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Jun 23. 2017

Narova Foam Beetle

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.

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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	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.

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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.

Tying spaces

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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.	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.

Apr 28. 2017

Stefano Farkas' salmon flies

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

See the images here

Videos

Jun 22. 2017 Video Pavo Nymph Tying the Pavo Nymph	Jun 22. 2017 Video Black & Orange Samurai	Jun 22. 2017 Video Sallow Bait June Fly Draw - https://gleam.io/Q7exL/fly-giveaway-for-the-month-of-june-2017-from-pisc...
Jun 22. 2017 Video McLeod Ugly Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and while the McLeod Ugly isn't the ugliest fly pattern I've ever fished, it certainly isn't what I'd call a cheery fly.	Jun 22. 2017 Video The long hike to fish! Last week, I showed how I setup camp and tried to get to the top of the mountain. However I wasn't able to make it all the way to the top due to a storm coming through.	Jun 22. 2017 Video Every River Has a Story Every River Has a Story— As the Quesnel River runs through the Cariboo region of British Columbia, it’s comparable to Jekyll and Hyde.

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Apr 24. 2017

Short hook, long wing

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

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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.	Article Tierra del Fuego Apr 2. 2017 Report German Florian Baumann had Tierra del Fuego in Argentina on his "really itching list". This spring he scratched the itch. Read the story here.

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