for each 100 SEK you donate, that will be drawn out the last night of the LIVE Fly Tying Friday on the 18th of March.

How to participate in the lottery?

Swish to the number below, 100kr = 1 lottery ticket
When you donate, you can leave a comment with ‘Tellis Flugfiske Lottery’ and you will receive a lottery ticket for each 100 SEK you donate.
Just send us a screenshot of your contribution and send us by Messenger (@tellisflugfiske), email: info@tellis-flugfiske.se or Instagram (@tellis_flyfishing) and we will put you on the list of lottery owners.

Here is the number if you want to copy it: 1236694145

The second episode of “season 2” is the classic Red butt fly and a more modern version of it called Fire butt (Glödhäck in Swedish). I think this fly together with Sunray Shadow is one of the most common flies in most salmon anglers fly box. My personal best in Norway, or Atlantic salmon, is caught in River Laerdal on the red butt tied on a double size 6 whilst fishing for Sea trout, a huge salmon around 13 kilos smashed the small fly and gave me a great fight on my single handed rod. The days before that huge salmon I aslo caught my first ever Sea trout in that river on the same fly. Beside that fish, this fly has given me many memorable moments by the river and was for many years my absolute favorite fly. I would easily recommend this fly to anyone for any kind of “swinging fly fishing”, regardless the species! Its of course a great fly for salmon but also a fantastic fly for sea trout as well, and as noted, several other species.

Material for 5 Red Butt (Glödhäck) & 5 Fire Butt flies can be found HERE!

Tying description for modern tube Glödhäck (Fire Butt)
Plastic Tube 1: FutureFly, 1,8mm – Hot Orange
Plastic Tube 2: FutureFly, 3,0mm – Hot Orange
Thread: Black
Butt/Tag: TSD Fluoro Fibre – Hot Orange
Body 1: TSD Body Braid – Silver
Body 2: TSD Salmon Signature Dub – UV Black
Wing 1: TSD Supreme Fox hair – Black
Flash 1: TSD SW Angel Hair – Purple
Flash 2: TSD SW Angel Hair – Sparkle Blue
Hackle: TSD Soft Hackle/Rooster Hackle – Black
Wing 2: TSD Supreme Fox hair – Black
Conehead: TSD Conehead, Small – Silver

Tying description for “classic” Red Butt

Hook: Partridge, double – Size 6
Thread: Black
Tag: Oval Tinsel – Silver
Butt: TSD Fluoro Fibre – Red
Body: Textreme thread, Rayon Floss – Black
Rib: Oval Tinsel – Silver
Wing 1: TSD Supreme Fox hair – Black
Hackle: TSD Rooster Hackle – Black
Wing 2: TSD Supreme Fox hair – Black

To show off how well the pattern works, here are some of those nice catches!

This post holds around all auction donations along with the final LIVE night where donations were done through lottery tickets, with lottery donations from great companies.

This post will be updated after each LIVE auction donation.

Stiftelsen för Östersjölaxen

We all can make a difference!
By supporting their work, they can improve salmon stocks in the rivers and their habitats.
A happy river supports life of many other animals as well, as contributing to viable salmon and sea-migrating trout stocks in the wild Baltic salmon rivers.

By supporting the Baltic Salmon Foundation, you will get one lottery ticket for each 100 SEK you donate for us, Tellis Flugfiske that will be drawn out the last night of the LIVE Fly Tying Friday like we did at the end of season 1.

When you donate, you can leave a comment with ‘Tellis Flugfiske donations’ and you will receive a lottery ticket for each 100 SEK you donate.
Just send us a screenshot of your contribution and we will put you on the list of lottery owners.

HERE is the lottery list.

We thank YOU for your contribution!

 

1st Auction

First auction started on the 3rd of december 2021, supporting Stiftelsen för Östersjölaxen.
Åke Magnusson donated 500 SEK with his generous offer and he received these two Pahtakorva (Phatagorva) flies for his donation.

2nd Auction

Our second auction supporting Stiftelsen för Östersjölaxen, started on the 10th of december 2021.
Hans Bernhardsson donated 500 SEK for this mixed hair package that had bucktail, monkey and fox hair, we thank him for his contribution.

3rd Auction

The auction continues on the third week to support Stiftelsen för Östersjölaxen, now starting on the 17th of December 2021.
These two flies were auctioned out, Red Butt and Fire Butt and the auction winner this time around was Christofer Roth with 400 SEK, we thank him for his contribution.

 

4th Auction

The last auction of 2021 was on the 30th of December, still supporting Stiftelsen för Östersjölaxen.
This time around the auction was for two Rooster saddles and a ‘Baltic Salmon’ cup.
Åke Magnusson was the winner yet again with 800 SEK donation, we thank him again for his generous donation.

 

5th Auction

New year has begun and we continue with our auction donation in 2022.

 

This is the 1st collected post out of 4, sharing next 4 Friday events, showing what flies will be tied those two fly tying events and also those two tips and tricks that are on schedule for the next 4 Fridays.

Yet another season has passed and we have experienced a lot of new things, as well as being more able to travel during the summer. The fishing season overall here in Scandinavia seems to been a decent one for most of us. We where also able to go to Norway for a few weeks and for most of us that was one of the highlights of the summer! Once again we spent a lot of time in the north of Sweden and fished the baltic rivers. Seeing once again the huge potential these rivers has, the choice for this winters donations was pretty easy. During the first period of time with all these LIVE events, all donations and auctions will be held for The Baltic Salmon fund, you will find more information below. This season we will also have more detailed Tips and Tricks in between the fly tying weeks! With that said, we are glad to be back on a new fly tying season and very glad to see YOU back again!

All LIVE Fly Tying Packages

These times are still a little strange to some or most of us, supporting each other is always needed, both to those we know but also to strangers as much as we can, in any way we can!
So, we decided to choose 2 different organisations, one for every 4 LIVE Fly Tying evenings. Each week we will mention that organisation and tell their story.
Tellis Flugfiske will donate 500 SEK to each organisations chosen!
We chose Stiftelsen för Östersjölaxen as our first organisation.

Stiftelsen för Östersjölaxen

We all can make a difference!
By supporting their work, they can improve salmon stocks in the rivers and their habitats.
A happy river supports life of many other animals as well, as contributing to viable salmon and sea-migrating trout stocks in the wild Baltic salmon rivers.

By supporting the Baltic Salmon Foundation, you will get one lottery ticket for each 100 SEK you donate for us, Tellis Flugfiske that will be drawn out the last night of the LIVE Fly Tying Friday like we did at the end of season 1.

When you donate, you can leave a comment with ‘Tellis Flugfiske donations’ and you will receive a lottery ticket for each 100 SEK you donate.
Just send us a screenshot of your contribution and we will put you on the list of lottery owners.

HERE is the lottery list.

We thank YOU for your contribution!

 

First 4 LIVE events

See Facebook Event #13 here: LIVE Fly Tying Friday with Tellis Katsogiannos

#13 fly package you can buy here: The Pahtakorva (Phatagorva) fly

The Pahtakorva (Phatagorva) fly is probably one of the most famous patterns for salmon and sea trout. Originally made by Mikael Frödin and is definitely very often thought of as his signum fly. I think all of us has a salmon or two that is caught on this fly. Here is my personal take on his very efficient pattern! 

First auction

Åke Magnusson was the winner of the first auction donation and supported Stiftelsen för Östersjölaxen for 500 SEK!
We thank Åke for his generous donation.

 

See Facebook Event #1 here: Tips & Tricks with Tellis Katsogiannos

Have you ever wondered what hair to choose? Or why sometimes the whole wing just gets tangled in the hook? Choosing the right hairs and structures is key to making the fly swim and behave the way you want! In this episode I will show you how to use different types of hairs for different parts of the fly or different fly patterns.

 

 

See Facebook Event #14 here: LIVE Fly Tying Friday with Tellis Katsogiannos

#14 fly package you can buy here: Glödhäck (Fire Butt) & Red Butt flies

The classic Red butt and Fire butt is probably one of the most efficient flies for a lot of different species and over a period of time my absolute favorite. I have caught a lot of “personal bests” with this fly and my largest Norwegian salmon to this day is caught on a size 6 double hook Red butt. In this episode we will have a look on both a more classic version on a double hook and a typical modern tube fly.

 

See Facebook Event #2 here: Tips & Tricks with Tellis Katsogiannos

Why is the hackle not looking the way you want? How can I get the right length of the fibers? These are just two of the many questions all of us have struggled with as we have learned about fly tying. In this episode I will show you how to choose the right hackle and feathers for the right type of fly and also show how the look of a fly will change dramatically by using a different type of feather!

ALL FLY TYING PACKAGES CAN BE FOUND HERE!

 

Weekly Collective Post After Each Event

After each LIVE event, a Blog post will be posted few days later with collective content from that event along with video of the fly/flies that was tied.

 

I think everyone who fishes for salmon and sea trout in the rivers has heard about a fly called Pahtakorva, or Phatagorva as its also called many times. This pattern is one of Mikael Frödins most famous patterns and he is often thought of when people mention this fly. This fly came into my “salmon life” very early and has given me many fine memories through many different variations of it. My largest salmon ever is actually caught on this fly, a huge september salmon from river Mörrum, a fish around 16 kilos! There several different variations and ways to tie this fly and most of them are really great! This is my personal take on Frödins fantastic fly, and I hope you enjoy tying it as much as fishing with it. 

Material for 10 Pahtakorva flies can be found HERE!

Tying description for Pahtakorva

Tube: 1,8mm + 3,0mm FutureFly plastic tubes – Hot Orange
Thread: Hot Orange or White
Dubbing: TSD Body Braid – Gold
Wing 1: TSD Supreme Fox hair – Fiery Brown/Dark Fiery Brown
Flash 1: TSD Tinsel Flash – Gun Metal
Hackle 1: TSD Rooster – Badger Orange
Wing 2: TSD Supreme Fox hair – Fiery Brown/Dark Fiery Brown
Flash 2: TSD SW Angel hair – Copper Blaze
Hackle 2: TSD Rooster – Black
Wing 3: TSD Supreme Fox hair – Fiery Brown/Dark Fiery Brown
Conehead: TSD Conehead, Medium – Gold

To show off how well the pattern works, here are some of those nice catches!

 

In this post is a collective post with all episodes of season 1 are shown and little details about each fly along with all fly tying videos on YouTube.

#1 The Autumn Fly

The Autumn fly has become one of my true favorites and is has proven itself to fish great in so many times and places. It has even become a favorite, fishing for Steelhead in Deschutes, Oregon!

Fly package #1 you can buy here: The Autumn Fly (Höstflugan)

#2 Monkey Style Flies

Most people has heard of ”The Dee monkey” and I will show you my adaptation of it with a few variations and different materials. These kind off lies works more or less all the time and everywhere.

Fly package #2 you can buy here: Monkey Style flies

#3 Coastal Shrimp Flies

Coastal fishing for sea trout has become one of the most popular form of fly fishing in Scandinavia. The sea running trout has a big appatite and they always love shrimp! I will demonstrate 2 very easy way to tie effective patterns.

Fly package #3 you can buy here: Shrimp flies for Sea trout

#4 The Grey Banana Fly

The Grey banana is just one of those flies that was created without any specific plan or scenario, but it has proven itself many times. The grey in the fly makes it ”dissapear” in the right light conditions and my biggest chromed salmon is caught with this fly

Fly package #4 you can buy here: Grey Banana

#5 Willy Gun/The Usual Dark

Willy Gun/The Usual Dark is a very famous salmon fly that has proven itself, all over the world. Regardless of what you call it, the combination of Black, Orange & Yellow can be found in almost all fly boxes.

Fly package #5 you can buy here: Willy Gun + The Usual Dark

#6 Saltwater Flies

All over the world, saltwater fishing has become extremely popular. Even though these two Saltwater fly patterns that we will tied this time, are thought to be used for tropical fishing, they also work great for catching all predators.

Fly package #6 you can buy here: Saltwater flies

#7 Black & Orange Fly

For you guys who know me, know that this fly is one of my favorite. It can be tied in many variations, but this time it will be tied in more “Scandinavian Style”.

Fly package #7 you can buy here: Black & Orange

#8 Sunray Shadow Variations

Probably the most famous salmon fly in the world and should be in every anglers fly box. Easy to tie and many variations can be tied.

Fly package #8 you can buy here: Sunray Shadow

#9 Green Highlander

The Green Highlander is a very famous pattern for salmon and it has been used for ages. If you look at the colors of the fly, imagine a sunny, bright day along any river as well as even darker and murky waters. Most people would shake their head if you put on a Green Highlander, but I can tell you that they are wrong.

Fly package #9 you can buy here: Green Highlander

#10 Opossum Zonkers

Zonker flies has been around for a very long time and has been used a lot in fishing for different variations of trout. This material has a fantastic shimmer and is very easy to cut and tie with. There is a huge variety of colors and sizes and fits for both trout and salmon flies. The best thing about it is the shimmer, fibers and thin skin.

Fly package #10 you can buy here: Opossum Zonker

#11 Black & Green Helmet

With the bright, amazing green colors of the Black & Green fly match up perfectly with black ,making this fly very easy on the eyes! Most of the times this fly is referred to as a typical “green river fly”, for those crystal clear rivers in Norway. Even though it really fishes great in those rivers, they work really good in humus rivers as well.

Fly package #11 you can buy here: Black & Green Helmet

#12 The Usual (Den Vanliga)

The Usual (Den Vanliga) is a pattern that has its roots in the north of Sweden and has become a well known fly all across Scandinavia. With its color combination it fits perfectly in those peaty, tea colored rivers, and it truly shines when the weather is nice and the sun is out. If you tie it a little bit darker it will be a fly that fishes really good in all conditions.

Fly package #12 you can buy here: The Usual (Den Vanliga)

ALL FLY PACKAGES CAN BE FOUND HERE!

This post holds around all auction donations along with the final LIVE night where donations were done through lottery tickets, with lottery donations from great companies.

 

Suicide Zero

When we work together, we are so much stronger!
Our support to Suicide Zero can be seen here: Be Active #HealthyAtHome
The first fly that was tied was sold on an auction for 550 SEK that was all donated to Suicide Zero.
We thank Christofer Roth for his generous donation!


The first week we had donations for 2.350 SEK !!

The second flies that was tied was sold on an auction for 500 SEK that was all donated to Suicide Zero.
We thank Johan Lindström for his generous donation!

The second week we collected 3.050 SEK in donations!

The flies that was tied on the third event was sold on an auction for 500 SEK that was all donated to Suicide Zero.
We once again thank Johan Lindström for his generous donation!

The third week we went up to 3.850 SEK in donations!

The fourth and the last fly in our auction to support Suicide Zero was a Grey Banana fly that was sold on an auction for 500 SEK that was 100% donated to Suicide Zero.
We thank Anders Brook for his generous donation!

This closes the donations to Suicide Zero, with 4.800 SEK in donations!
When we work together, we are so much stronger!
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!
We are so grateful for your participation and generosity.

Hjärnfonden

Our donation support for Hjärnfonden can be seen here: Be Active #HealthyAtHome

In our first fly auction, the auction ended up in 325 SEK on these two great flies that Tellis tied LIVE and donates to BarnHjärnfonden.
We thank Patrick Mossberg for his generous donation and we hope these flies will give him great enjoyment!

The first week with Hjärnfonden Children ended up with 1.425 SEK in donations!

In second fly auction, the auction ended up in 300 SEK on these two great flies that Tellis tied LIVE and donates to BarnHjärnfonden.
We thank Henrik  for his generous donation and we hope these flies will give him great enjoyment!

The second week with Hjärnfonden Children ended up with 1725:- SEK in donations!

Our third fly auction, the auction ended up in 250 SEK on my personal favorite fly that I, Tellis tied LIVE and with the help of the new owner of this AMAZING fly, Anders Brook were able to donate together to BarnHjärnfonden.
We thank Anders ONCE AGAIN for his generous donation and we hope these fly will give him #TightLines2021

This is our third week with Hjärnfonden Children, ending up with 1.975 SEK in donations!

Our last fly auction for Hjärnfonden, the auction ended up in 500 SEK on these 3 awesome Sunray Shadow variations that Tellis tied LIVE and was donated to BarnHjärnfonden.
We thank Stefan Enevoldsen, the owner of FiskeShopen Mörrum, for his generous donation and we hope these flies will give him great luck in 2021!

This was the last week with Hjärnfonden Children and we ended up with a total of 3.025 SEK in donations!

Supporting amazing work and every penny is worth it

If you are an angler on the coast of Sweden, this is something to support.

As can be seen on Fiskevårdsnätverket Göteborg´s website, that yearly support matters greatly and we have together managed to collect around 50.000 SEK for the organisation the past few years through events like “Havsöringens dag”, a small show that has been arranged for the last 6 years. This year we can not do this due to Covid so we are trying to at least get a little bit through our fly tying events.

Do you want to support conservation work that improves the habitat and spawning grounds for trout?

Those who want to donate to the organization can do so by scanning this QR and Swish to us, then you are in our Lottery pot that will be drawn out on the 26th of February, on our last night of LIVE Fly Tying.

Our first auction, supporting Fiskevårdsnätverket Göteborg

On our first auction for Fiskevårdsnätverket we managed to receive 500:-SEK for the Green Highlander I tied on the LIVE event.
Thank you very much Mats Carlsson for your fantastic bid!
You can also donate without bidding with Swish to 0704886401 (same as the QR above).


This was our first week with Fiskevårdsnätverket Göteborg and we have until the 26 of February!
When we work together, we are so much stronger!
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!
We are so grateful for your participation and generosity.

 

Our second auction, supporting Fiskevårdsnätverket Göteborg

Mats Alfbo won the bid with 400 SEK for these two Opossum Zonker flies. One baitfish for trout and other predators and one salmon tube that fishes really good in a lot of waters!
As always 100% of the winning bid goes to the chosen organization and this time we are focusing on improving the habitats for trout. Fiskevårdsnätverket Göteborg does amazing work and every penny is worth it, and if you are an angler on the coast of Sweden this is something to support.

Our second auction week with Fiskevårdsnätverket Göteborg and we got donations with a total of 900 SEK in donations!

Our third auction, supporting Fiskevårdsnätverket Göteborg

Patrik Mossberg won the bid with 300 SEK for the Black and Green helmet. A fly that I am confident that will give some nice action by the river!
As always 100% of the winning bid goes to the chosen organization and this time we are focusing on improving the habitats for trout. Fiskevårdsnätverket Göteborg does amazing work and every penny is worth it, and if you are an angler on the coast of Sweden this is something to support.

You can also donate without bidding with Swish to 0704886401 (same as the QR above).

This was our third week with Fiskevårdsnätverket Göteborg and we now have received donations with a total of 2.400 SEK in donations!
When we work together, we are so much stronger!
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!
We are so grateful for your participation and generosity.

 

The last week is now done, the last of this organization and the last out of 12 weeks of great fun work! The last week we also had a lottery and over 200 tickets was bought. The lottery together with some fantastic auction items raised a whopping 27.100:-SEK!! This is so overwhelming and both me and Elsa, the organization and of course all the trout thank you. This is truly amazing! As usual we had a auction on the LIVE event flies and this time Mile Stajcic won after a fun bidding war, it ended up at 350:-SEK. 

 

 

This was our last week with Fiskevårdsnätverket Göteborg and we got donations and auction money with a total of  27.100 SEK!
When we work together, we are so much stronger!
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!
We are so grateful for your participation and generosity.

This pattern has its roots in the north of Sweden and has become a well known fly all across Scandinavia. If you ever go to the rivers in the north, this fly should be in your box! With its color combination it fits perfectly in those peaty, tea colored rivers, and it truly shines when the weather is nice and the sun is out. If you tie it a little bit darker it will be a fly that fishes really good in all conditions. When I started fishing in the river Örekil this was my go-to fly every time. I just loved how it both blended in with the environment but also was “shining” as it came across in sunlight. In my opinion this fly is absolutely perfect for that river! 

When I started fishing a little bit more in the north of Sweden I was of course “forced” to use this fly as well. It is like the mighty river Spey, every Spey caster and salmon angler should go there. And if you fish in the north, you should use this fly. It is like an unwritten rule, a sort of spiritual courtesy to the river and history. Take all that aside, you should regardless have this fly in these kind of waters, it is just that good…

Material for 10 The Usual (Den Vanliga) flies HERE!

Tying description for The Usual (Den Vanliga)

Tubes: 1,8mm plastic tubes & TSD US tubes – Gold or Copper
Body: TSD Salmon Signature –
Wing 1: TSD Supreme Fox hair – Bright Yellow
Flash 1: TSD Tinsel Flash – Gold
Wing 2: TSD Supreme Fox hair – Orange
Flash 2: TSD SW Angel Hair – Copper Blaze
Wing 3: TSD Supreme Fox hair – Fiery Brown or Dark Fiery Brown
Hackle: Rooster hackle – Silver Doctor Blue

 

 

Some great catches with The Usual (Den Vanliga)

The Black and Green Helmet was one of my favorite flies and still has a special spot in my box. This pattern is to my knowledge a pattern that no other than Mikael Frödin came up with several years ago. I first got in contact with this pattern about 17 years ago. With the bright, amazing green colors matching up perfectly with black makes this fly very easy on the eyes! Most of the times this fly is referred to as a typical “green river fly”, for those crystal clear rivers in Norway. And, even though it really fishes great in those rivers, they work really good in humus rivers as well. I have caught a lot salmon in this fly in my home river Örekil! But, the reason that this fly always will be special to me, is due to the fact that my first ever salmon over 10 kilos was caught on exactly this pattern! A beautiful 12 kilo salmon and still the biggest one I have caught in river Orkla. 

There is like always variations of the different patterns and this fly is no different. As you might have noticed, I very seldom put any effort into the bodies of my flies and I try to focus more on the wing, hackle and shape of the fly. My variations is therefore not identical with Mikael Frödins. He uses body hackle, tag and butt and more, which makes the fly look even better! But that does not necessary mean it is better at catching fish. Regardless of your personal style and taste, you should have a few of these in your fly box!

Material for 10 Black & Green helmet flies HERE!

Tying description for Black & Green helmet

Tubes: FutureFly 1,8mm & 3,0mm plastic tubes – Transparent Green
Body 1: TSD Pearl Tinsel – Green
Body 2: TSD Blended Ice Dub – Fiery Black
Wing 1: TSD Supreme Fox hair – Bright Green
Flash: TSD SW Angel Hair – Green
Wing 2: TSD Supreme Fox hair – Black
Hackle: TSD Rooster Hackle – Black
Head: TSD Conehead, Small – Green

 

 

My personal best in Orkla, caught with Black & Green Helmet!

A big Örekil river “buck”, caught on a small Black & Green Helmet!

 

This blog post will be “ALIVE” & Updated ALL WEEK !!!

Supporting amazing work is worth every penny

If you are an angler on the coast of Sweden, this is something to support.

As can be seen on Fiskevårdsnätverket Göteborg´s website, that yearly support matters greatly and we have together managed to collect around 50.000 SEK for the organisation the past few years through events like “Havsöringens dag”, a small show that has been arranged for the last 6 years. THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY! This year we can not do this due to Covid so we are trying to at least get a little bit through our fly tying events. 

Our last week has arrived, faster than expected! Only one more LIVE Fly Tying Friday left!

#12 LIVE Fly Tying with Tellis Katsogiannos

The ride has been fun, busy, enjoyable, me and Elsa have gotten to know so many of you in such a great way and we are really grateful for your time, donations and companionship. This winter was more enjoyable for us because of all of you!!! Yet we have felt so powerless to everything that has been happening all over the world and many difficult situations people are in. We truly believe that with the strength of all of us, everyone can all be happier and healthier on this planet.

Lets move on to the donation… 

Do you want to support conservation work that improves the habitat and spawning grounds for trout?

LOTTERY TICKETS FOR 100 SEK

Those who want to donate to the organization can do so by scanning this QR and Swish to us, then you are in our Lottery pot that will be drawn out on the 26th of February, on our last night of LIVE Fly Tying.
100 SEK = 1 ticket
200 SEK = 2 tickets and so on…

All donations and lottery tickets are available online: Donation lottery to support Fiskevårdsnätverket Göteborg

The donations ended in 27.100 SEK 

We Thank You!!
Endless LOVE

 

Our FB event: TSD DONATION WEEK: Fiskevårdsnätverket Göteborg

Auction items, lottery prices and many good deals from Tellis Flugfiske will be posted in this event ALL WEEK… and will ONLY be posted within this event so don’t miss out on great opportunity to support a good cause AND receive great offers.
STAY TUNED!

Monday 22. February

Today we officially started the TSD Conation Week!!

We have 2 sponsors so far, Guideline and Strömvalls Sportfiske.

AUCTION ITEM #1: Guideline waders

These great Guideline waders are open for an auction bid!
Size: LL11
Boot size: 44


(click on the picture to make a bid on this auction item)

The Auction Item #1: Guideline Waders   26.feb -22:00

 

1.500 SEK

LOTTERY ITEM #1: Guideline Stoked 9’#7 rod (NEW FOR 2021!)

Stoked has taken entry level fly rods to a totally new level of performance. Features eco-friendly components and the latest in materials and production technology.
The rod is worth: 1.850 SEK


(click on the picture to see this lottery item in our FB event)

More information about the rod can be found here: Guideline Stoked 9’#7 rod

We are having a good start, few offers are now available on Tellis-Flugfiske.se and we are so HAPPY with our new AMAZING Green Fox hair color that was launched today!

The color has been very successful, and it has been re-stocked fo a second time already!

 

Tuesday 23. February

The TSD Donation Week was posted today in some FB groups and the reactions we have received so far have been so amazing, We couldn’t be happier with your contributions!!

LOTTERY ITEM #2: TSD LIVE Fly Tying Package

Tellis Flugfiske sponsors with one LIVE Fly Tying package.
The lottery winner can choose what package, “only” 12 to choose from 🙂 🙂
The fly tying packages are worth from: 249-398 SEK

More information about all fly packages can be found here: LIVE Fly Tying Packages

We received two new sponsors for our Lottery,
We welcome Vision Fly Fishing & FutureFly to our donation lottery!

LOTTERY ITEM #3: STILLMANIAC WF7 SIoMo line

Stillmaniac fly lines have a 13 meter head and a taper designed for long casts required by many stillwater anglers. The total lenght of 33m will ensure even the best casters won’t run out of line.
The fly line is worth: 759 SEK


(click on the picture to see this lottery item in our FB event)

More information about the line can be found here: STILLMANIAC WF7 SIoMo line

 

LOTTERY ITEM #4: SALT AQUA FLY BOX

AQUA SALT Waterproof fly box perfect for flies with hooks. Foam on both sides.
The fly box is worth: 250 SEK

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(click on the picture to see this lottery item in our FB event)

More information about the fly box can be found here: Salt Aqua Fly Box

LOTTERY ITEM #5: Olive VEE cap

A retro trucker cap made from cotton and spandex mix with an elastic mesh at the back. Vision heraldic emblem embroidery on the front.
The caps worth is: 250 SEK


(click on the picture to see this lottery item in our FB event)

More information about the cap can be found here: Olive VEE cap

Wednesday 24. February

The reactions we have received have been truly amazing!

We received one more sponsors for our Lottery,
We welcome LOOP to our donation lottery!

LOTTERY ITEM #6: BLACK DRY BACKPACK 25 L

Highly robust waterproof 25L roll-top backpack.
The bags worth is: 1.495 SEK

(click on the picture to see this lottery item in our FB event)

More information about the cap can be found here: Black Dry Backpack 25 L

Thursday 25. February

 

We are still a bit overwhelmed with the feedback and reactions we have gotten, to all of you a huge thank you!

We received one more sponsors for our Lottery,

AUCTION ITEM #2: Private Casting Lesson with Tellis Katsogiannos

2 hours of private casting lesson from Tellis Katsogiannos.
The casting lesson is worth: 1.100 SEK

(click on the picture to make a bid on this auction item)

The Auction Item #2: Private Casting Lesson with Tellis   25.feb – 22:00

 

1.200 SEK

More information about the private casting lesson can be found here: Casting Lesson with Tellis

AUCTION ITEM #3: Fly Box from Mats Alfbo

Mats Alfbo sponsors the auction with this AMAZING fly box 💙💙
The Fly Box includes 10 salmon flies in few different sizes and patterns and with hooks!! Perfect for any Scandinavian river 💚
This AMAZING Fly Box is worth: priceless

(click on the picture to make a bid on this auction item)

The Auction Item #3: Fly Box from Mats Alfbo   26.feb – 22:00

 

700 SEK

More information about the private casting lesson can be found here: Casting Lesson with Tellis

LOTTERY ITEM #7: TSD LIVE Fly Tying Package

FutureFly & Tellis Flugfiske sponsors with one #10 Opossum Zonker Package LIVE Fly Tying package.
The Opossum Zonker package is worth: 398 SEK

More information about the Opossum Zonker fly package can be found here: #10 Opossum Zonker Package

LOTTERY ITEM #8: FutureFly Multi Fly Tying Package

FutureFly sponsors with this amazing Multi fly tying package.
This package is worth: around 600 SEK

 

 

 

Friday 26. February

OUR LAST DAY !!!!

Today is the time where all the donation flies we have received will go out on an auction!
We have splitted the flies, so each package has many difference artists.

AUCTION ITEM #4: Fly Bag #1 with 5 flies

The bags repricent one/two flies that are missing on the picture!
Sadly Lars-Eriks flies are stuck in custom and Tedds flies are on their way!

Fly tiers:
– Lars Nerstrand
– Tedd Sundberg
– Lars-Erik Wass
– Tellis Katsogiannos
– Elsa Antheia

(click on the picture to make a bid on this auction item)

AUCTION ITEM #4: Fly Bag #1 with 5 flies  26.feb – 22:00

 

200 SEK

 

AUCTION ITEM #5: Fly Bag #2 with 4 flies

The bags repricent one/two flies that are missing on the picture!
Sadly Lars-Eriks flies are stuck in custom and Tedds flies are on their way!

Fly tiers:
– Lars Nerstrand
– Fredrik Wallin
– Tellis Katsogiannos
– Tedd Sundberg

(click on the picture to make a bid on this auction item)

AUCTION ITEM #5: Fly Bag #2 with 4 flies  26.feb – 22:00

 

290 SEK

 

AUCTION ITEM #6: Fly Bag #3 with 5 flies

The bags repricent one/two flies that are missing on the picture!
Sadly Lars-Eriks flies are stuck in custom and Tedds flies are on their way!

Fly tiers:
– Lars Nerstrand
– Fredrik Wallin
– Tellis Katsogiannos
– Tedd Sundberg
– Lars-Erik Wass

(click on the picture to make a bid on this auction item)

AUCTION ITEM #6: Fly Bag #3 with 5 flies  26.feb – 22:00

 

300 SEK

 

AUCTION ITEM #7: Fly Bag #4 with 4 flies

The bags repricent one/two flies that are missing on the picture!
Sadly Lars-Eriks flies are stuck in custom and Tedds flies are on their way!

Fly tiers:
– Fredrik Wallin
– Tellis Katsogiannos
– Tedd Sundberg
– Elsa Antheia

(click on the picture to make a bid on this auction item)

AUCTION ITEM #7: Fly Bag #4 with 4 flies  26.feb – 22:00

 

250 SEK

 

AUCTION ITEM #8: Fly Bag #5 with 5 flies

The bags repricent one/two flies that are missing on the picture!
Sadly Lars-Eriks flies are stuck in custom and Tedds flies are on their way!

Fly tiers:
– Fredrik Wallin
– Tellis Katsogiannos
– Tedd Sundberg
– Michael Rådsten (HABO)
– Lars-Erik Wass

(click on the picture to make a bid on this auction item)

AUCTION ITEM #8: Fly Bag #5 with 5 flies  26.feb – 22:00

 

400 SEK

 

AUCTION ITEM #9: Fly Bag #6 with 5 flies

The bags repricent one/two flies that are missing on the picture!
Sadly Lars-Eriks flies are stuck in custom and Tedds flies are on their way!

Fly tiers:
– Fredrik Wallin
– Tellis Katsogiannos
– Tedd Sundberg
– Michael Rådsten (HABO)
– Lars-Erik Wass

(click on the picture to make a bid on this auction item)

AUCTION ITEM #9: Fly Bag #6 with 5 flies  26.feb – 22:00

 

400 SEK

 

 

 

 

The last auction fly will be auctioned out after our last LIVE Fly Tying event #12 LIVE Fly Tying with Tellis Katsogiannos

 

 

If there is someone who wants to contribute to the auction in any other way, to support the organisation, can contact me at info@tellis-flugfiske.se.

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