The Viva is a true staple of the stillwater fly box for good reason - it catches a lot of fish both stocked and wild. This flashy variation is no exception and will serve you well wherever you find trout in lakes. To support my channel, join the monthly tying classes and enter the giveaways head to https://www.patreon.com/flickingfeathers and become a patron or support through paypal.me/flickingfeathers Material list Hook: Kamasan B175 size 10 Thread: Uni 8/0 black Tail: Glo-brite 11 or 12 Rib: Silver holographic Body: Peacock spectraflash dubbing Hackle: Black hen Wing: Black marabou Flash: Black peacock crinkle mirror flash Cheeks: Jungle cock dyed hot orange
Last Monday I took my buddy Hideto from the Tokyo flyfishing blog out to show him the ropes. He'd been carping before but like most he'd struggled and never really got in to it. Eventually I convinced him that carp were worth chasing and he asked to come along. I took him to a small river near my apartment, it doesn't have many big fish but it has a lot of fish so I was confident he'd get a fish or two. After a quick coffee and explanation about the river, flies and presentation we headed up to the water. It took Hide a little while to get to grips with the presentation and reading the fish, although identifying takers is going to take more than one session to pin down. Any way we eventually got him a small fish about 20 inches or so after which his confidence started to grow along side a healthy respect for the carp as a fly fishing target. As the day wore on he picked up a few fish finishing with 5 or 6 nice little commons. I didn't fish that hard as I
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