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Jock Scott

Obsessed: Some might consider it a bit mad or even crazy, but when Danish Niels Have ties full dressed, classic Jock Scott salmon flies, he ties them by the dozen... and then he fishes with them! Read about Niels\' approach here

Genner Bug

Mallard: There\'s absolute nothing original or innovative about this fly. On the contrary: it\'s super simple and has probably been tied in a gazillion variations before. It was inspired by some nice mallard feathers brought to one of our fly-tying and fishing trips. See how it\'s tied here

The Chicken or Pasta Fly

IPSY2K: Too much about airplane food... and too little about fly tying and fly fishing. An ancient pattern from the Illustrated Pattern Swap year 2000. Will it be chicken or pasta?

Buying soft hackle

Shopping: The soft hackle is supposed to be - as the name implies - soft. Soft hackle can come from many birds. Chickens, gamebirds like partridge, grouse and quail, pheasant and even crows and jackdaws. Learn how to select the right here

Rio Grande

Patagonia: The Rio Grande in Tierra del Fuego is one of the great trout rivers of Argentina. In this large and windswept river you can catch some of the largest sea run brown trout in the world. Read about this fantastic fishing here.

On a white background

Photography: This article is another photo article, this time teaching you how to get pictures of your gear or your flies on a clean, white background. Learn the technique here

Teaching and tying in the US

I will be both teaching and tying with the GFF team at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum May 18th. Drop by if you're in the area.

Almost Gone Fishin'

The coming week I will be off fishing a bit. This year's first trip for me. My fishing sure isn`t what it used to be.

6000% profit!

I have been writing about expensive books before, and still maintain a list of ridiculously priced books. Now I bought one of them – at a “normal” price.

That Festival Feeling

Every second year a few thousand fly-fishers and fly-tyers from Denmark and Germany gather ind the southern part of Denmark for the biennial Fly Festival

Intimidated by a streamer

I wanted to tie a Carrie Stevens, Rangerly style New England streamer, but was surprised how hard it actually was

Danish Fly Festival 2013

The biennial Danish Fly Festival will take place the weekend March 23rd and 24th in Kolding in southern Denmark. Want to meet there?

A Cane Rod on the Wye and Usk

A few days early season fly fishing on the Rivers Wye and Usk in Wales, fishing with an 8ft 5wt cane rod. each day saw brief hatches of Large Dark Olives and March Browns.

WL Fly

The "Sparpaglione", big flies For Big Trout :-)

Foam Beetle

HammerCreekFlyFishing.com ties a Foam Beetle

CDC Hot Spot Prince

HammerCreekFlyFishing.com ties a CDC Hot Spot Prince

Rubber Leg Stone Fly

HammerCreekFlyFishing.com ties a Rubber Leg Stone Fly

Stuck Water

Very good imitation for chub

Perch fishing in the creek

5 ans

Fliegende Hechte - Flying Pike

May in Ireland and the Pike were fighting well. A short clip while playing the fish. Or: the pike playing with us...

Rio Grande

Lee Wulff said it years ago. Good fishing for trophy fish can only be sustained on private waters. The lodges on the Rio Grande and Rio Gallegos enforce catch & release fishing. Water open to all comers is subject to something called "the tragedy of the commons." When no one owns the water, no one takes care of it.

A Backyard in Nowhere Q&A

Fantastic film. The end credits song is beautiful. I haven't found where to buy it but you can listen to it on SoundCloud on the singers own page - Bjarke Stenbaek - Old Sun. :o) "I'm not a riverside, you're not a river bed, still time keeps floating by like water..."

When lightning strikes

Not sure if you have looked into it or could get it but you could look at a drug called Modafinil/Provigil. I've heard it work well for other MS sufferers to deal with the fatigue at least.

Yves Laurent

Inspiring...

Charles Weiss

Hello Sir, Nice work!! I too am a wood carver. I am looking for a pattern of a 36 inch pike but am having no luck. Any suggestions?????

The tube fly needle

I use a Norvise Tube conversion on my Norvise and I have found that the mandrels that come with the conversion kit fit most applications, however I tie on very small tubes for fresh water flies and the mandrels just didn't make it for me. The right size mandrel I needed was a size 28mm. I went on line and found a "Spring Metal" manufacturer by the name of Brownell. They had a special on a kit which had just about every size mandrel you could want for $26.00. I bought the kit and cut the stock to size. Bent over one end added a bead and then applied hot wax to cover the bead and enlarge the end so that it would be easier for me to handle it. Now I have every conceivable mandrel size needed to fit any application. On the Norvise, you have to have enough plastic tube to fit inside the vise conversion so that the tightening turn nob holds the material. This stops the tube from spinning. You can also "pinch" tube material as well but that is better suited for metal tubes.

Fyfishing ICELAND 2011

Hammer Creek Stimulator is a beautiful fly; it is a bit more complex than many flies, but the tier made it look easy in his methodical and neat manner of construction. It was a well done video.

Rio Grande

It's all a mafia. I have fished all over the World .... Patagonia, north America, new Zealand, russia ... And it's all the same ... Countries have open access along rivers ... But estancias and land owners dó everything to steal that right ... So to fill their lodges with wealthy clients ... In need of a guide to tie their knot and Tell Them Where to cast... And preferably fast ....since clients are Rich in cash but short of time... Maybe the lodges should keep a dozen trophy searuns in a tank at the Rio grande airport ... So clients Can have their Photo taken with a trophy searun Brown ... Everybodys happy and they Can make a 180 degree turn and get the same plane back home ... And the bragging with mates are assured.... Let me Tell you .... The estancias don't give a damn shit about the trout and the environment.... But what they Care about is protecting their investment ... If that means Stealing access Rights to the river.... Well so be it... I remember the glory days Fishing the area around seccion Rio grande in Chile .... Those Where the days... The 90's ... Well Then came a lodge around.... Same shit in Rio gallegos... With the bellavista and loop lodges... This guy Christer has a tendency of monopolising in Rio gallegos, jurassic Lake, kola etc.... All under the pretext of conservation .... TO PRESERVE only i christer and mates are allowed to Fish .... Maybe flyfishers Don't buy loop products anymore for the same reason... I don't .... Well argentines..... Love your beateful country... Keep fighting for open access for everybody ... Including foreign trout bums... I promise you if you visit my country you Can have access to World class Fishing for searun browns ... And we welcome foreigners on same terms as locals .... Even Rich foreigners.... Kindly, Ole Noe christiansen Denmark

Doing the Limbata

I am trying to reach John nebel and Lynn Ann

Fyfishing ICELAND 2011

as always the best

Fyfishing ICELAND 2011

I have been tying for more years then I care to remember. I have to say, I have learned many many new patterns, and a lot of tricks of tying on this site. Thanks.

I really like the use of lead foil. The only problem I have with lead foil is I don't know ehere to get it. I live in Grand Junction Colorado. Nobody knows anything about it. Any ideas?

www.lavaguada.cl: Jumping trout - Patagonia, Chile.

Photographer: Ricardo Ordoñez D.

Aspius

Photographer: David Brejtr

Wild Thames Sea Trout caught and released in the River Thames on a home made fly, just downstream of Richmond Lock, London.

Photographer: Mark Minshull - Metiefly Blog At Itieflies.com

This is a fresh run sea trout caught in the Thames River, London - downstream of Richmond Lock on 6th May 2013. It measured 53.4cm and according to the length weight charts, should weigh circa 3lbs 10oz. It was in full health and was successfully released after a few quick photographs. It is my first ever wild sea trout, hopefully one of many that are returning to the Thames!

Photographer: Mark Minshull

Asp in the wet fly

Photographer: Vilmos Varga

My best reel

Photographer: Vilmos Varga

Hard Place

Photographer: Vilmos Varga

Go home fish

Photographer: Vilmos Varga

Little Duna River

Photographer: Vilmos Varga

www.lavaguada.cl: A dream of brown trout - Rios Patagoniacos - Coyhaique, Chile

Photographer: Ricardo Ordoñez D.

www.lavaguada.cl: Trout and Mouse fly - Rios Patagoniacos - Coyhaique, Chile

Photographer: Ricardo Ordoñez D.

Channel Catfish albino

Photographer: Roberto PAPETTI