PropPopper - How simple can a fly get? - Global FlyFisher

GFF logo



    
Article  All pictures

PropPopper


How simple can a fly get?



By Martin Joergensen

All 9 pictures



A fierce fighter
A fierce fighter
A floater
A floater
Another one hooked
Another one hooked
Boil
Boil
Small hooks, small heads
Small hooks, small heads
Small, orange flies
Small, orange flies
Sunny spring day
Sunny spring day
The World's simplest fly?
The World's simplest fly?
What you need
What you need

 
More stuff to look at on The Global FlyFisher
A few random articles for your entertainment

Better fishing pictures: Macro

Most fly anglers will find that using macro in their photography can be truly thrilling. A lot of what we are interested in is small, and many will appreciate being able to capture small things. This article in the series about fishing photography covers macro photography from an angler's perspective.

August 30th 2006

The Road to Wingless Wets

On a shelf in the shop was a little book that was propped open. It was Leisenring and Hidy's The Art of Tying The Wet-Fly and Fishing The Flymph. Inside, I found a treasure of patterns and some fishing instructions and I suddenly switched gears and began fishing these great little flies.

May 28th 2006

Boot Blues

GFF partner Martin Joergensen has owned quite a few wading boots in his time. None of them fit his bill for a perfect pair. Actually most of them fell apart and were trashed within a few seasons. His hunt for a perfect pair continues.

June 16th 2005

Oatman's Silver Darter

Someone asked me how to create the "slightly tapered" body on an Oatman Silver Darter and it was pretty difficult to describe in words, so I tied up a sample and took some photos along the way. Here for your enjoyment is a Lew Oatman favorite, the Silver Darter

January 30th 2012