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Sep 25. 2017

Rattlesnake Streamer

Large The Rattlesnake Streamer is a large, articulated fly originated by US tyer and guide Ray Schmidt.

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Article Articulated Flies Sep 15. 2017 Jointed One of the big things in fly tying these days is articulated flies. Utilizing two hooks, shanks or some other technique, flies get two or more parts linked together resulting in movement and size. Read about these flies here	Article Frances Plug Aug 28. 2017 Salmon Behind the somewhat strange name hides a somewhat strange fly originated by Danish salmon guide Marc Skovby. An efficient salmon tube fly that's both easy to tie and very efficient. See how to tie it here.
Article Not Everyone’s cup of tea Aug 18. 2017 Sweden South African Korrie Broos experiences the Swedish "summer" fishing. Read the story here.	Article German Traun Aug 14. 2017 Europe The Traun is a typical, pristine, clear watered alpine river running through the foothills of the Chiemgau Alps, running from south to north. Read about fishing it here.

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To like or not to like

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 Rena revisited Aug 9. 2017 Norway Torben Meldgaard fell in love with the Rena river in Norway when he visited the river for the first time - more than 25 years ago. A love affair, which has been lasting ever since. Read Torben's story here.	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	Article Capital Fishing Jun 11. 2017 Urban Many anglers travel on business from city to city. But that might not rule out a guided fishing trip! Fish along in Berlin here

Jun 7. 2017

Salmon fishing in south Patagonia

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.

Videos

Sep 22. 2017 Video Red Tag Hog Hopper Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Short Shank Special size 12 Thread, Uni-8/0 Black Body, Black Closed Cell Foam Tag/Tail, Red Wool	Sep 22. 2017 Video Baby Gonga I can't take all the credit for the Baby Gonga. It was in fact given to me by an Angel who visited me in my sleep. The Angel told me that the streamer was a gift from God herself.	Sep 21. 2017 Video Hillbilly Bonefish Carp fishing is said to be similar to bonefish fishing, just without the pristine water and beautiful tropical flats.
Sep 20. 2017 Video October Caddis Wet Fly The October Caddis is one of the major prey insects for the late summer and fall months. There are many different versions of this popular insect and here is the wet fly pattern version I rely on.	Sep 20. 2017 Video Fly Fishing In The Trentino Follow Maxi and Kristof on their fly fishing trip through the beautiful Trentino in Italy.	Sep 16. 2017 Video Crazy Dad - Under Water Footage! This small crawdad streamer works so well, I was catching fish I want even targeting with it. I went out fishing for carp, and got a carp and even some smallmouth bass.

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Jun 3. 2017

The Road less Traveled

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.

More articles

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.	Article Microspey rods Apr 30. 2017 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. Read more here.	Article Stefano Farkas' salmon flies Apr 28. 2017 Full dressed Italian Stefano Farkas ties some beautiful - and very large - full dressed salmon flies. See the images here

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