A hand or a finder shows the size nicely http://globalflyfisher.com/about/how-to-submit-a-fly-pattern/pic.php?id=8111 A fly by the water always is a great supplement to a pattern article http://globalflyfisher.com/about/how-to-submit-a-fly-pattern/pic.php?id=8110 Enough for several articles on GFF http://globalflyfisher.com/about/how-to-submit-a-fly-pattern/pic.php?id=8109 You don\'t need the big gear to shoot flies although it\'s nice http://globalflyfisher.com/about/how-to-submit-a-fly-pattern/pic.php?id=8108 If you tie anyway, crack out a camera and a computer and share through GFF http://globalflyfisher.com/about/how-to-submit-a-fly-pattern/pic.php?id=8107 Most compact cameras have excellent macro settings http://globalflyfisher.com/about/how-to-submit-a-fly-pattern/pic.php?id=8106 This looks so much better than a fly in the vice against a blue background http://globalflyfisher.com/about/how-to-submit-a-fly-pattern/pic.php?id=8105 We like fly pictures shot in an environment and even when the flies have been fished. http://globalflyfisher.com/about/how-to-submit-a-fly-pattern/pic.php?id=8104 Ste-by-steps are nice, but not a requirement http://globalflyfisher.com/about/how-to-submit-a-fly-pattern/pic.php?id=8103 Some people tie enough flies to share... at least the patterns http://globalflyfisher.com/about/how-to-submit-a-fly-pattern/pic.php?id=8102 The idea is not to have to use anything exotic or hard-to-find http://globalflyfisher.com/tiebetter/martins-mundane-flies/pic.php?id=7983 Few and simple. Scissors and a needle. And maybe a whip finisher if you can\'t use your fingers http://globalflyfisher.com/tiebetter/martins-mundane-flies/pic.php?id=7982 Black 6/0 - end of story! http://globalflyfisher.com/tiebetter/martins-mundane-flies/pic.php?id=7981 I have selected a Kamasan B175 size 6 or 4 for my Mundane flies. You can choose your own favorite, suitabke, easy-to-find hook http://globalflyfisher.com/tiebetter/martins-mundane-flies/pic.php?id=7980 The final step before the fillet is ready for use.The skin is almost free. Notice the skin and trimmings from the other fillet next to the board. Very little meat goes to waste. http://globalflyfisher.com/food/rolled-trout/pic.php?id=7979 Once the fillet is off the fish, you can remove the skin by cutting with a knife very flat against the cutting board from the tail end http://globalflyfisher.com/food/rolled-trout/pic.php?id=7978 Yes, it does happen although it\'s pretty rare that two flies lead to two fish at the same time. http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/more-than-one-fly/pic.php?id=7965 One problem with several flies on long leaders is tangles like you rarely see them... http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/more-than-one-fly/pic.php?id=7964 On the lakes onthe British isles boat fishing with long rods and several flies is very common. http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/more-than-one-fly/pic.php?id=7963 Hidden in my hand is a large, gaudy grasshopper and on the palm a small, heavy nymph. Deadly! http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/more-than-one-fly/pic.php?id=7962 A large baitfish fly can be supplemented with a smaller fly on a sliding tag added on the leader just above the \"main\" fly. http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/more-than-one-fly/pic.php?id=7961 A large baitfish fly can be supplemented with a smaller fly on a sliding tag added on the leader just above the \"main\" fly http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/more-than-one-fly/pic.php?id=7960 I New Zealand they developed a fishing style with a very heavy, larger fly and a medium heavy smaller fly, which is tied to a tippet attached to the bend of the large fly. http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/more-than-one-fly/pic.php?id=7959 You can also use the leader for the full length of the rig and add tags for the hopper and the copper. http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/more-than-one-fly/pic.php?id=7958 Many US anglers fish a large grasshopper as a floating indicator/attractor and one or two smaller flies below. http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/more-than-one-fly/pic.php?id=7957 In the UK, Ireland and Scotland it\'s quite common to fish teams consisting of two or three flies. These are often fished og long, straight leaders extended with tippets of the same thickness. http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/more-than-one-fly/pic.php?id=7956 A small Copper John and a large hopper as the indicator. A very good combination. http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/more-than-one-fly/pic.php?id=7955 Pull the foam forwards, splitting the wing. Tie it down and trim close to the tie-in spot http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/steelhead-beetle/pic.php?id=7954 Tie on a single bunch of deer hair as a wing on the overhanging part, letting the hair\'s butts and tips flare slightly http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/steelhead-beetle/pic.php?id=7953 Form a small thread base on the overhanging part of the cord http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/steelhead-beetle/pic.php?id=7952 Continue the body forwards to the hook eye using brown dubbing http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/steelhead-beetle/pic.php?id=7951 Add some burnt orange dubbing as a tag http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/steelhead-beetle/pic.php?id=7950 Tie on a piece of thick mono or a piece of weed trimmer cord to extend the hook shank. Melting it in the tip can keep the material in the head from slipping. http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/steelhead-beetle/pic.php?id=7949 THis image gives you and impression of the size and complexity of the fly. http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/killer-mantis/pic.php?id=7948 Odontodactylus Scyllarus http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/killer-mantis/pic.php?id=7947 A mantis shrimp from the front. Impressing and colorful http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/killer-mantis/pic.php?id=7946 A drawing from the late 1800th http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/killer-mantis/pic.php?id=7945 A live Peacock Mantis Shrimp usually found in waters bordering Indonesia. http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/killer-mantis/pic.php?id=7944 In all its splendor. The fly is 7 inches long (minus antenna) http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/killer-mantis/pic.php?id=7943 The head before eyes and antenna are attached. http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/killer-mantis/pic.php?id=7942 The front Uropods and first two walking legs are attached on the business end. http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/killer-mantis/pic.php?id=7941 The tail (Uropods) are attached to the back end http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/killer-mantis/pic.php?id=7940 The first coat of paint is applied to the head. http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/killer-mantis/pic.php?id=7939 The head and hook are attached to the body. http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/killer-mantis/pic.php?id=7938 The shell segments are epoxied to the form and coated with an application of epoxy. http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/killer-mantis/pic.php?id=7937 The finished paper form that was covered with epoxy and several body shell segments. http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/killer-mantis/pic.php?id=7936 http://globalflyfisher.com/reports/gffsummit2008/pic.php?id=7935 http://globalflyfisher.com/reports/gffsummit2008/pic.php?id=7934 http://globalflyfisher.com/reports/gffsummit2008/pic.php?id=7933 http://globalflyfisher.com/reports/gffsummit2008/pic.php?id=7932 http://globalflyfisher.com/reports/gffsummit2008/pic.php?id=7931 The Irish and the English often use a large bushy fly as the top dropper. This is an Olive Bumble. http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/the-only-knot/pic.php?id=7930 Fishing for salmon on a lake in Ireland traditionally calls for long rods and two or three flies on the leader. http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/the-only-knot/pic.php?id=7929 Once wet or submerged, Martin\'s Mundane Zonker Worm will look and move very worm-like. Tie it on the tippet with a loop knot for even more mobility. http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/martins-mundane-clam-worm/pic.php?id=7928 Tying at the 2011 FFFEXPO http://globalflyfisher.com/staff/captain-mel-simpson/pic.php?id=7887 http://globalflyfisher.com/staff/captain-mel-simpson/pic.php?id=7886 http://globalflyfisher.com/staff/captain-mel-simpson/pic.php?id=7885 http://globalflyfisher.com/staff/captain-mel-simpson/pic.php?id=7884 http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/capt-mels-tube-knot/pic.php?id=7883 http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/capt-mels-tube-knot/pic.php?id=7882 http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/capt-mels-tube-knot/pic.php?id=7881 http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/capt-mels-tube-knot/pic.php?id=7880 http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/capt-mels-tube-knot/pic.php?id=7879 http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/capt-mels-tube-knot/pic.php?id=7878 http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/capt-mels-tube-knot/pic.php?id=7877 http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/capt-mels-tube-knot/pic.php?id=7876 http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/capt-mels-tube-knot/pic.php?id=7875 http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/capt-mels-tube-knot/pic.php?id=7874 Again an example of the uinderwater images that Niels Vestergaard gets http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/fish-fly-qa/pic.php?id=7866 Morten in one of the tying scenes in the DVDs http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/fish-fly-qa/pic.php?id=7865 A school of trout are caugth passing one of Niels Vestergaard\'s underwater cameras http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/fish-fly-qa/pic.php?id=7864 A fish like this caught on film does not make the triumph smaller http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/fish-fly-qa/pic.php?id=7863 Niels Vestergaard at the computer after a day of fishing and filming http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/fish-fly-qa/pic.php?id=7862 Niels Vestergaard filming from the bank http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/fish-fly-qa/pic.php?id=7861 A trout swims away in the clear water, caught by an underwater camera http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/fish-fly-qa/pic.php?id=7860 Mayflies are amongst the participants in the first DVD http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/fish-fly-qa/pic.php?id=7859 One thing is catching fish, but doing it on camera is something very different http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/fish-fly-qa/pic.php?id=7858 Flying in and out by helicopter does not exactly keep productions costs down http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/fish-fly-qa/pic.php?id=7857 There isn\'t any luxury hotels or gourmet restaurants for the stars in these movies http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/fish-fly-qa/pic.php?id=7856 The videos have scenes from many destinations http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/fish-fly-qa/pic.php?id=7855 Morten assessing the commercial goods in a local flyshop http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/fish-fly-qa/pic.php?id=7854 Rain and wind might not matter when you\'re fishing, but when you\'re filming it\'s something different... http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/fish-fly-qa/pic.php?id=7853 Niels Vestergaard behind the camera http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/fish-fly-qa/pic.php?id=7852 A good Scotch always improves your flies, even on film http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/fish-fly-qa/pic.php?id=7851 Postage is keeping us from reviewing books http://globalflyfisher.com/about/couriers-wanted/pic.php?id=7850 Keep a fish now and then and treat yourself to a tasty and healthy meal http://globalflyfisher.com/food/rolled-trout/pic.php?id=7849 When done the skin is off and the filet can be cut into two strips. Remove the lateral bones in the meat with tweezers or by trimming off a narrow band of meat with the bones in it. The white meat here is from a turbot, which is a very good alternative or supplement to the trout. http://globalflyfisher.com/food/rolled-trout/pic.php?id=7848 The filets cut off the fish still have skin and ribs on them. Lay the filet flat on the board, skin down. Come in with the knife flat against the board from the tail and cut gently towards the front to free the meat from the skin. Trim off the ribs and floppy belly meat as thinly as you can. http://globalflyfisher.com/food/rolled-trout/pic.php?id=7847 Oncle you have the front part free, you can cut alle the way to the tail, again as close to the bones in the spine as you can come, and finally you have a separated filet http://globalflyfisher.com/food/rolled-trout/pic.php?id=7846 Lift the front end of the filet and cut down along the spine as close to the bones as you can come. There are a few thicker lateral bones that need to be cut before you get to the stage in this picture. http://globalflyfisher.com/food/rolled-trout/pic.php?id=7845 Start by cutting behind the head down to the spine and then down towards the belly behind the dorsal fin http://globalflyfisher.com/food/rolled-trout/pic.php?id=7844 http://globalflyfisher.com/about/facts/pic.php?id=7843 Add the bacon or ham, and roll away http://globalflyfisher.com/food/rolled-trout/pic.php?id=7842 Spread the filling on the strips http://globalflyfisher.com/food/rolled-trout/pic.php?id=7841 Trout filets cut in strips http://globalflyfisher.com/food/rolled-trout/pic.php?id=7840 Thinly sliced to add the salty and - when using bacon or smoked ham - smoked taste http://globalflyfisher.com/food/rolled-trout/pic.php?id=7839 Mustard, zest of lemon and parsley http://globalflyfisher.com/food/rolled-trout/pic.php?id=7838 A good and not too strong, sweet mustard is a must for this dish http://globalflyfisher.com/food/rolled-trout/pic.php?id=7837 But e meal can be hard to find http://globalflyfisher.com/food/rolled-trout/pic.php?id=7836 The rolls are done and ready to fry http://globalflyfisher.com/food/rolled-trout/pic.php?id=7835 A perfect sea trout taken for eating. Good size and great condition. http://globalflyfisher.com/food/rolled-trout/pic.php?id=7834 When the fish have been in the river for a while they loose their brightness and start taking color http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/hka-sunray-bismo/pic.php?id=7833 Salmon in Iceland tend to be smallish, but this one is absolytely decent http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/hka-sunray-bismo/pic.php?id=7832 Both Nils and the fish are shining http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/hka-sunray-bismo/pic.php?id=7831 The fly is working somewhere out there http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/hka-sunray-bismo/pic.php?id=7830 Looking for fish and possible holding spots http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/hka-sunray-bismo/pic.php?id=7829 An Icelandic salmon is about ready to be landed http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/hka-sunray-bismo/pic.php?id=7828 The Icelandic river Hafralonsá http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/hka-sunray-bismo/pic.php?id=7827 A salmon \"bite\" obtained while removing the fly before a release http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/hka-sunray-bismo/pic.php?id=7826 The HKA Sunray at work http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/hka-sunray-bismo/pic.php?id=7825 The author with a 100 centimeter or about 40 inches of Icelandic salmon http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/hka-sunray-bismo/pic.php?id=7824 A fly responsible for many Icelandic salmon catches http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/hka-sunray-bismo/pic.php?id=7823 Two HKA Sunrays (AKA Bismo) ready to conquor the world! http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/hka-sunray-bismo/pic.php?id=7822 The finished fly, obviously inspired by the original Sunray Shadow, but with a few touches http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/hka-sunray-bismo/pic.php?id=7821 Cut the tube, melt the ends and go fishing... http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/hka-sunray-bismo/pic.php?id=7820 Attach the 3D eyes and make a head of epoxy http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/hka-sunray-bismo/pic.php?id=7819 Four Peacock herls are added on top of the wing http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/hka-sunray-bismo/pic.php?id=7818 The upper wing is added, black Arctic fox http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/hka-sunray-bismo/pic.php?id=7817