The Global FlyFisher has recently been updated to a new publishing system, and there may be a few glitches while the last bits get fixed. If you meet anything that doesn't work, please let me know.
Martin - martin@globalflyfisher.com

Bugs

The forums are very quiet

The Global FlyFisher forum has existed for almost as long as the site, and the oldest posts are more than 20 years old. Forums aren't what they used to be. Social media has taken over a lot of their roles, and the GFF form is very quiet ... to put it mildly.
We keep everything online for the sake of history, and preserve the posts for as long as possible, but as you will see, quite a few of them aren't in a good shape, but rely on old images hosted elsewhere, which are no longer available, odd codes from old systems and much more, which can't be shown in a decent way.
But the posts are here, and you can - if you insist - start new threads. But don't stay awake waiting for replies, because they are unfortunately few and far apart.
Martin

Patterns

Hallow.
Some of my BUGs. Time-tested.

[b:ac66d3a650]George 1.[/b:ac66d3a650]
Hook: from #14 to #18
Tread: 8/0 to 14/0 (for hooks #14 to #18)
Top of the body: pheasant wing (original color) & goose biots (black)
Body: Ice dubing - olive
Head: Arctical Fox dubing - orange

[img:ac66d3a650]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-un7sX-ncRL4/T1n7G3K1jkI/AAAAAAAAA1E/…]

[img:ac66d3a650]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7-GAf3ytSmA/T1n7EmVZI3I/AAAAAAAAA08/…]

[b:ac66d3a650]Green bug (variant 1):[/b:ac66d3a650]
[img:ac66d3a650]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-BAPeOnYnGq0/UUuApCYQawI/AAAAAAAACNE/…]

[b:ac66d3a650]Green bug (variant 2):[/b:ac66d3a650]
[img:ac66d3a650]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-b-y6zVWQmVU/UUuAtuIvD7I/AAAAAAAACNU/…]

[img:ac66d3a650]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-65wq4TII2aY/UUuAwMxik3I/AAAAAAAACNc/…]

[b:ac66d3a650]Green beetle (variant 1):[/b:ac66d3a650]
[img:ac66d3a650]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xnrv1xsPx-8/UWVnRSQrE8I/AAAAAAAACe8/…]

[img:ac66d3a650]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-i2hJZdReq-M/UWVngD2eNuI/AAAAAAAACfE/…]

[img:ac66d3a650]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ruDwUXDYtK8/UWVniKkl5HI/AAAAAAAACfU/…]

You can see Step by Step the Green Beetle here:
[url]http://youtu.be/6x_n7aEYRzs?list=UUNLwUfStqoUYhf4DwkDg_nA[/url]

[b:ac66d3a650]White Princess.[/b:ac66d3a650]
[img:ac66d3a650]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IiM-4PG5-KY/UW7uMF-87lI/AAAAAAAACkk/…]

[img:ac66d3a650]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ua9wMiBB54s/UW7uSk3P57I/AAAAAAAACkw/…]

[img:ac66d3a650]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-fnN_RZfUyrM/UW7uSnT8BPI/AAAAAAAACk0/…]

All the best.
Miro

Thank's, Martin.
The second fly (Green beetle) is very effective for chub - one of the fishes in BG for fly fishing.
The first fly (George 1) is universal fly - for trout, chub ...
Cheers.
Miro

[b:471946cf47]Upper Leather Bug[/b:471946cf47]

Slowly sinking in slow water.
[b:471946cf47]Tail[/b:471946cf47] - organza (several threads),
[b:471946cf47]Body[/b:471946cf47] - peacock - from the tail feather (the eye),
[b:471946cf47]Torso and mini hackle[/b:471946cf47] - peacock from the base of the tail feather,
[b:471946cf47]Saddle[/b:471946cf47] - upper leather.
No extra weight.

[img:471946cf47]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hI1t04c6Gqk/U_8iHbJltXI/AAAAAAAAF0w/…]

[img:471946cf47]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-PG7MQYX-Lv0/U_8jlmY7tkI/AAAAAAAAF08/…]

All the best.

Hi Martin.
In Bulgaria we have several colors ladybugs. Besides the color, they also differ in the number of points (from four to eight).
Here are two of a kind:
Red Ladybug, with seven or eight black points.
[img:2bd8ef8aa9]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-1UiJUM_FvCI/VEkcxLNnzNI/AAAAAAAAHQI/…]

Black Ladybug, with four red points.
[img:2bd8ef8aa9]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Huf1jklJ0HM/VEkYK_rhCGI/AAAAAAAAHPU/…]

[img:2bd8ef8aa9]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-N1kByd95uag/VEkZI7Lv1fI/AAAAAAAAHPc/…]

[img:2bd8ef8aa9]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-212jcF-iCT0/VEkZLqbjGYI/AAAAAAAAHPk/…]

There are and light beige Ladybugs, but I no picture.
All the best.
Miro

Miro Jagger's picture inspired me for a new idea of creating bugs with the help of tinsel!
Looks like Christmas is already in the air!

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