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I know there once was GFF

I think I'd buy one or three myself...... :)

I know there once was GFF

I know there once was GFF hats made, but aparently it didn't work out.. Anyway, I know this is a pretty good site to get custom hats and shirts made through:http://www.cafepress.com/ . I don't know if it makes any sense, or if it is worth it, but i would definitly buy one.

19 trip coldspell br

19 trip coldspell broken? that's gotta feel good! Interesting podcast, keep em' coming.

Enjoyed your article

Enjoyed your article on the Lamiglas "blue ridge" blanks, but where can
you purchase them? I tried the Lamiglas web page and the Mudhole
catalog among others and can't seem to find them.

Nice!

Kirk,

Great to see a fish, and nice to see that others go fishng in the cold weather... and even catch fish!

Martin

nevermind, i figured er' out!

nevermind, i figured er' out!

Hi Kirk,

Hi Kirk,

Nice pictures and nice brookies. The season opens here on April 01, how appropriate that the first day of fishing season is on April fools day.

straddle bugs

hi chris,thanks for the comment about the site,its got alot of work needing to be done ,if only people stopped phoning me for flies then i could get a bit more done it [maybe a sreamer page ?]
straddle bugs are just the style of pattern,i think that they have some catskill patterns called straddlebugs,they are fiished wet ,just under the surface
i will hopefully be sending you some soon
best regards john

Martin, it looks like that

Martin, it looks like that fly would be a perfect imitation for those sand eels. I am going to have to try that fly for sure now, some of the local lakes have "minnows" here that look quite similar.

I am going to have to check with my step-father and see what part of Denmark his family was from. His mothers maiden name was Larsen and she married a Krauch, they emigrated here about 45 yrs ago.

Come to think of it is there a place called Feju ( pronounced Fayu ) or something very similar. It might even be an island i can't remember for sure.

great

That will definitely be worth a try, I am sure the others would appreciate that as well...
I understand you're rather busy person, nevertheless I hope you'll manage to arrange it.
Should you need a hand, just let me know (I can hardly imagine how to help, but anyway... 😄 )

Fishing together

Vanuz,

I have never considered organiszing anything in the name of GFF, but I have certianly been fishing with many of the GFF visitors and friends during the past years -- both in Denmark and abroad.

Sure, it would be a great idea to go ishing together, and since partner Steve has mentioned the possibility that he might come over to Denmark this spring, that might give us a perfect occasion to arrange something.

I'll see what plans I can make and keep you all posted through the site.

Anybody else who could be interested in a joint ishing trip in Denmark? Preferably on the coast of Sjaelland, but not excluding a Jutland or Funen coast or stream.

Martin

When I was shopping

When I was shopping for thread a seamstress told me the names for the clockwise twist and the counter clockwise twist. However, I failed to write them down and have forgotten the names. Do you know them?
When Herter's marketed silk tying thread their spool said "madex (or maydex) twist, thightens when wet". What was that all about???

Looking good! :D

Looking good! 😄

Awesome Article

Awesome Article, Great photography! Well done!! Made me want to pick up the book and read it again!!

YO!

Here here, I got through the woods too... :P
good work Martin!

Fish

Amazing article

Another amazing article. Thank you...

As a side note the n

As a side note the name for this fly is derived from family name (taxanomically speaking) for Pheasants. It's the best I could come up with, the wing is comprised of 4 different species of pheasant.

It looks like it would be a

Jamie,

It's pretty fishy in the water, and was used this weekend because the first fish I caught (and took and hence gutted) contained lots of little sand eels. See attached picture.

The fly is actually a pretty good imitation of these small fish, and since the water was relatively choppy, I thought that a visible fly couldn't hurt.

Martin

Ok, here it is:

Ok, here it is:

I didn't have Siberian Squirrel so I used the only squirrel I had, Red Fox Squirrel Tail. The white tips of the red fox shouldn't detract from the pattern I don't think. We use it for a lot of streamer patterns here.

Here's the original pattern:

Here's the original pattern:

Hook Bronze trout hook size 6 - 10
Tag Round gold tinsel (veniard nr.20)
Tail Tippets
Body Dark claret sealfur
Wing A few strands bucktail, a few strands Lureflash Twinkle and dark brown siberian squirrel
Hackle Black hen
Head Black

Well, I don't have any of

Well, I don't have any of that, so I'll have to sub natural guinea fowl instead I guess. Should work fine....... :)

Grant, the original Erling

Grant, the original Erling Olsen pattern called for black hackle. I used Whiting Brahma Hen - I like the speckled look.

Chris

Thanks all for the kind words

Thanks all for the kind words.

Bob, there are 4 saddle hackles.

Hail John of Wales! You get around my friend... :-) Your site is coming along nicely, even though I don't quite get ALL the terminology.... Straddle Bugs, eh? ;-)

I think I'm going to have to

I think I'm going to have to try the bottom variation for Bull Trout here in BC. Are you using squirrel for the throat as well?