Famous Swiss fly tiers: Louis Veya

Louis Veya , after being instructed by Georges Joset, began to tie CDC in the forties. He soon changed some patterns. The silk bodies were replaced mostly by rafia/ Swisstraw, colored in special colors. His idea, that rafia does not change the color when wet, proofed to be right- his flies, not only the CDC but also the Swiss straw rafia body sedges were tremenduosly successful- and still are today.

Veya flies were made since 1942 by the members of the family. They were sold directly by Veya in his shop, but also to flyshops in Switzerland or via distributors like Jenzer Basle.

Mouches Veya was sold in September 2021 to Swissflies, with all the remaining historical flies and all rights.

Old Louis Veya originals: Prices to be discussed. Just contact us: sales@swissflies.ch

Original remakes- in very limited numbers only: For our customers, we offer the most successful Veya patterns made by Daniela Veya, the daughter- in law of Louis Veya, tied in the original way in the Jura mountains/ Switzerland with the original materials, but on barbless hooks.

We will present here for the interested fly tier all these beautiful and successful patterns- you may try to remake them. Find at Swissflies the high quality Swiss straw SwissR colored in the original colors, as well as the CDC "Swiss Jura CDC", from the original source which was used by Veya and the hook Canelle/ VMC 9388 the best barbless hook corresponding to the hooks used by Veya.

Veya winged fly
(Mouche ailée jaune dorée Original Veya)

Veya winged fly
(Mouche ailée naturel, Original Veya)

Veya winged flies (Original Veya)

If trout rise for mayflies, they watch for the wings. These are the trigger to come to the surface. Louis Veya was one the best tyers. His feather wing flies catch still nowadays far more than any other pattern, especially in the late evening.

You can get here original Veya featherwing flies- as long as the stock lasts. Just as a pattern for collection, to remake them- or to fish with. Attention: The Originals are made on historic barbed hooks. when you use them for fishing, please remove

Very limited number available. The sale is limited to 1 fly per pattern and per collector/order

Muster/ mouche/ pattern

Ailée Veya verte rayée jaune 4.60 CHF Ailée Veya verte rayée rouge 5.80 CHF Ailée Veya verte hackle brun 4.60 CHF Ailée Veya rouge sang 4.80 CHF Ailée Veya rouge vin 4.90 CHF Ailée Veya gris foncé 6.00 CHF Ailée Veya brune hackle grizzly 4.80 CHF Ailée Veya mastique 5.50 CHF Ailée Veya jaune rayée noir 4.90 CHF Ailée Veya jaune doré 7.60 CHF

Muster/ mouche/ pattern

Ailée Veya naturel 4.60 CHF Ailée Veya naturel rayée noir 5.80 CHF Ailée Veya gris clair 4.60 CHF Ailée Veya orange 4.80 CHF

Mouche de Mai ailée (Original Veya)

Original collectors fly- cannot be sold

CDC fly "Moustique du Jura, lit de vin", Louis Veya

Moustique du Jura (Original Veya), lie de vin

The moustique lie de vin of Veya is one of the first and most successful CDC ever tied. Use it in summer and autumn for difficult fish- you will be surprised.

 available: Remakes on barbless hooks.

Moustique du Jura (Original Veya), rouge de sang

During high sun, he moustique rouge de sang of Veya makes rise the trout and grayling otherwise seeming to be "potted".

 available: Remakes on barbless hooks.

Moustique du Jura (Original Veya), brune rayée

The classic CDC- bestseller during all the years. Makes fish rise from the beginning of the season until the last days in late autumn.

 available: Remakes on barbless hooks.

Moustique du Jura (Original Veya), mastic

Pale olive Swiss straw body. The best imitation for the BWO and other olive duns. Best used in early summer for trout- and in autumn for grayling.

 available: Remakes on barbless hooks.

Sedges Veya (Original Veya)

Typical Sedges of of Veya- with long hackles, rafia body in different colors and long wings. Drag the greased fly on the surface.

 available: some original flies for fishermen and collectors.

Sedge Veya, double hackle (Original Veya)

Big sedge for fishing in the night. This sedge was the favourite of Veya- and produced up to eight kilos of trout in one single night on the Doubs river.The double hackle brown/ grizzly makes the fly swim high. Drag the greased fly on the surface.

 available: Remakes on barbless hooks.

Sedge Veya cul orange (Original Veya)

Olive sedge, where the tail part is made of orange Swiss straw. The best imitation for the female sedges, flying down on the water surface to put their eggs. That is the moment the trout are waiting for.

 available: Remakes on barbless hooks.