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Pete I am green with envy,

Pete I am green with envy, That is not only a great piece of equipment but a piece of art.

Happy tying Friend

my suggestion would

my suggestion would be to use..'Stretch Magic'..it is found in craft stores that carry 'bead products'.

..the creation of this fly is awesome,thank you for sharing.......ArticWolf

I live nar Port Phil

I live nar Port Phillip Bay , near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
I use a weight 3/4 floating fly line and small foam emerger flies do really well on calm warm evenings in the summer months casting around the rocks along the sheltered bays during a rising tide.

Tried the fly at Ea

Tried the fly at East Lk Central OR. worked awsome! The browns and (surprise) the kokanee luv'd it!

Small flies for seatrout

Maybe now people start believing in the small flies we use for seatrout!
We've been using sizes 12, 14 for the last years with very simple dressing as well.
They have been picked up by a lot of big seatrout; they like to follow a big flies, but eat the small ones.

Instead of straightening a hook, I like to bend (forge) them on purpose. It will hook fish more easy, but that my believe

With the new hologra

With the new holographic tinsel out the variations are endless, the 1 I tye the most is called a mega prince, TMC 200R #6-14,6/0 olive thread,brown marabou tail root beer krystal flash olive centipede legs on the either side,peacock herl body holographic olive tinsel rib, brown hen hackle white goose biot wing olive centipede legs either side peacock herl collar with a gold bead for a head killer fly in both still water or river/creeks.

Lars,

Sure a shoo

Lars,

Sure a shooting head can cast longer. There is a reason why distance casters use shooting head setups. And the wind is an important factor. I personally hate fly fishing when there's no wind. But it has to be in the right direction! If not then it's very little help--more like the opposite.

As a paradox, it seems that most fly anglers consider wind an obstacle when fishing. In a stream maybe, but in the salt it's not. A good wind will both aide your casts and give the surface some wrinkles, which will ease your fishing.

But point taken: under normal fishing conditions the shooting head will give you longer casts compared to a full line--or as I prefer it: the same distance with much, much less effort.

Martin

Hi martin,
regardin

Hi martin,
regarding distance of cast, you are correct that the distance was app. the same with shooting line and WF at the last danish championship which took place indoor but when the event has taken place outdoor and if there is some wind then the distances are longer with a margin of 3-6 meters, and we do most of our fishing outdoor ;-)

Thank you Martin

Thank you Martin

That's a killer fly!

That's a killer fly!! A similar one in dyed olive fur works well for me.

The pictures are bac

The pictures are back. A technical glitch, which is fixed now.

Martin

Where are the pictur

Where are the pictures, can't see them ??

I know that this is

I know that this is a good fly for seatrout, but I ad some flash in the dubbing.

Penguins on alert...

'yet another parcel from Durban... the Brightest Spot on the Darkest Continent...
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OVER the MOON and NO REGRETS!!!

Full of condensated

Full of condensated infos as usually! I'm just looking for an overhead SH&line for Scott SHS - DH 3,2m 9# - thanks to you I've only SH to look for, thank you very much!

What a good read, ve

What a good read, very informative!

Hi Martin,

Nice a

Hi Martin,

Nice article! I have the same 'problem' as you have, to many lines and heads to keep track of ... Unless they are brand new or on a reel I plan to fish I keep them in ziplock bags as well.

You sparked my interest when you mentioned the mill ends and I was curious to hear if you had done any welding with them? I was looking to splice and weld some DT12 to T14 to make some custom sinktips but unfortunately that doesn't seem to work very well with these lines as the core seems to be 'loose' in the line and just pulls off as soon as it's been heated. Curious to hear if you or others have tried the same with better success?

Cheers,
Christian

Thank you for the de

Thank you for the detailed directions on how to mount flies. I have a series of flies that I wanted to display in a frame, but was unsure on how to go about it. I have no doubt that they will soon be mounted and on the wall before long.

After seeing this ar

After seeing this article on GFF, I was inspired to build my own portable fly tying bench. I used all scrap lumber and it really cost me very little to build. The only thing I purchased were magnetic strips and aluminum rod for spool pegs. If you would like me to send pictures of my finished bench, just let me know.

HI Rado. With this f

HI Rado. With this fly I started my flyfishing career fortyfive[45] years ago.Back then my materials were fine creme chenille,black 6/0 thread, black rabbit dubbing,tied on 8or10 heavy wire Mustad 3399 0r 3906.I caught so many fish on this fly I retarded my advancement in trying new flys for a considerable long time. I have not as a result fished it for many years. This pattern of yours excites me to ty it and try it. thanks ,it's a great looking pattern,and for your modesty I admire you as well.Tom.

Thanx much!

Thanx much!

Tephen,

An error.

Tephen,

An error... The flies should be visible now.

Martin

Thanks a lot!
Cheer

Thanks a lot!
Cheers Magnus

This is a real video

This is a real video. Young fishermen in a quiet moment and situation. The opposite of some hyperative egocentric and epileptic teen agers like SD!!!!!!!