Nymph
Langskeggur
Icelandic trout/char nymph
TroutSubsurface
"Long-beard" — an Icelandic trout and Arctic-char nymph with long, flowing fibres, designed by Örn Hjálmarsson. Especially effective as a stillwater char nymph, sizes #10-14 favoured, though it fishes well in rivers too.
Fish this when
Summer on Icelandic rivers and stillwaters, particularly for Arctic char. Fish it on a slow retrieve or dead-drift, alone or as part of a loch-style team.
Why it works
Long fibres animate on the retrieve, creating the profile of something alive. The name is the description.
Naturals it imitates
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Quick facts
Tying difficulty
Intermediate
Heritage
ModernClassicHeritage
Classic
· Iceland — designed by Örn Hjálmarsson, an Icelandic trout and Arctic-char nymph.
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Tying a fly called Langskeggur variant Fly Tying tutorial | Ívar's Fly Workshop
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Langskeggur
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