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Apr 16. 2018

Farkas' doubles

Classics I get regular mails from Italian master salmon fly tyer Stefano Farkas. A couple of the recent ones were special.

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Video Black Widow Muddler Apr 14. 2018 Way back when I started flyfishing for seatrout in saltwater on the Danish coast... few people did that. There weren't many fly patterns developed for this new fishing.	Article Limay in November Mar 31. 2018 Spring A failed autumn trip to the Patagonia river Limay sparked a spring trip this last November Read the story here
Article Optic Flies Mar 14. 2018 History With names that sounded fresh, in-your-face and downright sexy, the Optic Fly series entered the stage like a warm summer wind in the 1960’s cold war era. Read a book excerpt here	Review ABU Optic Flies Mar 14. 2018 A small book written by Danish Michael Jensen about Swedish ABU's renown series of streamers from the 60's, known as the Optic Flies.

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Green storage

Apr 16. 2018

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My fly tying room and office is slowly taking shape - and color. A set of shelves and small chests were painted green.

Caught between a book and a hard place

Apr 4. 2018

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I was involuntarily involved in a disagreement between two authors and their publisher, and have now placed myself in a tight spot

The new GFF HQ

Feb 18. 2018

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We have moved from an apartment to a house, and GFF is getting a larger and better equipped main office.

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Richard Katzman's crib

Ole Kofoed Hansen's crib

Jayson Mumma's crib

Shawn Gillespie's crib

Klaus Andersen's crib

Samuel Looper's crib

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Article Homage to Carrie Stevens Feb 18. 2018 Classic Italian master fly tyer Stefano Farkas has tied a Carrie Stevens streamer in the style of his full dressed salmon flies. See the pictures here	Review Designing Poppers, Sliders & Divers Feb 9. 2018 Bugs This book raises the bar for warm water fly rod lure making books. Elmer Meiler reviews Steve Schweitzer's book.	Article DIY dubbing brush maker Feb 7. 2018 Spinning Bretislav has a little machine in his collection of fly-tying tools. It was made by his father about 20 years back. See how to make it here
Article Childers Feb 4. 2018 Full dressed Italian Stefano Farkas continues to supply the most astonishing full dressed salmon flies. See his latest fly here.	Article Deep and slow Jan 18. 2018 Springers The secret behind catching Scottish spring salmon! Find it here.	Article Meade's crazy flies Dec 25. 2017 Different Australian Rob Meade's flies are totally crazy contraptions using foam in strange shapes, odd constructions, rubber legs, large eyes and lots of color. Flies just after my heart! See more here

Dec 25. 2017

Meade's crazy flies

Different Australian Rob Meade's flies are totally crazy contraptions using foam in strange shapes, odd constructions, rubber legs, large eyes and lots of color. Flies just after my heart!

Videos

Apr 16. 2018 Video Pink Squirrel Nymph AKA The Persuader The Pink Squirrel Nymph or as it may also be known, the Persuader is a fly pattern designed by John Bethke of Westby, Wisconsin.	Apr 15. 2018 Video Why the Klinkhåmer works so well I met the Klinkhammer fly inventor Hans van Klinken while fly fishing in Kuhmo. He explains why Klinkhamer is so effective fly.	Apr 15. 2018 Video Rising Trout A short cut with a very hungry brown trout.
Apr 15. 2018 Video How to Tie a Perfection Loop Knot How to Tie a Perfection Loop Knot. The perfection loop knot is one of the best fishing knots to learn. You can use it any time you need a solid sturdy loop off a main line.	Apr 14. 2018 Video Olive French Partridge Mayfly Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 10 Thread, Uni-8/0 Olive Tail, Natural Cock Pheasant Tail Fibres Rib, Gold Wire	Apr 14. 2018 Video Black Widow Muddler Way back when I started flyfishing for seatrout in saltwater on the Danish coast... few people did that. There weren't many fly patterns developed for this new fishing.

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Dec 22. 2017

Merry Christmas!

Yuletide Christmas is here... just a few days until you can unwrap your presents. But you get one from GFF right now!

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Review Freshwater Life Dec 18. 2017 Naturals This book gives you the opportunity to make a connection with aquatic animals. You can watch these images over and over again. It is also full of information in the texts and pictures.	Review Nymphenfischen Dec 10. 2017 Focused My heart beats for specialty books rather than general ones, and a large book solely on nymphing is definitely something that stirs my interest. Even a German language one.	Review A Year in the Life Dec 9. 2017 Exiting Jonathan Tomlinson's video "A Year in the Life" is an hour of mesmerizing fish porn. Or should I call it fish erotica? That sounds a bit more sophisticated
Article Jason Bordash Dec 7. 2017 Fishy art US artist Jason Bordash works as an electrical designer, but paints beautiful fishing scenes, fish and flies in his spare time. We asked him a few questions. Read his replies here.	Article Christmas is closing in! Dec 6. 2017 Gifts You probably noticed. Dutch Zwarte Piet is afoot, Danes drink glögg and the Germans go to Weihnachtsmarkt. Time to buy some presents for your favorite fly fisher! See some ideas here	Article Sierra Nets Dec 2. 2017 C&R A Q&A session with California based landing net maker Greg Madrigal from Sierra Nets Read the intverview here

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