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GFF Webauthor and coowner Martin Joergensen

Danish? Ain't that something you eat?
A small selection of Joergensen's FF stuff I am one of the creators and web masters of The Global Fly Fisher. The other originator is Steven Schweitzer. and we partner together with Bob Petti and Bob Skehan, who originated the Raske's New England Streamer Page, now merged into GFF.
I live in Copenhagen, Denmark (That's København, Danmark in Danish). Just for your information; Denmark is that little country in Scandinavia, just north of Germany. We brought you H.C.Andersen, The Little Mermaid, Danish pastry, a real queen (Magrethe II) and many other things. And we offer some of the world's best fishing for sea run brown trout both in fresh and salt water.

Serious (and relevant according to my friend Henning) facts:
- I'm an avid fly tyer and fly fisher
- I have written articles in Danish and International fishing and fly tying magazines
- I have contributed to fly tying and fly fishing books in both Danish and English
- I have tied at shows in Denmark, Sweden, The Netherlands and the US
- I have spoken on many occasions in clubs both home and abroad

Off beat facts:
Here Joergensen ties his flies - I'm a computer and Internet freak - and proud of it
- I raise chickens for eggs, feathers and meat (that priority)
- I'm a biologist (Still short of a theses, though), specializing in arctic meiofauna
- I'm an avid cook ­ cooks for the family 9 out of 10 meals
- I'm a sucker for cold weather ­ I love winter fishing
- I use a Surgeons loop for 90% of my flies. Second comes the Trilene knot third the Palomar.
- I use Drennan Double Strength for all my tippets
- I use home made furled leaders for much of my fishing. These are *not* braided, but furled AKA twined. Lately the old fashioned knottede leader has regained popularity, though
- I relax in front of my computer making this web site on fly fishing and fly tying together with Steve Schweitzer, Bob Skehan, Bob Petti, and contributors from all over the world.
- I also read piles of books.
- I try not to go fishing without my Lawrence Waldron ceramic hook sharpener

Regards,
Martin

You are of course welcome with any kind of comments or suggestions which can also be sent to me by regular e-mail (martin@globalflyfisher.com).

 

Some GFF stuff that Martin was involved in:
  • Pictures of nature (To be published Mar 2010)
  • Shoot the weather (Mar 2010)
  • Red Gold (Mar 2010)
  • The Source - Tasmania (Feb 2010)
  • Breaking the LAW (Feb 2010)
  • Revolution (Feb 2010)
  • Jim Roszel (Feb 2010)
  • A Passion for Pike (Jan 2010)
  • Tying Furled Flies (Jan 2010)
  • Czech Nymph DVD (Jan 2010)
  • Nervous Water DVD (Jan 2010)
  • Catch the moment (Jan 2010)
  • 10 rules for C&R (Jan 2010)
  • Pesca a mosca (Jan 2010)
  • A new breed (Dec 2009)
  • Videos on GFF (Dec 2009)
  • 1000! (Jun 2009)
  • Salmon Fly Directory (Jun 2009)
  • Gear pictures (Jun 2009)
  • Once in a Blue Moon (Jun 2009)
  • The White (Jun 2009)
  • The Copper Bully (May 2009)
  • Bent Rods (May 2009)
  • Baskets, trays, buckets (Apr 2009)
  • The Charlie Fly (Mar 2009)
  • GFF on Twitter (Feb 2009)
  • Clear Water (Feb 2009)
  • Sean Seal (Feb 2009)
  • Whipfinish video (Jan 2009)
  • Magnus (Jan 2009)
  • Big Hole Demon (Jan 2009)
  • Fly Fishing for Bonefish (Jan 2009)
  • The Search (Jan 2009)
  • Mr. Hardy (Jan 2009)
  • GFF heartbeat (Jan 2009)
  • River Wolf (Dec 2008)
  • Running down the man (Dec 2008)
  • The Omoe Brush (Dec 2008)
  • The Graphite Fly Rod (Dec 2008)
  • Thomas Weiergang (Dec 2008)
  • The Grey Fred (Dec 2008)
  • Green Machine (Nov 2008)
  • Très Bien (Nov 2008)
  • The Dirty White (Nov 2008)
  • The Overtaker (Nov 2008)
  • Chinese White (Nov 2008)
  • Staring Sunray Shadow (Oct 2008)
  • Mullet? Not! (Aug 2008)
  • GFF Summit 2008 (Jul 2008)
  • Bob White (Jul 2008)
  • A Celebration (Jun 2008)
  • Niels' flies (Jun 2008)
  • Two for one (May 2008)
  • Early Morning (May 2008)
  • Not really fishing (Feb 2008)
  • Last trip 2007... (Dec 2007)
  • The two Rangá's (Dec 2007)
  • Merry Christmas (Dec 2007)
  • GFF Summit 2007 (Nov 2007)
  • A Patience Game (Nov 2007)
  • The Ugliest Flies (Nov 2007)
  • Catch and release (Nov 2007)
  • Geir Kjensmo (Nov 2007)
  • Anticipation (Oct 2007)
  • Wanna contribute? (Oct 2007)
  • Danish Flies (Oct 2007)
  • At long last (Oct 2007)
  • Styles and Patterns (Aug 2007)
  • Tube Flies Two (Aug 2007)
  • Tube Tying Techniques (Aug 2007)
  • Tube Tools (Aug 2007)
  • Tube Ressources (Aug 2007)
  • Tube Flies (Aug 2007)
  • Tube Styles (Aug 2007)
  • Tube Basics (Aug 2007)
  • Tube Style Plate (Aug 2007)
  • Tube Fly Turmoil (Aug 2007)
  • Yoshikazu Fujioka (Aug 2007)
  • Vaughn Cochran (Jul 2007)
  • Urban angler (Jul 2007)
  • Tie a muddler (Jul 2007)
  • GFF Summit 2007 (Jun 2007)
  • Summer in Europe (Jun 2007)
  • Burning Man (Jun 2007)
  • Kiwi Camo (Jun 2007)
  • Mel Kriegers Patagonia (Jun 2007)
  • The Hatch (Jun 2007)
  • Jan-Ole Willers (Jun 2007)
  • Western Rivers (May 2007)
  • Distance casting (May 2007)
  • Sunray Shadow (May 2007)
  • Skunked (Mar 2007)
  • Waiting for spring (Mar 2007)
  • Winter fishing (Feb 2007)
  • Ad Swier (Feb 2007)
  • Matt Zudweg (Feb 2007)
  • Getting wet (Feb 2007)
  • Casting pictures (Jan 2007)
  • Derek DeYoung (Jan 2007)
  • Crowding (Jan 2007)
  • Diane Michelin (Dec 2006)
  • Morning podcast (Dec 2006)
  • Woolly Wisdom (Nov 2006)
  • Summit Podcast (Oct 2006)
  • GFF Summit (Oct 2006)
  • Underexpose (Oct 2006)
  • Trout Bum DVD (Sep 2006)
  • Networking (Sep 2006)
  • Messy Pike Fly (Sep 2006)
  • Rod Sutterby (Sep 2006)
  • Macro (Aug 2006)
  • The Plipper (Jul 2006)
  • Mullet fever (Jul 2006)
  • Salmon flies (Jul 2006)
  • Casting trio (Jul 2006)
  • GFF Summit 2006 (Jun 2006)
  • Faults & Fixes (Jun 2006)
  • Night fishing (Jun 2006)
  • Jump! (Jun 2006)
  • Near & Far (Jun 2006)
  • Atlantic Salmon (Jun 2006)
  • Use a tripod (Jun 2006)
  • Knots and © (May 2006)
  • Glorious light (May 2006)
  • 1000 garfish (May 2006)
  • Bornholm 2006 (May 2006)
  • Fish art (May 2006)
  • First Podcast Fish (May 2006)
  • Fishy pictures (May 2006)
  • Driving podcast (Apr 2006)
  • Bring it! (Apr 2006)
  • South Africa (Apr 2006)
  • Strange X-Mas (Apr 2006)
  • Strange X-mas (Apr 2006)
  • Perfect Camera (Apr 2006)
  • The measure tape (Apr 2006)
  • Windy casting (Mar 2006)
  • Use a fill flash (Mar 2006)
  • New forum (Mar 2006)
  • Packing (Mar 2006)
  • Go low (Mar 2006)
  • Go close (Mar 2006)
  • Material shopping (Mar 2006)
  • Dogma framing (Mar 2006)
  • La Muerte (Feb 2006)
  • Patagonia (Feb 2006)
  • Shooting head talk (Feb 2006)
  • The Cautery (Feb 2006)
  • Wading podcast (Feb 2006)
  • Trout and Fly (Feb 2006)
  • Tying Station (Feb 2006)
  • Cold but no ice (Feb 2006)
  • Danish winter (Feb 2006)
  • Winter walk (Jan 2006)
  • Fish Fights (Jan 2006)
  • First GFF podcast (Jan 2006)
  • Podcast intro (Jan 2006)
  • Une Création (Dec 2005)
  • Don't freeze (Dec 2005)
  • Fishing calendar (Dec 2005)
  • Fill-the-box (Dec 2005)
  • Bates' Art (Dec 2005)
  • Hairwings & Tubes (Nov 2005)
  • Spey & Dee (Nov 2005)
  • Pike Landing (Nov 2005)
  • Four stream rods (Oct 2005)
  • Trout Grass (Sep 2005)
  • Bonefish biology (Sep 2005)
  • Boney Flies (Sep 2005)
  • Do's and dont's (Sep 2005)
  • Rising Tide (Sep 2005)
  • Bonefishing the Flats (Sep 2005)
  • Fly Fishing Mexico (Sep 2005)
  • Fly-Fishing for Bonefish (Sep 2005)
  • Fireplace bonefishing (Sep 2005)
  • Life is good (Sep 2005)
  • The ghost and I (Sep 2005)
  • Bonefish Theme (Sep 2005)
  • Heads (Sep 2005)
  • Fins (Sep 2005)
  • Tails (Aug 2005)
  • Weird Ways (Aug 2005)
  • Slideshows (Aug 2005)
  • Your pictures (Aug 2005)
  • Boot Blues (Jun 2005)
  • Darth Vader Nymph (May 2005)
  • First setup (May 2005)
  • DIY Epoxy Rotor (Mar 2005)
  • AquaFly flybox (Mar 2005)
  • Winter coast (Mar 2005)
  • Jacket Blues (Mar 2005)
  • Beginner's Buzzer (Feb 2005)
  • The Triangle Fly (Feb 2005)
  • Adventurous rod (Feb 2005)
  • Branchu (Jan 2005)
  • Pallot´s Memories (Jan 2005)
  • Search GFF (Jan 2005)
  • GFF e-cards (Nov 2004)
  • A smart spooler (Nov 2004)
  • Great Waters (Oct 2004)
  • BC in B/W (Oct 2004)
  • Rod Magnets (Sep 2004)
  • Hillbilly Copper John (Jul 2004)
  • Tour de France (Jul 2004)
  • Stillwater Fishing (Jul 2004)
  • Welsh, mate! (Jul 2004)
  • 1000 best sites (Jul 2004)
  • Leaders&Tippets (Jul 2004)
  • Danish gallery (Jun 2004)
  • GFF on your site! (Jun 2004)
  • Three in Norway (Jun 2004)
  • Salmon, Trout & Charr (May 2004)
  • Little Devil (May 2004)
  • Going deep (Apr 2004)
  • Danish Pastry Fly (Feb 2004)
  • Bumpy Mexico (Feb 2004)
  • Iceland, 5½ days (Feb 2004)
  • Backgrounds (Feb 2004)
  • Digital Flies (Jan 2004)
  • Black Funnel (Jan 2004)
  • Oldies (Jan 2004)
  • Bonefish Bitters (Dec 2003)
  • Fly Rodding the Coast (Oct 2003)
  • End of the rainbow (Sep 2003)
  • River Mandal (Aug 2003)
  • Spring 2003 pictures (Aug 2003)
  • SHCZCDNTM (Jul 2003)
  • Great rod gizmo! (Apr 2003)
  • Grayling trip (Feb 2003)
  • Wallpapers (Jan 2003)
  • Real Enough! (Jan 2003)
  • Monic Light Green (Dec 2002)
  • The Curtis Creek Manifesto (Dec 2002)
  • Screwhead Matuka (Dec 2002)
  • Fabulous British videos (Dec 2002)
  • Cheap & fun little book (Dec 2002)
  • The Mörrum Circus (Nov 2002)
  • Pacific Inshore (Nov 2002)
  • Fly line anatomy (Nov 2002)
  • Fishing - Kayak flyfishing (Nov 2002)
  • Safety and preparation (Nov 2002)
  • Selecting a kayak (Nov 2002)
  • Kayak flyfishing (Nov 2002)
  • New and better! (Nov 2002)
  • Shrimps&Speys (Oct 2002)
  • Small and large flies for sea trout (Oct 2002)
  • Shooting heads (Sep 2002)
  • Belize it! Picture gallery (Jul 2002)
  • Fly gallery 2002 (May 2002)
  • GFF screensavers (Jan 2002)
  • Flash tail (Jan 2002)
  • Furled leaders DIY (Jan 2002)
  • Loops (Jan 2002)
  • The High Sierras (Jan 2002)
  • The Orange Silver (Jan 2002)
  • Turbo Block (Jan 2002)
  • Christmas Tree (Oct 2001)
  • Grey Frede (Sep 2001)
  • Ken Bonde Larsen (Feb 2001)
  • Staff writer Eric Arbogast (Feb 2001)
  • Autumn (Jan 2001)
  • Black Frede (Jan 2001)
  • Fish in cream sauce (Jan 2001)
  • Fishing Denmark (Jan 2001)
  • Red Tag Palmer (Jan 2001)
  • Small flies (Jan 2001)
  • The Moyerfokker (Jan 2001)
  • The Red Fly (Jan 2001)
  • Wind considerations (Jan 2001)
  • Behind GFF (Jan 2000)
  • Derek from SA (Dec 1999)
  • Cone head flies (Oct 1999)
  • Denmark right now (not updated) (Nov 1998)
  • Kluting (Jun 1998)
  • Wet fly hackle (Apr 1998)
  • Cod on a flyrod (Jan 1998)
  • Fisker tube tool (Oct 1997)
  • Monster Muddlers (Oct 1996)
  • Hooks break (Jun 1996)
  • Glitter Shrimp (Jan 1996)
  • CDC&Elk (Jan 1996)
  • Magnus Classic (Oct 1995)
  • Species to catch in Denmark (Jun 1995)
  • Production Fly Tying (May 1995)
  • How it started (Apr 1995)
  • Art flies | fly art (Jan 1995)
  • GFF Gallery (Jan 1994)
  • Chillimps (n/a)
  • Garfish on a flyrod (n/a)
  • Keywords (n/a)
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    User comments
    GFF staff comment
    From: Martin Joergensen · martin·at·globalflyfisher.com
    Submitted January 6th 2010

    Christine,

    You must be talking about my article on breathable waders, but I didn't mention any fabrics that don't freeze. I think that most materials will stay unfrozen. They may stiffen. Some stiffen a lot, but it's the amount of water in the fabric that influences the stiffness most, not the material itself, although that will get stiffer when really cold. Wet cotton freezes to a lump of ice when it's really cold.

    Real cold weather is not a big issue when you are not immersed in water. I'd go for fur or wool. Ice and snow is "dry" and will not get into the fabric or material unless it melts. Cotton will work too, but doesn't have the insulating capabilities of wool or fur. Synthetic materials like nylon get really stiff when it's extremely cold.

    I'd look into what companies such as Arcteryx, Columbia and North Face use. They seem to know the game.

    Hope this helps.

    Martin

    From: Christine Beal · artscb·at·hotmail.com
    Submitted January 6th 2010

    Good morning,
    I am looking for a material that doesn't freeze. You mentioned in one of your articles about such a material. It repels water and doesn't freeze. Can you tell me more about this material. I am not making waders but am trying to work up something for my 85 year old father who still likes being outside.
    Thanks
    Chris

    GFF staff comment
    From: Martin Joergensen · martin·at·globalflyfisher.com
    Submitted October 30th 2009

    Anders,

    Yes, this DVD is highly recommended, but also from New Zealand, which can make it difficult to get a hold of. But the web site for the DVD has links to shops in the US, which might help. I have no European sources unfortunately.

    Martin

    From: Anders L. Hansen · lindgaard·at·familie.tele.dk
    Submitted October 30th 2009

    Hi Martin
    one question how do we get the movie once in a blue moon to Denmark ??it looks like a must have fore the collection
    Regards Anders

    GFF staff comment
    From: Martin Joergensen · martin·at·globalflyfisher.com
    Submitted October 18th 2009

    Jason,

    I have long planned to continue my podcasts, but for different reasons I haven't been fishing much this year and even less recording.

    I have had several people inquire about the podcasts recently, so I might just start them up again. Unfortunately the fishing season is coming to an end here, so there might not be much happening till spring, but I might do some indoors and fly tying shows. We'll see.

    Martin

    From: jason lowe · lowe570·at·btinternet.com
    Submitted October 17th 2009

    hi Martin

    Please can you do some more podcasts?

    jason

    GFF staff comment
    From: Martin Joergensen · martin·at·globalflyfisher.com
    Submitted October 6th 2009

    Derek,

    Buying licenses is usually not that difficult provided that you know where to get them. That varies from river to river. Ask in the local tackle shop or the tourist information or on the web.

    But remember that the rivers close for winter and most are closed now or at the end of October, so fishing them would be impossible until next spring. A few are open during November or to mid-November, but still. Check this before you plan to go.


    Prices vary, but expect about 20 Euros for a day on most waters. And paying your way with whiskey to the land owner is not a likely scenario in most places, since the fishing rights have been sold off to clubs, which administer the licenses.

    Martin

    From: Derek · derek.p.brown·at·gmail.com
    Submitted October 5th 2009

    Hi Martin -

    Great website and a wonderful reference. Work well done.

    A few friends and I were planning a trip up to Denmark ( we live in Switzerland ) and would like to fish for
    Sea Trout in the river systems. It is understood that one needs a general fishing license, but will also need
    to purchase, or find a place to purchase, a fishing license for the specific beat - or stretch of river they would
    like to fish. I had found a forum which stated that one person "gave a bottle of nice Whiskey" to fish on the river section that was owned (taken care of) by the person (s). It was an older article ... but one that made me smile.

    My questions would be:

    1. Is it challenging to purchase a license for specific river systems? (Popular rivers like Karup, Skjren, Simested)
    2. How much would these license typically cost per day, and are there restrictions that one would not know about just searching the internet.

    and of course ... if you have any recommendations on what to use, time of the year, places etc ... that would
    also be wonderful. We were hoping to come to Denmark either in the end of October, or sometime in November.

    Thanks again,

    Cheers,

    Derek

    GFF staff comment
    From: Martin Joergensen · martin·at·globalflyfisher.com
    Submitted May 19th 2008

    Lincoln,

    You could use our excellent search function and find:
    globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/henk/index.html
    and:
    globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/henk/henk1.htm

    Martin

    From: Lincoln Parmer · lynx18087·at·optonline.net
    Submitted May 19th 2008

    Martin:
    I am searching for the furled leader article reported to be on your website. Great site definitely will revisit.
    Thanks

    From: Harry Westeneng · hwesteneng·at·live.nl
    Submitted April 16th 2008

    Martin great site,visit it many times ,every year in the spring I go to denmark,flyfishing for seatrout,love denmark.
    Use this site for information and reade al the articles.
    Are you comming to te fly-fair in holland this year, IT,S BACK.

    Best regards, Harry

    From: Gary C. · crosby·at·sasktel.net
    Submitted January 10th 2008

    Hi Martin. This is a great Web site that contains a tremendous amount of information. Thanks very much for your efforts :-) GC

    From: Ralph Kylloe · info·at·ralphkylloe.com
    Submitted July 23rd 2007

    Hi Martin, Many thanks for the kind comments on my book "Fly Fishing the Great Western Rivers". Life is good. I'm going fishing today near my home in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. Maybe you and I can fish together someday. For the time being, Tight Lines! Ralph Kylloe

    GFF staff comment
    From: Martin Joergensen · martin·at·globalflyfisher.com
    Submitted October 18th 2006

    Bob,

    I have no current plans regarding the US. I'd love to go - I have a bunch of people that I want to visit and places that I want to fish, but time and money keeps me from going as often as I wish.

    Such is life...

    Martin

    From: bob mead · rmead1·at·nycap.rr.com
    Submitted October 18th 2006

    Martin, great site! I shall have to return many times to read it all. Nice work. When will you be crossing the Atlantic to the U.S. again?...Warm regards,..Bob


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