Flytying Desks of a Different Kind

Vertical Hook systems

Terenzio Hand-loom Flies

Flytying desks with "non traditional systems" attracted my attention when I first saw Terenzio Zandri and his assistant Gianluca at the Waischenfeld bamboo Rodmakers Gathering. You can see below the particular shape of his flies which have the hook in vertical position, not in the traditional horizontal position.

He told me that he has developed his own tool and way of making these flies that he calls "mosche al telaio Terenzio" (which translated sounds "Flies Made With the Terenzio Handloom - or "Frame").

I understood that this system was probably taken from a local 1800s tradition (the vertical hook) and then developed and perfectioned by Terenzio Zandri.

Simone, a friend of mine, said to me that he is very happy with Terenzio's silk line, for instance and that it has already paid itself many ways over.

I will most probably meet Terenzio and fellow assistant at next gathering in Sansepolcro, Italy.

Facocchi Flies

There is another particular, apparently intrinsically different and very original way of making flies which is called Mosche dei Facocchi and was reportedly invented by two Roman brothers, Walter and Ennio De Santis nicknamed the "Facocchi" for their job was to make and repair the "cocchi" or "carrozze" (charts) pulled by horses -famous in Rome to all tourists - more than 45 years ago.

Here, the hook is also vertically placed under the hackle and the hook is attached by means of a simple knot underneath.

Woven and Crochet Systems

Thanks to Daniele and his website I learned that other people like Darrel Martin (wowen-threads nymphs) and Torril Kolbu (crochet-work nymphs) tried different paths in fly construction...

A Fly on a 100 hook!

Ever tried making a fly on 100 size hook? Here is the special fly made by Mr. M. Raspini , president of the Tail Water Tevere , Tuscany (italy) that I met at the First European Bamboo Rodmakers Gathering in Sansepolcro, Tuscany (Italy) on May 2008.