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Farkas' doubles

Apr 16. 2018
Classics I get regular mails from Italian master salmon fly tyer Stefano Farkas. A couple of his recent flies were special.
See the flies here
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Black Widow Muddler

Apr 14. 2018
Way back when I started flyfishing for seatrout in saltwater on the Danish coast... few people did that. There weren't many fly patterns developed for this new fishing.
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Limay in November

Mar 31. 2018
Spring A failed autumn trip to the Patagonia river Limay sparked a spring trip this last November
Read the story here
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Optic Flies

Mar 14. 2018
History With names that sounded fresh, in-your-face and downright sexy, the Optic Fly series entered the stage like a warm summer wind in the 1960’s cold war era.
Read a book excerpt here
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Green storage

Apr 16. 2018
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My fly tying room and office is slowly taking shape - and color. A set of shelves and small chests were painted green.

Caught between a book and a hard place

Apr 4. 2018
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I was involuntarily involved in a disagreement between two authors and their publisher, and have now placed myself in a tight spot

The new GFF HQ

Feb 18. 2018
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We have moved from an apartment to a house, and GFF is getting a larger and better equipped main office.
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Richard Katzman's crib

Ole Kofoed Hansen's crib

Jayson Mumma's crib

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Homage to Carrie Stevens

Feb 18. 2018
Classic Italian master fly tyer Stefano Farkas has tied a Carrie Stevens streamer in the style of his full dressed salmon flies.
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Designing Poppers, Sliders & Divers

Feb 9. 2018
Bugs This book raises the bar for warm water fly rod lure making books. Elmer Meiler reviews Steve Schweitzer's book.
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DIY dubbing brush maker

Feb 7. 2018
Spinning Bretislav has a little machine in his collection of fly-tying tools. It was made by his father about 20 years back.
See how to make it here
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Childers

Feb 4. 2018
Full dressed Italian Stefano Farkas continues to supply the most astonishing full dressed salmon flies.
See his latest fly here.
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Deep and slow

Jan 18. 2018
Springers The secret behind catching Scottish spring salmon!
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Meade's crazy flies

Dec 25. 2017
Different Australian Rob Meade's flies are totally crazy contraptions using foam in strange shapes, odd constructions, rubber legs, large eyes and lots of color. Flies just after my heart!
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Jan 18. 2018

Deep and slow

Springers The secret behind catching Scottish spring salmon!
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Apr 20. 2018
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Dubby Bunny Baby Bow

This fly works awesomely for bass. I have tied it in many color combos already. One perch coloration, a baby brown trout coloration, and now a baby rainbow coloration.
Apr 20. 2018
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Yellow Sally (Isoperla) Stonefly

I've been busy tying a few dry flies for my small creek fly box and these Yellow Sally flies are great for covering the Isoperla that hatch late April - August.
Apr 19. 2018
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Hare's Ear Stillwater Nymph

Great pattern in all weather conditions. Works really well in spring & early summer.
Apr 18. 2018
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Guiding USA couple into fish of their dreams!

Great day guiding Chris and Meagan from Colorado, they both caught great New Zealand brown trout on the fly rod
Apr 18. 2018
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Opening season!

Apr 18. 2018
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Pass Lake Special

The Pass Lake Special is an old soul with fuzzy origins. Claim for its genesis comes from Labrador, Washington and the most popular from Wisconsin.
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Dec 25. 2017

Meade's crazy flies

Different Australian Rob Meade's flies are totally crazy contraptions using foam in strange shapes, odd constructions, rubber legs, large eyes and lots of color. Flies just after my heart!
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Merry Christmas!

Dec 22. 2017
Yuletide Christmas is here... just a few days until you can unwrap your presents. But you get one from GFF right now!
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Freshwater Life

Dec 18. 2017
Naturals This book gives you the opportunity to make a connection with aquatic animals. You can watch these images over and over again. It is also full of information in the texts and pictures.
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Nymphenfischen

Dec 10. 2017
Focused My heart beats for specialty books rather than general ones, and a large book solely on nymphing is definitely something that stirs my interest. Even a German language one.
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A Year in the Life

Dec 9. 2017
Exiting Jonathan Tomlinson's video "A Year in the Life" is an hour of mesmerizing fish porn. Or should I call it fish erotica? That sounds a bit more sophisticated
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Jason Bordash

Dec 7. 2017
Fishy art US artist Jason Bordash works as an electrical designer, but paints beautiful fishing scenes, fish and flies in his spare time. We asked him a few questions.
Read his replies here.
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Christmas is closing in!

Dec 6. 2017
Gifts You probably noticed. Dutch Zwarte Piet is afoot, Danes drink glögg and the Germans go to Weihnachtsmarkt. Time to buy some presents for your favorite fly fisher!
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