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A Mad Epoxy Tier Experiments: Bob Kenly is reknowned for his radically different epoxy tube flies. This article recaps his experience with epoxy - and adds advice on coloring epoxy. If you want some truths about epoxy - and want to witness the death of a couple of myths  Bob's article is the place to look. The Locofoam Story Ils sont fou: Harrison Steeve's story about a brand new foam material for terrestrials and many other flies. "You guys are crazy to spend so much time messing around with that loco foam." Needless to say the name stuck. Read the whole story here.
Tie Better Section: Improve your fly tying and learn new tricks with fly tying materials and tools. Fly tying methods, smartest way of doing things, thread control, material handling, do-it-yourself tools and much more. Go to the fly tying section here.	Fill-the-box Winter chores: "I have severely neglected my day-to-day flybox for more than a year" writes GFF partner Martin Joergensen. Now he sets out to fill a box with hundreds of sea trout flies in preparation for the coming spring. He envisions rows of uniform and neatly arranged flies. Follow his winter odessey here.	Good floss work I've developed a habit instilled in me by my salmonfly tying mentors. When evaluating the salmon fly dressings of others, I look at the floss work first. It is a key characteristic that determines and shows the skills of the cream of the crop.
Cluster Egg Fly Which came first: As you probably know the egg was way earlier than the chicken. This article show you how to make The Cluster Egg Fly (pom-pom eggs) - a very popular type of fly for steelhead and salmon. See how to tie it in Steve Schweitzer's article	Dyeing material Color: This small section with advice on dyeing fly tying materials was made after a discussion took place on the European fly fishing mailing lis. The text was put together from input from several people of this list: Graham Ward, John Davies, Pat Orpen and myself.	Mix your own dubbing DIY: Making your own or improving store bought dubbing. I recommend that all dubbing be passed through a coffee or spice grinder prior to using. The grinder tends to separate and air out the fibres providing a lighter product than would be normally accomplished by just using the blend out of the bag. By David Allerton
Comparadone! Learn it: Comparaduns are one of the most versatile mayfly patterns in existence representing a low-riding mayfly to near perfection. However, many tiers shy this simple pattern due to the perceived complexity of tying the deer hair wings. Learn to master the technique with GFF partner Steve Schweitzer.	Rasing chickens Back yard: From feathers to chickens - and back again You don't need to raise birds to get feathers, but it's both easy and fun.	Brush eyes Salt: Shrimp patterns are always fun to tie. These salt water imitatoins are easy to do and fish well. Martin Joergensen has once again pursued the art of imitating these salt water arthopods - this time utilizing his family's hair brushes! Read the story and find the patterns here.
Streamer swaps	Favorite Streamer Swap Patterns:: There's nothing like a good fly swap to get the fly tying knuckles cracked, the creative juices flowing again. The reasons for joining a swap are many - but for me it's fun to tie flies for something other than my fly boxes, and I truly enjoy the friendship and comraderie that comes with participating in a swap. It's not about who ties the best flies or who has the best feathers. Click here to see the article	Whip fisnish with your hands Whip finishing without a tool is not at all difficult. Lots of people use and praise the whip finishing tool which comes in many variations.
Wash-n-Dry Dubbing Dubbing: Make your dry fly dubbing in bulk quantities while washing your clothes! It's that easy! Harvest the fibers that come from you tumble dryer and prepare it for fly tying. Read the whole story by Steve Schweitzer here.	Thread control If you ever saw skilled tyers tie, you'll probably have noticed that many of them keep spinning the bobinholder more or less vividly every time the let go of it. If you didn't notice, try looking the next time you see a 'pro' tie.	Tour de France Efficiency: GFF partner Martin Joergensen has let one of his favorite sports events, the bicycling race Tour de France, inspire a way of tying flies. He argues why tying many identical flies can be a good thing - and can be better than tying many different flies. Read why here
Raske's articles	Streamers Section: Our streamers section with New England streamers, Carrie Stevens patterns and flies from the hands and heads of Stewart and Leeman, Ray Bergman, Mike Martinek, Herb Welch and many more. Go to the streamer section here.	Streamer guests
Forage fish Naturals: This feature is a the first of a series of articles being created as a group effort by members of the Streamer List to provide some background information on the species of forage fish we most commonly try to immitate with streamer patterns. Check it out here	Jan-Ole Willers Expat: German fly angler currently living in Moscow. See a bit about Ole here	Martin Westbeek Dutch: Tying has become as much a passion for Dutch Martin Westbeek as fishing, and Martin is a regular tyer at shows and fairs in Holland, Germany, Denmark and Britain, and also tied in the USA. Read his bio here
Visiting Partridge of Redditch Hookmaker: It is now more than a year ago since Mustad took over Partridge of Redditch. And I thought it might be of interest to you to have an update on the status... Join Hans Weilenmann on his visit in this article	'Merikan tales Travelling: Always wonder... what do I have with this country - the US of A? Country of extremes, land of great beauty and enormous diversity, offering such a wide range of things to see and do. Go with Bas Verschoor in this article	EZ quintet So easy: EZ flies - that's what they are in the genuine all-American-marketing-way. Five classics with their patterns modified to be fairly easy and fast to tie - not least because of the simple body construction using braided tubing. See Bas Verschoor's article on the classics made easy
Coney Snowbugger Coned: This streamer fly is actually a variation of the well-known Woolly Bugger. It imitates a small baitfish. See the pattern here	Pike streamer Dutch: This colorful fly is an almost neutral density pike pattern that fishes in, or just below the surface. It is excellent for summer pike fishing in shallow waters.	ron P. swegman Author: Author and GFF contributor. A short bio here
Trust me, Mon! Bonefishing: How would you like a story that features blue sky, clear water, bonefish galore - not to mention The Mother of all hangovers and the greatest fishing spot on the face of this earth? Well, you get it all here in Paul Slaney's fantastic three piece story from the Bahamas. Trust me, Mon!	Lake Erie Shiner Lake Erie Shiner is a Killing Bucktail from the vise of Floyd Franke See it here	GFF partner Bob Petti, USA One of the GFF partners
Spey Hackles Hackle: I've been fascinated with spey flies for a long time. The first I had ever seen was a Purple Spey tied by Tim Purvis, which arrived in a swap of steelhead flies a bunch of us FF@'ers exchanged several years ago. The next was an Olive Spey tied by Juro Mukai in a swap of atlantic salmon flies. Read GFF partner Bob Petti's article here.	Hen Hackle Demystified Feathers: Hen hackles have long been the source of confusion to many fly tyers. Whether they are looking for wings for their dry flies or hackles for their wet flies, there seems to plenty of head scratching when it comes time to purchase the appropriate feathers. Read all about it	Capt. Paul Rose Captain: North Carolina guide Paul Rose
Book column November 2000 Thoughts: Fly fishing obsession, does it exist? "The final question is; should any man turn his back on ambition, profit, security, and a parking place in the city, just to pursue a fish!"	Book column August 2000 Retro: I'd like to discuss the topic of old and antique fishing tackle from two perspectives. First as actual fishing tackle and second as collectibles. The resurgence in interest for old stuff seems to be okay to me because I'm also old and worn.	Dave Lewis, USA Late Dave Lewis was a master rod builder. We still host a few of his online articles,
Eric Arbogast	Geir Kjensmo Norwegian: Living in Elverum in Norway on the banks of the famous grayling river Glomma. A bit about Geir here	Bob Kenly Staff writer Bob Kenly - tube fly meister par excellence
Staff and guest writers Section: The people who write these great stories.	Wadington shanks Shanked up: Classics in a classic way. These flies may look like something of today, but the concept of Wadington shanks is old as Methusalem. Danish fly tyer Niels Have has converted four classics to effective flies for early salmon and sea trout fishing. See the pictures and patterns.	Sawada tubes Inspired: Niels Have's take on some Ken Sawada patterns - tied on tubes.
The Overlooked Asset Get better: When fly fishing, your prime assets are not the hardware you are using or the new, neat casting style you learned - it is something far less physical.	Mark Dysinger, USA Passion: I suppose that I'm one of the fortunate few who can honestly say that I've been fishing for as long as I can remember.	Flyfishing for Perch Dutch fishing: Perch is without a shadow of a doubt my favourite sportsfish. They are splendid to see, they're aggressive fighters and you can waylay them with light equipment. Read Eddie Bouma's story here
Eddie Bourma Staff:	The killer fly Flashy: How about a fly which has caught tuna in the tropics, salmon and trout in Russia, cod in Denmark and a number og other fish in Global destinations? Claus Bech-Petersen's simple Tinsel Fly is such a fly. Read Claus' article with history, patterns and fishing methods. Find the article here	Staff writer Eric Arbogast Staff: Born to fish on June 19th, 1971 in Luxembourg, but definitely forced to work, right now as an Administrative Agent for the Chamber of Commerce of Luxembourg.

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