Mustad Scand. Open

Mustad Scandinavian Open Fly Tying Competition (MSO) 2012 is sponsored by Mustad and the Norwegian fishing magazine Alt om Fiske and organised by The Norwegian Forest Museum. MSO may be the most prestigious fly-tying competition in the world. It’s held annually with participants from a large number of countries. The jury consists of Edvard Bergene, Torill Kolbu and Jan Løndal.

Dear fly tier Thank you for your interest in the Mustad Scandinavian Open Flytying competition 2012.

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Prizes:
For seniors: The 10 best flies in a category are entitled to an MSO diploma. The 3 best flies in a category will be awarded the prestigious Mustad Scandinavian Open Medal, in gold, silver or bronze.

For juniors:The 3 best flies, independent of categories, will receive medals. The 10 best flies independent of categories will receive diplomas.

I am the technical organizer of the Mustad Scandinavian Open, not a member of the jury. One of my responsibilites is to listen carefully to what the jury says and write the comments for each fly.

Tying errors:
Some tying errors are present in too many of the flies. I have listed a few of the most common errors below:

Head
The head is the first thing the jury studies. One of the most common errors is that the hook eye is covered with tying thread or lacquer. It should be lacquered to a shining, glossy finish without any bubbles. The end of the tying thread or part of fly-tying materials should not stick out in front of the head. There should be no lacquer on the fly-tying materials behind the head.

Slanting wing, antennaes, tail, etc
Study your fly from all directions: From right, left, above, below, behind and from the front. Are any of the elements of the fly slanting to one side? Are antennaes, tail, legs, etc. symmetrically tied in? How is the symmetry of the whole fly? Look at the wing from behind – is it slanting to one side? Is it tied on top of the hook? The fish does not care if your fishing flies have some minor errors. The flies will still catch fish. But we can all improve our fly-tying skills, and we hope that the Mustad Scandinavian Open Flytying Competition can help you to become an even better fly tier. We look forward to receiving your flies!

Flyfishing greetings
OT. Ljostad.

Category 1: Fully dressed salmon flies: The Jock Scott

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Category 2: Fully Dressed Salmon Flies, Free Pattern.

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Category 3: Hairwinged Salmon Flies

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Category 4: Nymphs

01	Jens Kilian, Germany	Green Hepta
02	Xavier Bastard-Rosset, France	May
03	Vincent Lapointe Corbeil, Canada	L’Aggripante
04	Karsten Neben, Australia	Trigger Emerger
05	Hugues Silvain, France	Stonefly Nymph
06	Stojan Josimovi, Serbia	Pupa caddis
07	Ryan Houston, UK	Damsel in Distress
08	Jack Pangburn, USA	Golden Stonefly
09	Holger Herold, Germany	Stonefly
10	Hugo Kosegarten Conde, Mexico	X Nymph

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Category 5: Wet flies.

01 Dustin Driscoll, USA Maid Of The Mill 02 Ryan Houston, UK Holberton Mom 03 Bjarne Normann Thomsen, Norway Simba 04 Markus Palmroth, Finland White and Red Amherst 05 Vincent Lapointe Corbeil, Canada Grenat 06 Brian Van Erem, USA Gogebic Julia 07 James Curry, Northern Ireland The Invicta 08 Janne Juusola, Finland Little Wing 09 Hugo Kosegarten Conde, Mexico Ika 10 Arto Harjuniemi, Finland Arctic Diver Open the picture and save it on your computer in print quality

Category 6: Streamers

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Category 7: Saltwater flies

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Category 8: Dry lies

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Category 9: Open class

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Category 10: Superrealistic pattern

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Result for junior

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