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2016

Date	Title	Body	Image
Sep 22. 2016	Observation	This is a great book, and a really excellent intro to reading the water and matching the hatch for the angler who feels that both these disciplines are difficult. It clearly illustrates that they don't have to be.
Sep 11. 2016	Intruder shanks, wire and hooks	The major difference between almost any fly and an Intruder is the use of a shank and a trailing hook. This is about shanks, wires and stinger hooks.
Sep 2. 2016	Fighting spam on GFF	Here's a rundown of the different things I do to keep spammers from posting on the Global FlyFisher
Sep 2. 2016	Off season in the right time	Swedish Robert Kolarik takes a trip to fish the beautiful waters of Slovenia and shares some experiences insight and tips.
Aug 30. 2016	Robert Kolarik	Robert is a Swedish Fly Fisher, Tyer and Photographer from South of Sweden searching for time slots to fish for Sea Trout, Salmon, Pike & Perch with the fly rod!
Aug 23. 2016	Allcock Heritage BG3 Hooks	You don't often see these coveted Allcock Heritage BG3 Streamer Hooks for sale. Luckily for streamer tyers, there is a set of size #4 an #2 hooks up...
Aug 10. 2016	The Regal mystery	There's a gazillion tyers who love the Regal style, angled spring clamp fly-tying vises, but I always wondered why they are so popular
Aug 9. 2016	Allan Nørskov Johansen	Allan is a Danish fly fisher and tyer who loves to fish for large sea run browns in the Danish river Karup.
Aug 8. 2016	The Octopus	Danish Allan Nørskov Johansen ties a large, gaudy and semi-crazy fly with lots of hair, flash and rubber legs for stream fishing at night for sea run brown trout.
Jul 29. 2016	The fixed top menu	A lot of sites feature a part of the page – typically a top menu – that is fixed to the top of the screen when you scroll down. Here are some thoughts about such a feature and how to do it.
Jul 27. 2016	The technology behind LeaderCalc	This is the story about the adaptation of the old LeaderCalc spreadsheet to a Drupal module that drives a web based system
Jul 26. 2016	#‎flypatternphotochallenge‬	A couple of weeks ago my Facebook wall started overflowing with great fly photos. I think I should thank David Hise for that.
Jul 26. 2016	The GFF Drupal theme	The Drupal theme that's used on the Global FlyFisher is home made from scratch. I deplore large and complex themes, and prefer simple and compact.
Jul 26. 2016	The new newsletter	I reinstated the GFF Newsletter that we stopped sending a decade ago. This article is about the system driving the new newsletter.
Jul 26. 2016	GFF BTS	This section tells a bit about the technology behind and development of the Global FlyFisher. Nothing at all about fishing or fly tying, but interesting to some.
Jul 20. 2016	Discs and cones	A lot of flies - salmon tube flies in particular – use different discs or cones, and the market is full of them. Here's an overview of some of the many types.
Jul 15. 2016	Baltic flies for turbulent water	This is the first part of a small series dealing with various coastal conditions in the Baltic. We'll look at flies for clear, but turbulent water. Lots of visibility, but also lots of turmoil – and food.
Jul 6. 2016	Bamboo follow up	Professional bamboo rod builder Harry Boyd has updated one of the most popular article series on this site, his articles on bamboo rod building from 2002-2004.
Jun 21. 2016	LeaderCalc label printing	You can now print great looking labels to use for your home made leaders when you pack them in bags
Jun 13. 2016	Lucky 13	It takes more than the right gear to land a marlin on fly.
Jun 10. 2016	Friends, rods and sausages	Today was the day of the annual and traditional get-together arranged by the Copenhagen Fly Casting Club. Enjoyable as always.
Jun 1. 2016	Contacting companies	It's amazing how some companies manage to totally ignore all attempts to contact them. Why do they have email, contact forms and Facebook pages, if they don't reply when people use them?
May 23. 2016	LeaderCalc 2016	Many years ago we launched LeaderCalc, the spreadsheet that helps you dimension your leaders. It was last updated almost 10 years ago. It's time for a new version.
May 21. 2016	Cliff Boylston	Cliff is an engineer who worked up to age 75 but was able to get some fly fishing in all along the way.
May 21. 2016	Cliff's Loop	Learn about a novel loop knot for use in making loop-to-loop connections. This knot is simple, strong and streamlined.
May 20. 2016	New Danish hooks	New hook brands isn't something we see ever so often, but just recently two Danish hook series have seen the light of day
May 20. 2016	Intruder introduction	Intruders have been around for many years, but if you are new to this fly style, this could be a good place to start.
May 7. 2016	Sea Bass off the coast of Portugal	Fishing for sea bass off the coast of Portugal - but never from a harbor.
Apr 10. 2016	Spring on the coast	It's almost become a tradition that I do a springtime gallery every year, and once again I have been digging in the image archives.
Apr 5. 2016	Perrault's Standard	This might not look like the most exciting book I own. It isn't valuable. It isn't particularly beautiful either – rather ugly actually. Still it's one of the gems in my collection.
Apr 1. 2016	The Half Haul	Recent historical research into the first writings on fly fishing has revealed the origins of the double haul, by researches called the Ur-haul or the half haul
Mar 31. 2016	Green Drake	Green Drake originated by Carrie Stevens and tied by Stanley Williams Tied by: Stanley Williams Originated by: Carrie G. Stevens Green Drake Streamer...
Mar 13. 2016	Hutch's Pennell	This is a classic UK wet fly for stillwaters. Good looking, easy to find materials, easy to tie. Why not tie it for the Baltic sea runs?
Mar 7. 2016	Lynx' Whisker	This is a new take on another new take on the classic British stillwater pattern the Cat's Whisker
Mar 6. 2016	Fishy photos: Susanne Worm	Danish Susanne Worm was a natural participant in our series on Fishy Photographers
Feb 28. 2016	Heads	Yes, this is an article solely about heads on flies. Why they matter and how to get them to look good.
Feb 23. 2016	Crooked Lines	Some fishing books teaches you stuff, some fascinate you, some entertain you. Some do all and more
Feb 19. 2016	If I had boobs	It seems to me that success in fly fishing, fly tying, guiding, writing or filming as well as social media can be secured by simply being a young and reasonably good looking woman
Feb 18. 2016	Tying session in the woods	Thirty-some fly tyers met in a restaurant in Denmark, ate some good food and tied flies together
Feb 18. 2016	Slovakian Grayling	Sight fishing for grayling in the clear mountain rivers of Slovakia.
Feb 15. 2016	Springtime on Bornholm	For many years I went sea trout fishing on the Danish island Bornholm every spring with a group of friends. It's a great place to fish.
Feb 15. 2016	Pike & Fly	A DVD dedicated to fly fishing for pike by Danish Niels Vestergaard
Feb 9. 2016	Newsletter revival	I'm working on a revival of the Global FlyFisher Newsletter, which was sent out for a short period many years ago.
Feb 9. 2016	Why I DIY	Why would you Do It Yourself? The answer might seem simple, but it wasn't, once Paul Kalbrener started thinking about it.
Feb 6. 2016	Boat or belly boat?	Do you choose an inflatable and compact belly boat or a real boat, canoe or kayak for your fishing? There is another option.
Feb 3. 2016	Ten Year Reunion	It's been ten years since the first Global FlyFisher Summit, and Paul Kalbrener who has participated in all of them looks back.
Feb 2. 2016	My morning with videos	Every morning before I start working I go though a bunch of fishing and tying videos. Join me on such a video spree
Jan 31. 2016	Yellowstone Country	Chasing Native Fishes in the Upper Yellowstone River Region in Montana.
Jan 29. 2016	Teal Blue & Black	Teal Blue & Black - Tuomas Iso-Ahola Tied by: Tuomas Iso-Ahola Originated by: Tuomas Iso-Ahola Teal Blue & Black Streamer Fly Pattern Hook:...
Jan 28. 2016	The Talisker Touchdown	I found a 10+ year old fly in a fly box and liked what I saw. The reconstruction of the fly was named the Talisker Touchdown