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How to fish with more than one fly

Jan 11. 2012
Teaming up Having more than one fly on your leader actually makes pretty good sense in the very simple way that presenting more than one temptation to the fish increases the chance of a bite. But there are many other reasons.
Read about it here.
Article

Capt. Mel's Tube Knot

Dec 20. 2011
Tie the knot About 5 years ago after seeing so many really bad knots connecting the fly line to the butt leader section, Captain Mel Simpson came up with a knot that does not break, is a permanent part of the fly line and will easily go through the guides if necessary.
Learn to tie it here
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The only knot

Aug 14. 2011
Tying This is definitely going to get me in trouble! But I guarantee you that if you learn this knot you will be able to get very far in almost all kinds of flyfishing. Use this for your daily knotting and use loops for the rest (backing to fly line, fly line to leader), and you will be able to make it through many, many fishing days.
See which one it is here.
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Fly fishing knots

Jun 15. 2011
Theme page The most useful, easiest and strongest knots for fly fishing. How to tie them and when to use them.
See the theme here
Article

Leader knots

Apr 25. 2007
Leaders The best knots to use for your knotted, tapered fly fishing leaders.
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Leader length

Apr 25. 2007
Leaders What is the proper leader length for a given circumstance?
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Leader Design Principles

Apr 25. 2007
Leaders The taper is the most single important aspect of a leader. This article tells you the principles behind leader design
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Fly fishing leader material

Apr 25. 2007
Leaders Monofilament nylon, or mono as it is referred, is by far the most popular leader material in use today.
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Leader formulas

Apr 25. 2007
Leaders In order to calculate the proper formula of a fly fishing leader, you need to understand the basics of leader design.
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Article

Fly fishing leader construction

Apr 25. 2007
Leaders The leader is an essential part of the fly fishing setup. This article tells you a bit about designing leaders
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Article

LeaderCalc2007

Apr 25. 2007
Upgrade! One of GFF's all-time most popular articles and downloads just got better! Download two new upgrades for FREE! 1) Leadercalc2007, enhanced with new formulas and label making features and 2) the all new GFF's Leader Guide, a 28-page PDF book you can use for your classroom or personal use.
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LeaderCalc Download

Apr 5. 2007
Leaders Find all the LeaderCalc files here
Get the files here
Article

First setup

May 4. 2005
Reel, backing, line, leader Most of us know how, but this article is for the ones who never set up a fly reel from scratch. See which knots will work where and what type and amount of backing you most probably want. Start with this simple trout setup, and you can expand to other types.
Learn the trick of the trade here.
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Leaders&Tippets Q&A

Jul 2. 2004
Tying the knot This small article is a selection of questions and answers about leaders and tippets accumulated over the years. Martin Joergensen has harvested the most popular questions with the assistance of his fellow GFF partner Steve Schweitzer.
Check their answers here.
Article

Little Devil

May 19. 2004
Stillwater An article on the Welsh classic The Diawl Bach and on the intriguing and intimidating concept of fishing a team of three flies on a very long leader. GFF partner Martin Joergensen has been to Wales and this is the first article from that trip.
See the pattern and the pictures here

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