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Mayflies Caddisflies Stoneflies Fish Teresstrials Other food Goran Grubic's Flies Aleksandar Panic's Flies It is almost impossible, after several centuries of fly fishing development, thirty years of personal experience and influence of many books, to produce a fly that would be completely original. Tying for the sake of tying usually results in complicated creations with not much real fishing value. Creation of new flies usually happens from a need to make some constructive changes when trying to substitute some materials and because there is no adequate imitation for certain development stage in the life of aquatic insects. Very often, also, when experimenting with different materials and tying techniques. This page gives you overview of some of flies tied by Aleksandar Panic, created in the described way. Their names mostly suggest the materials used of stage in insect’s lives they represent. Basic principles in their making are simplicity in tying, durability and universality, while some of them do represent imitation of a smaller group of insects. We can say that these imitations range from mild impressionism, while some stronger contours are result of Aleksandar’s commercial tying, which is mostly directed towards conventional flies. This attitude does limit imagination but also creates flies with immaculate proportions and quality.

Green Hydro Pupa is imitation which was created due to a need to imitate very prolific caddis family, which create majority of the trout’s diet in May and June in their larval, pupal and adult stage. Aside from the green, there are also yellow and dark olive versions. Hook: caddis pupa or scud model #10-14, weighted with lead Body: green floss, back is coloured black with a marker pen Ribbing: tying thread Legs: brown partridge feather Thorax: black fur, synthetic dubbing or marabou
Hare's Ear Caddis Pupa imitates larger gray pupas which appear in early spring (Hydropsyche sp.). It is very tough due to the tying method and materials used. Trout attack those pupas fiercely because naturals tend to emerge very quickly, and in that circumstances trout behave like that. Hook: caddis pupa or scud model #10-12, weighted with lead Body and thorax: hare’s ear Ribbing: wild boar’s bristle Hackle: gray partridge feather
Red Ribbed Pheasant Tail it obviously an imitation of medium sized nymphs of Ecdyonurus mayflies that appear on the water at the beginning of summer. In smaller sizes it is also very useful during the full summer, particularly when fished deep in the faster parts of a river. This is a minor deviation from the well known Al Troth’s Pheasant Tail, with red floss ribbing, which created an attractive fly. Hook: nymph model, 1x long, #10-14 weighted with lead wire Tail, body and wing buds: cock pheasant tail fibers Ribbing: furled floss, hot red Thorax: peacock tail fibers
Suspender Hare's Ear Emerger is general mayfly emerger imitation with a very nice position on the water and guaranteed floatability, regardless of the number of fish caught. Special quality, aside from its durability, is great visibility even on the maximum distances. Hook: naturally curved model, #10-16 Tail: about 10 guard hairs from hare’s face Body and thorax: hare’s ear twisted in a dubbing loop Ribbing: copper wire Hackle: mallard thorax feather Pontoon: polystyrene ball trapped in a nylon stocking mesh, tied before the rest of the fly
Hare's Ear Emerger is a simple fly imitating emerging mayflies. When olive and brown duns appear on water this fly will be successful. It is great testing fly when it is not clear which fly to use. Hook: dry fly model, # 10-16 Tail and wings: guard hairs from hare’s face Body and thorax: hare’s ear twisted in a dubbing loop Ribbing: copper wire
Hareshoe Emerger Red is just one of many imitations with great floating ability achieved with hare’s foot hair. The structure of this material is similar to cork or balsa. Body is from red Shimerflex, combined with other materials and hanging position on the water produce fine results in summer afternoons. Hook: dry fly model, 2x long, # 10-16 Tail and hackle: brown partridge Body: red Shimerflex Thorax: brown dubbing Wings: hare’s foot hair (caught in winter)
CDC Shadow Danica imitates quietly floating Mayfly immediately after hatching. Trout take such flies in a relaxed way and this makes very productive and elegant fishing. To obtain the right position on the water, floatability and silhouette, the CDC feathers were used in the way made famous by our colleague and friend, the late Andrija Urban. Hook: dry fly model, 2x long, # 10-12 Tail: cock pheasant tail fibers Body: pale yellow dubbing palmered with grizzly cock hackle Ribbing: silver wire Wings: two goose CDC feathers tied in loop
CDC Spent Mayfly imitates spent flies after egg lying process. This does not happen very often on our streams, but occasionally there may be a concentration of spent females, and it is good to have such imitation in those moments. Hook: dry fly model, 2x long, # 10-12 Tail: cock pheasant tail fibers Body: translucent polypropylene Ribbing: two black horse tail hairs Thorax: hare’s fur Wings: CDC from mallard
The Maslar Fly is imitation of our largest insects, the great stoneflies. Its use is limited for moments when it is clear that fish is taking stoneflies. The fly is than very useful both on the surface and below it. At the end of summer it may be useful as a floating hopper imitation. Hook: dry fly model, 3x long, # 8-12 Tail: two black horse tail hairs Body: orange or yellow died deer hair, tied Muddler style, clipped to shape and palmered with brown cock hackle Wings: wonderwing material shaped with scissors Thorax: brown dubbing Hackle: two brown cock hackles
Brown Sparkle Ant is imitation of female ants that fall on the water due to their own weight or atmospheric condition, becoming easy trout food in the late summer and early fall. On the well known construction, with the cover from deer hair, the sparkling wings were added in the thorax area, which increases the realism that may be important in such ant imitations. The other colours for tying this fly are black and cinnamon. Hook: dry fly model, 2x long, # 8-14 Body: brown dubbing Abdomen and thorax cover: brown deer hair Wings: about 20 fibers of clear polypropylene
Policelon Cricket is intended for chub fishing on larger waters (lakes and dams) in summer and autumn. It is very successful when fish eats big terrestrials near the shore. It is also useful as a beetle imitation during the summer. Hook: dry fly model, 1x long, # 8-14 Abdomen and thorax cover: strip of tight policelon Legs: black rubber, knotted to imitate joints Wings: piece of black feather, impregnated with glue and cut to shape Thorax: black dubbing
Wildcat Muddler is a variation of the famous Muddler Minnow streamer. Turkey wing is replaced with hairs from the back of the wild cat. Tied this way the fly obtains more mobility in the water, while its use remains much the same. Also the durability of the fly is increased because hair withstands trout teeth much better than turkey feather. Hook: streamer model, 3x long, # 2-12 Tail and wings: hairs from the back of the wild cat Body: gold tinsel Ribbing: gold wire Head and hackle: deer hair tied Muddler style shaped with scissors.
Prismatic Muddler is a Wildcat Muddler with prismatic foil body added in a way already used in Big Golden Eye fly of Andrija Urban. The combination of lively cat’s hair and sparkle of the foil needs special introduction because the fly is excellent for the part of the season when trout eats fly and bullheads. Hook: streamer model, 3x long, # 6-10 Tail and wings: hairs from the back of the wild cat Body: prismatic foil shaped in size similar to a large caddis wing Head and hackle: deer hair tied Muddler style shaped with scissors.