Jean-Louis Teyssie
Monte Carlo, France
I was
born in Paris but live in south of France on the board of Provence near the
French Riviera between Monte Carlo and Italia. In my country the Alps
mountains have feet in the blue Mediterranean. I have a choice of fly
fishing salt water, canyons, high mountain lakes, or rivers and streams.
That is fantastic enough.
I create fly collections for fresh and salt water. In fact, I design new flies for new way of fly fishing canyons, liguran sea, and Alps lakes.
My parents are artists. I am a scientist and try to conciliate biology and art through fly tying. As an environmentalist in one of the U.N. laboratories, I studied the impact of pollution and contamination in marine ecosystems. I know well the different components of marine food chains and I love to imitate cephalopods, krill, crustaceans, fish, jelly fish, or marine reptiles.
Fly
tying for fishing is not enough for me. I prefer to tie for art. It
is part of my culture in that I live in the most artistic area of France.
Chagall, Matisse, Picasso, Ernst, Tobiasse, Goetz, all loved Provence.
With no comparison to these genies, art life and culture indirectly influence
the pleasure I get through modestly tying only what is in my mind. I have
no commercial pressure. I am free and could tie bat, jellyfish, or a
beetle. I just do what I want, when I want, where I want, and this is the
best way to tie flies.
Note by Ed: Jean-Louis has exceptional tying talent and I'm sure you will agree as you browse though his flies. He is also an accomplished writer of 120 magazine articles but I have read only 5. One is in English, "Fly Fishing the French Riviera" in the Sep/Oct 1998 issue of Fly Fishing in Salt Waters. A photograph of his realistic shrimp imitation is on the cover. He also published articles in the Italian journal: Fly Line - Ecosistemi Fluviali (fluvial ecosystems in English). His excellent photography displays some of the best tying talent I've ever seen. The articles are: "Composizioni Esposizioni" (compositions exposures) in the May/June 1998 issue; "Streamers Forever" in the July/August issue; "May Fly" in the September/October 1999 issue, and "Le trote degli alti Gardons delle Cevennes" (The High Trouts of the Gardons of Cevennes) in the July/August 2001 issue. When I have time I intend to write a synopsis of each article to share with visitors of this site.
Pictured above is Jean-Louis' son, Guillaume, fly fishing over a dam in France.
Pictured below is his wasp displayed in a very comfortable position.
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One of Jean-Louis' Flies:
Squid
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Tier:
Jean-Louise Teyssie
Thread:
Ultrafive (translucent). Body:
Flashabou fibers. Head:
Glass bead eyes and mineral water bottle for the flipper. Select Another Fly:
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Tier: Jean-Louis Teyssie
Hook:
Tiemco. Thread:
Ultrafine (black). Body:
Tube Bodiz (ref. JTLB n° 17). Thorax:
Cul De Canard (CDC). Wings:
Cock feather. Hackle:
Cock feather.
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Tier:
Jean-Louise Teyssie
Thread:
Ultrafine (translucent) Body,
Thorax: Black foam. Legs:
Center of pigeon feather in black epoxy glue. The
realism of this beetle is shown as it rest on a Phlox bloom in top
picture. The bottom picture shows details in a side view. Select Another Fly:
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Tier: Jean-Louise Teyssie
Thread:
Ultrafine (green and yellow). Body:
Thread. Thorax:
Thin Skin. Legs:
Brown nylon hair brush fibers. Tail:
Ostrich. Gill:
Thread. Note:
Jean-Louis also ties a version with brown centers of pigeon feathers for the
legs (see Wasp and Beetle). Select Another Fly:
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Tier:
Jean-Louise Teyssie
Thread:
Ultrafine (black). Body:
Tube Bodiz (ref. JLTB n° 13). Wings:
Cul De Canard (CDC). Tail:
Cock. Select Another Fly:
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Tier:
Jean-Louise Teyssie
Hook:
Tiemco. Thread:
Black (fine). Body:
Tube Bodiz (ref. JLTB n° 24). Wings:
Cul De Canard (CDC). Legs:
Nylon. Tail:
Cock. Select Another Fly:
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Tier:
Jean-Louise Teyssie
Hook:
Tiemco. Thread:
Black (fine). Body:
Tube Bodiz (ref. JLTB n° 3). Thorax:
Cul De Canard (CDC). Wings:
Cock. Hackle:
Cock. Select Another Fly:
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Tier:
Jean-Louise Teyssie
Hook:
Mustad. Thread:
Ultrafine (translucide). Body:
Plastic Pasteur pipett. Head:
Epoxy mixed with titanium powder. Note:
The head and body are two different pieces that are held together with
monofilament extending from the hook eye to form a looped eye at the opposite
end. Select Another Fly:
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Tier: Jean-Louise Teyssie
Thread:
Translucent Ultrafine. Body:
Thin-Skin caddis on tube bodiz (ref. JTLB n°26). Thorax:
Thin-Skin caddis. Wing:
Zing caddis. Select Another Fly:
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Tier:
Jean-Louise Teyssie
Thread:
Yellow Ultrafine. Body:
Tube Bodiz (ref. JTLB n°22). Wing:
Olive Cul de Canard (CDC). Tail:
Cock. Select Another Fly:
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Tier:
Jean-Louise Teyssie
Hook:
Tiemco. Thread:
Transparent Ultrafine. Body:
Tube Bodiz (ref. JTLB n°28). Thorax:
Grey foam. Wing:
Zing caddis. Legs:
Pigeon. Ed's
Note: See bottom picture to see the details of this crane
fly's body. The front left leg is missing (damaged in transit) but repairs
are planned and a new photo will be taken when completed. Select Another Fly:
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Tier:
Jean-Louise Teyssie
Thread:
Black (fine). Body:
Tube Bodiz (ref: JLTB n° 14). Thorax:
Yellow foam. Wing:
Zing caddis. Legs:
Center of pigeon feather in black epoxy glue. I
took the two pictures on the right (wasp on lavender bloom and in vise) but
Jean-Louis took the one near the bottom of this page. I like his
composition much, much, better. He apparently has a background selection
that I don't have. Select Another Fly:
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Tiemco
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