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Those of us who have fished tube flies for ages have no problem understanding the principle, but if you're new to tubes, the simple task of attaching a hook to a tube fly might seem hard to figure out.

The online leader calculator has had an overhaul, and has been updated with several new leader formulas and a bunch of new features

Why go to the trouble of photographing a fly that is soaking wet? Well, in many cases it can dramatically alter the appearance of the imitation.

This article covers how to use the online fly fishing leader caculator LeaderCalc for creating your own perfect custom made hand tied leaders

Wooden landing nets might not seem like the easiest or least expensive DIY-project, but this article shows how to easily make one almost for free

Keeping it simple. Understanding the advantages of nymphing without an indicator and how to do it best.

In our continuous effort to obtain better and more practical mayfly imitations, we discovered a few new and simple solutions.

Leather maker Remus Stanescu describes the dirty work behind making a couple of Hardy style reel cases.

River Fly Fishing for snook in Southwest Florida is an excellent alternative to pursuing this prized gamefish in the mangroves or the open coastal water

Fishing Baltic sea trout in the surface with waking foam flies can be a lot of fun. Here’s how to do it – and a pattern that works.

Some say that caddisflies are even more important than mayflies. For us flyfishers that is probably correct. A good caddis pattern can save your day.

You can buy ready-made rod holders for your car, but you can also go the DIY way and get some excellent holders for a very fair price.

The secret behind catching Scottish spring salmon!

The Baltic garfish or needlefish appears in colossal numbers each spring and is a great joy to target with a fly - and a delicacy to eat.

An article about how spey style casting can be performed with rods rated for single hand, and how to build and line up your own microspey or micro Skagit rod.

Karel Liška was huge in many ways, the pioneer of Czech fly fishing who was also a beekeeper, liked tarot games and was an virtuoso zither player.

A simple tool to calculate trout condition (K-factor), length or weight from the two other numbers.

A personal journey from a kid fly fishing off log booms to a marine ecologist and author of a book on trout, salmon and char in estuaries around the globe.

You can now print great looking labels to use for your home made leaders when you pack them in bags

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.

Learn about a novel loop knot for use in making loop-to-loop connections. This knot is simple, strong and streamlined.

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

Sight fishing for grayling in the clear mountain rivers of Slovakia.

Why would you Do It Yourself? The answer might seem simple, but it wasn't, once Paul Kalbrener started thinking about it.