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Article Rane Olsen's streamer project Jun 1. 2015 Daunting Finnish fly tyer Rane Olsen decided to tie all 93 Carrie Stevens streamer patterns mentioned in Graydon R. Hilyard and Leslie K. Hilyard's book on her and the flies. Read the story, see the pictures	Article The Perfect Transparent Bait Fish Feb 7. 2015 See thru Flies are becoming more and more realistic - even the saltwater flies. Gammarus with transparent backs and scud patterns, shrimps tied with clear legs, looped tails and pulsating mouth parts and antennas. Now it is time for the bait fish. Want a glassy classic - click here	Article Vintage Streamers Jun 29. 2013 Vintage Flies I saw a post by Ted Patlen on a fly tying bulletin board. It was a simple post - a photo of a group of flies and a short statement stating his intention of tying the flies as close as possible to the way the originator tied the flies. His post stuck with me for awhile, before I got up the gumption to send him an email asking if he would be interested in submitting his flies to GFF for an article Click here to read more.
Article Mickey Finn Feb 9. 2013 Bucktail The Mickey Finn is one of the all time classic streamers. Simple, beautiful and fairly easy to tie - and a catcher. Here's its history, the original tying recipe and a bunch of variations	Article Streamers 365 Feb 8. 2013 A streamer a day The Streamers 365 project has delighted streamer aficionados worldwide by delivering a new and beautiful streamer photo online every day. We have talked to Darren MacEachern, the man behind the project. Read about it here	Article Alan Petrucci Streamers Aug 26. 2012 Streamers I can still remember the fist fish I caught on a streamer, a stocked brook trout on a Royal Coachman streamer. Since that time I have had success many times fishing these long flies. In my early days of fly fishing I bought all of my flies. Click here to read the article
Article Mike Boyer Streamers Apr 30. 2012 Streamers Growing up on the West Coast, I learned about East Coast fly patterns and tyers mostly from books, and the occasional television show. I remember seeing Lee Wulff and Joe Brooks on the American Sportsman show as a youngster, fishing for Brookies. Click here to read more	Article Pinky Pain Mar 3. 2012 Painful Bright, colorful and visible. A perfect fly for slow fish in cold or murky water. It earned its name because the creator hooked his own nose with it on its maiden voyage! Seatrout like it, but other trout will too. See how to tie it here	Article A few from Ora Smith Jan 30. 2012 Streamers The flies of Ora Smith that have captured my imagination were the little casting streamers with duck flank wings. They are like elongated wet flies. I sat down one weekend and tied up a selection, imaging some late spring day when I could cast these flies on a light line to some spooky trout. Read more
Article Oatman's Silver Darter Jan 16. 2012 Step by Step 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 Click here to read more	Article Oatman Swap - Introduction To Lew Oatmans Patterns Dec 12. 2011 Swap In this streamer swap we are dealing with the 17 patterns designed by Lew Oatman, avid fly fisher and professional tyer from Shushan, New York.	Article Jim Warner Swap Nov 14. 2011 Streamers Jim Warner has been one of the most influential fly tyers in New England, especially for those who spend their time trolling and fishing streamers in the many lakes and ponds of the region. The gang of the streamers@ list recently had a swap of his great fly patterns. Click here to see the results.