Mikael Frodin, by Jerome Philipon
Mikael Frodin, by Jerome Philipon

“In Scandinavia the man is revered as a semi god, an expert fly tyer and leading salmon angler who together with Håkan Norling spearheaded the development of modern salmon tube flies. Both temple dogs and cone head tubes have now become an essential ingredient in the serious salmon angler’s box.”

 “When tying, his view is the one of the fish and his first piece of advise is to look at the fly from underneath as well as sideways, exactly like a salmon would do. Mickael likes his tube wings wide and U-shaped. The wing should sit flat and round the two sides of the shank rather than just seat on top the tube. Only the underneath of the tube is left clear of any winging material.”

“A Turbo Disc creates a turbulence equivalent to ten times its surface bringing to life even the softest of materials…. Temple dog hair has his preference because the curly hair at its base provides volume whilst the tip are straight enough to deliver the required slim wing profile. Arctic fox tends to be curly and has excessive guard hair.”

http://flyfishingspirit.com/article.php3?id_article=60

Mikael Frödin: leçon avec un maître monteur de mouche …

http://new.flyfishingspirit.com/spip.php?article66

 

Frodin's Phatogorva TD
Frodin's Phatogorva TD
 

Guideline FITS Turbo
Mikael Frodin has designed a cone that brings your fly to life!
F.I.T.S TURBO So obvious so ingenious and yet a world first! The cone that brings your fly alive – the cone that allows you to use the softest imaginable materials. Yes, the turbo cone gives your flies unique swimming properties. Let your fly push away as much water as possible, thus creating its own turbulent water stream that will make even the softest materials to move and maintain their volume even in the slowest and hardest of currents. This theory is obvious and genius and in praxis it astounds you! Tie the softest of marabou flies and it will maintain a volume and a lifelike action you never though possible. Without the turbo cone it turns into a thin, dead string of hairs in hard current. The Turbo Cone creates its own turbulence – its own current, where the material in the fly works in an incredible way.