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Learn to tie better flies

Tying methods, tricks and tips - Become a better fly tyer
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Classics

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Whipfinish video

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G-String Eyes

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Good, Bad, and Ugly

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The Ugliest Flies

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A Mad Epoxy Tier

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Styles and Patterns

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Tube Tying Techniques

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Tube Tools

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Tube Ressources

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Tube Styles

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Tube Basics

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Tube Fly Turmoil
Tube flies are flies tied on a tube rather than a hook. But putting it that simple is almost a crime, because tubes have evolved dramatically over the last few years, and bottles, rear tubes, Shomakov tubes, FITS tubes and all sorts of new systems have seen the light of day.
  
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Tie a muddler
Martin Joergensen: "One evening when I was tying flies with a couple of friends, one of them, Nils, asked me to tie a muddler, just as a demo. I did. Luckily the other friend, Henning, was quick and caught these great pictures of the process."
Go to HiVis CDC Midge  
HiVis CDC Midge
A high-visibility orange post and CDC makes this small dry perfect for your 7X tippet. Easy to tie, easy to follow on the water and a perfect choice when the fish are picky. Darryl Lampert from South Africa shows us one of his effective patterns.
  
Go to Wiggle Jig Worm
Wiggle Jig Worm
Maybe you found the previously published tandem rag worm too tandemnised and would be better off with a one-hook-only fly.Then The Wiggling Jigging Worm shown in this article is a good alternative.
Go to The Real Rag Worm  
The Real Rag Worm
Every year in March and April the rag worms emerge from the bottom to secure the next generation. They swim freely in the water, wiggling from one side to the other. Sea gulls feed on the from above and many fish species seem to focus on them from beneath.
  
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Eyes of Epoxy
Tired of buying eyes, that make your shrimps look great? They are expensive and yet it is hard to find the color you want or the right size. It is not complicated and a good pursuit during winter time. Make your own in all sizes and colors you want.
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Patterns
·Sinister Phly
·Phar Side Phly
·Jan's Giant Buzzers
·The Perfect Woolly
·Chuck's FlutterStone
·The Fluff
·Para-Hackle Emerger
·Lake Champ
·Internet Flies
·The White
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Fish Better
·Carp on the Fly
·Aux Outardes River Pike
·10 rules for catch and release
·Catch&Release
·Baskets, trays and buckets
·10 Ways to Fish Green
·Winter fishing
·Measuring the temperature
·Sharks!
·The bad beginning
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Gallery
·Better fishing pictures: Weather
·Fishy Art: Jim Roszel
·A new breed
·Videos on GFF
·Better fishing pictures: Gear
·Better fishing pictures: Bent Rods
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·Fishy art: Sean Seal
·Thomas Weiergang
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