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All GFF stuff in chronological order

This page simply lists all content chronologically, with the newest first. Use the pager in the bottom to navigate through quite a lot of articles, reviews, blog posts and much more.

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2026

Date	Title	Body	Image
Feb 26. 2026	Soft Hackles	The soft hackles – North Country Spiders – have proved their worth through many decades, and still do.
Feb 20. 2026	Getting (properly) started with fly tying	As a fly angler, there is great satisfaction in being able to tie your own flies. If you haven’t reached that point yet, here is some advice to help you get started.
Feb 14. 2026	Tube Worm	These worm patterns tied with bead tubing are very tough and made to last – and very easy to tie
Feb 10. 2026	Dubbing needles	The most humble tool in your tying tool collection is most likely your dubbing needle or bodkin. Still it’s one of the most useful tools.
Feb 5. 2026	Alfred Ronalds’ The Fly-fisher’s Entomology	Don’t let the title trick you. This book is about much more than studying insects.
Feb 1. 2026	I updated my book database	My fishing book register needed an update – and the registration of a lot of books
Jan 31. 2026	Getting started with bonefish	It’s one of the most exciting and intense fishing experiences you’ll find, and here’s how to get started
Jan 27. 2026	The Frugal Fly-Tyer	I'm sometimes surprised how much material is wasted when people tie flies. Here are some tips on saving
Jan 21. 2026	Classic Steelhead Flies	The story of a long lasting love for classic steelhead flies – and some flies that illustrate why the love is still there
Jan 16. 2026	River Trout Streamer Fishing	Some people may think that fishing large streamers for river trout is a US thing. This excellent book tells the European side of that story.
Jan 7. 2026	There's no AI-slop on GFF!	None of the content on this site has been generated by Artificial Intelligence
Jan 3. 2026	Bead Tube Pupae	A couple of pupa patterns tied with rubber cord tubing which is also used for stringing beads to make jewelry

2025

Date	Title	Body	Image
Dec 27. 2025	2025 on GFF	It’s been a year like so many others. GFF is chugging along, doing as good as ever ... and even with new content!
Dec 23. 2025	Shamelessly simple	Some flies are so simple and use so few materials that it's almost embarrassing. They may even be ugly too ... but most of them are deadly efficient!
Dec 19. 2025	Floss Grub	Dental floss tape is a cheap and effective material for winding up some simple fly bodies. It’s very good for your teeth too!
Dec 12. 2025	Once we had problems with comments	And we actually do again, but in a very different manner. There used to be many, now there are almost none
Dec 6. 2025	A tour of my tying room	Since I moved to a house several years ago, I’ve had a combined office and tying room, which has served me very well!
Dec 3. 2025	Carpe Cyprinus Carpio Diem!	Simple Flyfishing for Common Carp in the Heart of America
Dec 1. 2025	AI hammering GFF	When the site became slow, I asked ChatGPT to find the reason. Its reply? ChatGPT was the cause!
Nov 29. 2025	Zelda	The Zelda combines a distinctive Icelandic salmon fly tradition with elements from modern trout nymphing
Nov 23. 2025	A Life in Flies	This gorgeous book tells the story of US fly tyer Mary Orvis Marbury and the classic, stylish, "gaudy" flies of her era
Nov 20. 2025	Masked Mayfly	Disguising a bead by turning it into a head with multifaceted insect eyes
Nov 17. 2025	New feature: Article series	I have made a few series of articles over the years. They now have their own page
Nov 13. 2025	FlyMeister 2001 revived	Back in April I revived the old pages from the FlyMeister 2001 competition that was held by GFF. I just forgot to tell about it!
Nov 1. 2025	Shining a Light	The SmallRig RM 03 is a flexible and versatile LED lamp useful for both tying and photography
Oct 21. 2025	Angler’s high	People who run, talk about a state called "runner’s high". A kind of trance where running becomes a pattern, and they can go on almost forever. I have sometimes experienced "angler’s high"
Oct 13. 2025	Old School Zonkers	Zonkers imitate baitfish as well as any other fly ever created, use common materials and are easy to tie
Oct 10. 2025	Don’t buy supplies ... tie flies!	Want to get better results when tying flies? Don’t buy your way there. Tie your way there!
Oct 5. 2025	Tufty Flies	The Tufty flies saw the light of day because of a need for some heavy metal for the author’s local high and coloured rivers
Oct 2. 2025	Tying Euro Nymphs	You will find 15 flies and 36 contributors in this book. You won’t read it to discover new flies. You’ll read it for pure pleasure.
Sep 21. 2025	Nymphe à vue et poissons trophées	A review of a nymphing book in French: Sight nymphing and trophy fish. To quote the author: "I prefer sight fishing ... It's more exciting and more effective!"
Sep 9. 2025	The last batch	The last batch - for now - of tying thread arrived, and I'm about to throw myself at the mercy of my micrometer
Sep 1. 2025	Silk Sakasa	This pattern is tied with natural silk ribbon, using the product of one insect to imitate another
Aug 25. 2025	The Flies That Trout Prefer	I’m tempted to call this a fly tying book with an attitude ... and I mean that in a good way
Aug 23. 2025	More threads coming in	I'm building up to the update of the already substantial table of tying threads
Jul 31. 2025	Surgical Stonefly	Waterproof surgical tape is an excellent material for wings on insect imitations
Jul 12. 2025	Adding weight to a fly	A short article about adding weight to a fly – and make it do what you want and stay where you put it
Jul 3. 2025	Tutus	These flies get their name from the Tutu, the short skirt worn by female ballet dancers
Jun 22. 2025	Fish in dried ham	Not fly-fishing, but it's fish. It’s been a while since I last published a food recipe. This simple but delicious dish should make up for that
Jun 20. 2025	Updating the thread table	The tying thread table and the accompanying article is among the most popular pages on this site. It’s about time for an update.
Jun 16. 2025	Silky Bugger	This fly lives up to its name. In fact, silk ribbon is the only material used to tie it, apart from hook, bead and thread
May 24. 2025	Sedgeetle	A when-in-doubt-fly that can be a sedge/caddis, beetle, moth or anything you – or the fish – might fancy
May 16. 2025	Cranking it up ... slowly	The publishing pace is not frightening on the Global FlyFisher, but I’m working on cranking up the frequency ... bit by bit
Apr 27. 2025	The Hallucinator	This odd, multi-legged thingy named after a species found as a Cambrian fossil has a strange appeal to trout
Apr 13. 2025	The ways of the hackle	Tying in a feather and wrapping it … easy-peasy, right? Or maybe there’s more to it. This in-depth article looks at various ways to make a feather hackle.
Apr 9. 2025	Hackle guards	Hackle or material guards help you keep stuff out of the way while you tie or varnish your fly
Apr 2. 2025	Lifejacket Nymph	The Lifejacket Nymph is tied with 2mm diameter silicone gasket foam
Mar 12. 2025	Devil’s Thumb Lake	A Colorado trout fishing adventure
Mar 9. 2025	Forking Feet	British Nick Thomas has come up with a way to form legs and feet using a tool we all have to hand in the kitchen, the common fork.
Mar 8. 2025	Another great flyshow	Another great Danish Fly Festival is over, and it was as always great being part of this excellent show.