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New Hooks

New for the bench: Partridge has come out with a new line of trout hooks called "Flashpoint". Most fly tyers are hook junkies, and Bob Petti is no exception, so he jumped at the chance to review these new hooks.
Click here to read Bob's review.

Tying Small Flies

Get out your magnifying glasse: Ed Engle has given us a real gem of a book on the art and science of small flies and small fly tying. Bob Petti thinks this is one of those rare books that will stand the test of time and be a major influence on fly fishers and fly tyers.
Click here to read Bob's review.

Read more on "Anatomy of a salmon fly"

Anatomy of a salmon fly

Although each salmon fly pattern may call for its' own proportions and components, the following diagram and table identifies the standard anatomy and proportions used in salmon fly tying.

Find "Hook anatomy" on this page

Hook anatomy

Bend: Let's look at a hook, and try to put the right terms on the right parts. This picture shows a hook (note that it actually is a rare vertical eye hook, great for this purpose).

Go to "Hooks for streamers"

Hooks for streamers

The hook is the foundation on which a good streamer is built. When streamer anglers meet, quite often it's the subject of heated debate! I've listed a variety of the streamer hooks available on the market today (and some no longer available) in the table in the article.

Jump to "Mustad Signature Series Hooks"

Mustad hooks

New system: "...my hats off to the folks at Mustad for having the ability and willingness to make a change." GFF partner Bob Petti has had a look at the new Mustad Signature series and parts wth a Global Class mark for the new, improved and very consistently produced hooks - with a naming convention, which is a blessing to fly tyers.

Click to go to "North Country flies on blind hooks"

North Country flies on blind hooks

Spiders: More than 30 years ago I tied some of the North Country Flies on blind hooks. At that time Veniard Ltd. had them in their catalogue - but I had no silk-worm gut, so I tied them to fine monofile nylon. By Preben Torp Jacobsen

See "Selecting hooks for saltwater" by clicking here

Selecting hooks for saltwater

Choice: Fly hooks for Scandinavian salt water fishing There are several considerations to make when choosing fly hooks for salt water fishing for sea trout. By Martin Joergensen

Proceed to "The biggest catch - hooking yourself" here

The biggest catch - hooking yourself

Ouch: A story about a hook in the finger

Proceed to "The Salmon Fly Proportion, Design & Layout Guide" here

The Salmon Fly Proportion, Design & Layout Guide

Size matters: The first rule of salmonfly tying is preparation...gathering your materials, laying them out and sizing up the situation. If you are like me, many times you will have one material that is just a touch too short and you scramble to make it fit. But in the long run, it will never fit and the fly that you meticulously hovered over for many precious hours has that major flaw. More importantly, you'll never be happy with the finished product. If only you had pre-planned and sized up your materials ahead of time.

"Hook selection" is found here

Hook selection

Hook comparison charts are at best fickle or at worst too confusing and inaccurate to use. It is critical to remember that this chart does in no way list equivalent hooks but attempts to list hooks based on similar applications.

This link takes you to "Visiting Partridge of Redditch"

Visiting Partridge of Redditch

Hookmaker: It is now more than a year ago since Mustad took over Partridge of Redditch. And I thought it might be of interest to you to have an update on the status...
Join Hans Weilenmann on his visit in this article

This link takes you to "Hooks break"

Hooks break

Hooked: Hooks do break occasionally. It's a typical error when night fishing: you trust that everything is OK at the business end and just cast away
More here

Skip to "Micropatterns - Darrel Martin"

Micropatterns

Book review: With this book you get your moneys worth in weight. The book is a large format book with more than 300 pages. The size alone can make this book a bit scary, and innocent flytyers who leaf through it, will probably be intimidated by the huge volume of information.

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Flies into action

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In the film using a new method of presentation of artificial flies.Method Buldo is floating wire and 4 artificial flies.I hope it develops in AMERICA.For more video with instructions enter the site. (Ed.: I had a very hard time placing this on the map based on the language spoken, but I guess it's Romanian.. And we have more on Buldo or float fishing with a fly here. Martin)

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