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Aug 18. 2017

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Sweden South African Korrie Broos experiences the Swedish "summer" fishing.

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Article German Traun Aug 14. 2017 Europe The Traun is a typical, pristine, clear watered alpine river running through the foothills of the Chiemgau Alps, running from south to north. Read about fishing it here.	Article Rena revisited Aug 9. 2017 Norway Torben Meldgaard fell in love with the Rena river in Norway when he visited the river for the first time - more than 25 years ago. A love affair, which has been lasting ever since. Read Torben's story here.
Article Great beginner's books Jul 12. 2017 Library This article covers a handful of books that I would recommend to the new fly-angler and fly-tyer - the angler who is dipping his or her toes in the fly-fishing pond for the first time See the list here	Article Narova Foam Beetle Jun 23. 2017 Beetle Russian Dmitri Tseliaritski's Narova foam dry fly is an easy and robust pattern template for terrestrials, beetles in particular See how to tie it here.

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To like or not to like

Jun 3. 2017

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Facebook is a strange universe. A fantastic resource and at the same time a source of endless, useless noise.

Why tying with others is great

Jun 1. 2017

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Meeting up with a bunch of people and tying flies together doesn't just provide good company, but also education - and an easy shortcut to new fly names

Do me a favor, kiss your spouse

May 24. 2017

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I has been brought to my attention that my post about not postponing your fishing trips has caused a bit of friction in some relationships. I need to set a few things straight.

Tying spaces

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Article Boys' day out Jun 21. 2017 Trip report This is a 10 year old trip report that I happened to read again and decided to make into a small article. Read the story here.	Article Ancient Pike Flies Jun 15. 2017 Historic Fly fishing for pike certainly seems to have been a popular in central Europe during the late middle ages Get a history lesson here	Article Capital Fishing Jun 11. 2017 Urban Many anglers travel on business from city to city. But that might not rule out a guided fishing trip! Fish along in Berlin here
Article Salmon fishing in south Patagonia Jun 7. 2017 Salmon When you say King Salmon, most people will think about locations in the Pacific Northwest and the famously renowned salmon bonanzas - and rightly so. Only a select few will think about South American Patagonia! Lots of big fish here.	Article The Road less Traveled Jun 3. 2017 Comment A long comment to a video developed into a full fledged illustrated article about a nice trip to Chilean Patagonia. Read the story here.	Article Gavin Erwin May 31. 2017 Fishy art South African artist Gavin Erwin paints wonderful pictures of fish and fishing - some colorful and abstract, some very naturalistic. See his pictures here

May 22. 2017

Orange Trim

Simple This is a simple streamer, which was one of the first decent flies I ever put together myself. I still like it and enjoy tying it.

Learn how to tie it here.

Videos

Aug 16. 2017 Video Fuzz Jr. I give a step by step instruction on tying the Fuzz Jr. which is a single hook suggestive baitfish imitation.	Aug 16. 2017 Video Double Decker Emerger Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 12 Thread, Veevus B15 Brown 14/0 Tail, Coq de Leon Light Speckled Fibres	Aug 16. 2017 Video PMD nymph This is a little Pale Morning Dun Nymph that ticks all the boxes under difficult conditions.
Aug 16. 2017 Video Trego, WI Anglers- Marie: https://www.instagram.com/tightline_hooker/	Aug 15. 2017 Video Murdich Minnow The Murdich Minnow was designed by Bill Murdich who also developed the Murdich Wrigger. Both are great fly patterns for warm water species like smallmouth and largemouth bass.	Aug 15. 2017 Video Dan Blanton's Fatal Attraction Dan Blanton's Fatal Attraction is a simple fly pattern but quite effective for bass, pike, trout and even saltwater fish.

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May 17. 2017

Raccoon

Sea trout Raccoon – or Vaskebjørn – is a highly successful and good looking Norwegian sea trout fly.

See how to tie it here.

More articles

Article Garfish! May 2. 2017 Spring The Baltic garfish or needlefish appears in colossal numbers each spring and is a great joy to target with a fly - and a delicacy to eat. Learn more here.	Article Microspey rods Apr 30. 2017 A new trend An article about how spey style casting can be performed with rods rated for single hand, and how to build and line up your own microspey or micro Skagit rod. Read more here.	Article Stefano Farkas' salmon flies Apr 28. 2017 Full dressed Italian Stefano Farkas ties some beautiful - and very large - full dressed salmon flies. See the images here
Article Short hook, long wing Apr 24. 2017 Fly style A lot of flies are tied on very short hooks, still featuring quite long bodies/wings to imitate small fish. This article looks into that style. See some examples here	Article Karel Liška Apr 21. 2017 History Karel Liška was huge in many ways, the pioneer of Czech fly fishing who was also a beekeeper, liked tarot games and was an virtuoso zither player. Read about the great Czech here.	Article Foam Snail Apr 19. 2017 Simple Snails can be surprisingly high on the trout menu, and a snail imitation can sometimes be a key to success - on stillwaters and ponds in particular. See how to tie it here

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