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Jun 2005 - Editorial - Articles, blog posts
Jun 2005 - Editorial - Articles, blog posts
I asked for it
One of our long time contributors returned to me on the "link challenge".
Chris wrote:Now you've asked for it... ;-)
Competely agree with your inclusion of Hans' page (of course) and Sexyloops ...
Favorite sites
We have never really had a links page on GFF, and never really missed having one either. There are thousands of great (and not so great) pages out there with fly fishing links, but there are only half...
New search
We have for a long time relied on Google as the engine in our search facility, but for some reason Google has abandoned us and our number of entries has plummeted from close to 20,000 to less than 2,5...
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.
Follow Martin through a couple of decades of wading boots.
Practise, man!
The old Albert Hall joke still goes around between musicians, and is probably as true as it is funny.
My father was a musician. He's still alive, but just doesn't play anymore. Back when he was mak...
Popper fun
I have fished a few poppers in my time. Most of the simple ones with a bare foam head and some measly fethers for a tail. My recent success with the simple PropPopper made me go through my drawers and...
Bunny Split
Two tails are better than one says Mark Dysinger, who is an avid pike angler. In this, his latest pattern, he has created a large and very lively fly for the mossy green predator of the lakes. And it can tempt a bass too...
See how to tie the Bunny Split here,
Back at it
The torn cartilage has been cleaned up, and thanks to the miracles of modern surgical techniques it seems as if I'm ready to fish again.
It appears as if the entire fly fishing universe is going t...
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