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Aug 13. 2011

Fishing a bubble

Spin fishing Even though you might not be able to use a flyrod, you can fish with a fly anyway. Use a spinning rod and a casting float, and you will be able to cover a lot of water, fish in harsh conditions, cast large flies and even fish dries or nymphs in a stream.

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Article Great beginner's books Jul 12. 2017 Library This article covers a handful of books that I would recommend to the new fly-angler and fly-tyer - the angler who is dipping his or her toes in the fly-fishing pond for the first time See the list here	Article Narova Foam Beetle Jun 23. 2017 Beetle Russian Dmitri Tseliaritski's Narova foam dry fly is an easy and robust pattern template for terrestrials, beetles in particular See how to tie it here.
Article Boys' day out Jun 21. 2017 Trip report This is a 10 year old trip report that I happened to read again and decided to make into a small article. Read the story here.	Article Ancient Pike Flies Jun 15. 2017 Historic Fly fishing for pike certainly seems to have been a popular in central Europe during the late middle ages Get a history lesson here

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Jun 3. 2017

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Facebook is a strange universe. A fantastic resource and at the same time a source of endless, useless noise.

Why tying with others is great

Jun 1. 2017

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Meeting up with a bunch of people and tying flies together doesn't just provide good company, but also education - and an easy shortcut to new fly names

Do me a favor, kiss your spouse

May 24. 2017

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I has been brought to my attention that my post about not postponing your fishing trips has caused a bit of friction in some relationships. I need to set a few things straight.

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Article Salmon fishing in south Patagonia Jun 7. 2017 Salmon When you say King Salmon, most people will think about locations in the Pacific Northwest and the famously renowned salmon bonanzas - and rightly so. Only a select few will think about South American Patagonia! Lots of big fish here.	Article The Road less Traveled Jun 3. 2017 Comment A long comment to a video developed into a full fledged illustrated article about a nice trip to Chilean Patagonia. Read the story here.	Article Gavin Erwin May 31. 2017 Fishy art South African artist Gavin Erwin paints wonderful pictures of fish and fishing - some colorful and abstract, some very naturalistic. See his pictures here
Article Orange Trim May 22. 2017 Simple This is a simple streamer, which was one of the first decent flies I ever put together myself. I still like it and enjoy tying it. Learn how to tie it here.	Article Raccoon May 17. 2017 Sea trout Raccoon – or Vaskebjørn – is a highly successful and good looking Norwegian sea trout fly. See how to tie it here.	Article Garfish! May 2. 2017 Spring 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. Learn more here.

Apr 30. 2017

Microspey rods

A new trend 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.

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Videos

Jul 25. 2017 Video Dan Pierce, Tenkara Instructor Watch Dan Pierce explain the traditional Japanese form of fly fishing: Tenkara.	Jul 24. 2017 Video Denny Rickard's Callibaetis Nymph Rickard's Callibeatis Nymph is an attractor nymph that is tied in a number of colors including black, olive, tan, rusty orange and this peacock version.	Jul 24. 2017 Video Squishy Fish (variant) Instructions for tying a variation on Peter Hylander's excellent Squishy Fish.
Jul 24. 2017 Video Hilo Click the link below here you will find the full materiallist:	Jul 23. 2017 Video Martin's Minnow In this episode of Tie TV Daniel Bergman will tie a Martin's Minnow - "red ghost style" - a superb pattern for perch fly fishing.	Jul 23. 2017 Video Flyfishing in Sweden

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Apr 28. 2017

Stefano Farkas' salmon flies

Full dressed Italian Stefano Farkas ties some beautiful - and very large - full dressed salmon flies.

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Article Short hook, long wing Apr 24. 2017 Fly style A lot of flies are tied on very short hooks, still featuring quite long bodies/wings to imitate small fish. This article looks into that style. See some examples here	Article Karel Liška Apr 21. 2017 History 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. Read about the great Czech here.	Article Foam Snail Apr 19. 2017 Simple Snails can be surprisingly high on the trout menu, and a snail imitation can sometimes be a key to success - on stillwaters and ponds in particular. See how to tie it here
Article A leather folder for your flash Apr 13. 2017 DIY This small DIY article shows you how to make a leather folder or jumbo-wallet for convenient flash storage. See how to make it here.	Article Russian Wasp Apr 9. 2017 Sting Russian fly tyer Dmitri Tseliaritski from St. Peterburg ties som mean looking imitations. Here's an example of his foam wasps See how to tie it here	Article Simply coastlines Apr 5. 2017 Pictures The spring gallery this year is a simple collection of pictures of Danish coastlines. It might be simple, but the variation is amazing and almost endless. See the pictures here.

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