Amir Begić lives in the beautiful city of Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Through the middle of Bihać flows a beautiful river called the Una and since he was a child he has fished there. After years of experience and knowledge, he became a professional fishing guide, instructor and fly tyer. One of our customers pointed us in his direction when we were looking to produce a set of small dry flies, especially for summer.
Here we present the Amir Begic Signature Dry Selection:
Standard Olive
A typical split-wing olive imitation, tied on a fine size 18 barbless hook. This fly is best used in overcast conditions (even in the rain). It's tied as follows:
- Tail: Coq de Leon
- Body: Olive thread ribbed with twisted light cream thread
- Wings: Natural grey CDC
This selection includes 3 of these flies in size 18.
Krupa
Named after a town on the Una, this fly has a peacock body with a red trigger point. A typical small Bosnian fly, tied on a fine size 18 barbless hook. This fly can be used in all conditions (even in the rain). It's tied as follows:
- End of Body: Wine red thread
- Body: Peacock feather (part from eye, strong green color)
- Wings: Natural grey CDC
- Legs: Grizzly cock
This selection includes 3 of these flies in size 18.
Sherry Quill
A typical split-wing imitation, this variant has a sherry red body, tied on a fine size 18 barbless hook. This fly is best used in an afternoon. It's tied as follows:
- Tail: Coq de Leon
- Body: Peeled feather from neck of brown cock
- Wings: Natural grey CDC
This selection includes 3 of these flies in size 18.
Black Ant
A variant of a Black Ant, tied on a fine size 20 barbless hook. This fly is best fished under riverside foliage and overhanging tree branches. It's tied as follows:
- Body: Black thread and UV varnish
- Wings: Natural grey CDC
- Legs: Black cock
This selection includes 3 of these flies in size 20.
Little Yellow Mayfly
Another split-wing imitation, this time a yellow thread is used for the body to imitate those lighter flies, tied on a fine size 20 barbless hook. This fly is best used in the bright sun. It's tied as follows:
- Tail: Coq de Leon
- Body: Yellow thread ribbed with twisted light cream thread
- Wings: Natural light brown CDC
This selection includes 3 of these flies in size 20.
The above price includes 15 hand-tied Micro Dry flies supplied in a free slimline fly box.
We currently have these fly selections in stock and will ship these to you as soon as we receive notification of your payment, generally if a payment is made in the morning your flies will be with you the very next day. All products from Barbless Flies are shipped free of charge, to anywhere in the world.