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About getting skunked

Dec 17. 2019
Blog entry
A part of fishing is not catching anything. If you’re only in it for the catching, there’s something you have misunderstood.

Does anyone proofread this crap?

Oct 4. 2019
Blog entry
Yes, a non-native English speaker proofreads material from a host of mostly non-English amateur writers, and sometimes errors do slip through

I'm on the air!

Sep 26. 2019
Blog entry
Dave Stewart from the podcast "Wet Fly Swing" contacted me for participation in one of his podcasts, and it’s now online to enjoy.
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Squirrel, Orange & Gold

May 17. 2020
Malcolm Edwards was a well known sea trout angler from the River Rheidol near Aberystwyth in Wales, UK.
Article

Einars’ Floating Foam Caddis Pupa

May 5. 2020
Burnt A great and high floating caddis fly made with foam as a base material and a very simple and cool technique.
See the pattern here
Video

Tapâm - full video

May 2. 2020
Tapâm is a multi award-winning fly fishing film classic. See the fill 30 minute video here.
Article

Euro BWOs Revisited

Apr 14. 2020
In our continuous effort to obtain better and more practical mayfly imitations, we discovered a few new and simple solutions.
Article

The GFF Interview

Mar 13. 2020
In the press GFF gets too little press coverage, so I interviewed myself, and asked myself a number of intelligent questions and offered some equally brilliant answers.
Article

Durable flies: Wrapping thread

Mar 3. 2020
Tied to hold The basic technique of wrapping thread over - and under - materials is a key to getting flies that will hold well
Read the third chapter here.
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Videos

May 24. 2020
Video

8b March Brown Spider

March Brown Spider. Edmonds and Lee's classic 8b March Brown Spider dressed by Robert L Smith author of The North Country Fly.
May 22. 2020
Video

The Jungle's Edge

The Quest for Costa Rica's First Grand Slam! Tarpon, Permit, and Bonefish!
May 22. 2020
Video

Black & Red Intruder

Black and red has always been known as a great combination for catching sea trout. This a great fly that can be dressed in tube, waddington or intruder shank format.
May 22. 2020
Video

Deer Hair Midge

A quick little deer hair midge that pushes all the buttons. Not only a great fishing pattern but also a couple of nice techniques with deer hair and a very simple CDC parachute hackle wing.
May 22. 2020
Video

TTT Francis

Click the link below here you will find the full materiallist:
May 22. 2020
Video

Alexis Minnow White

The artificial landscaped granite structures along the piers and harbor facilities in Denmark are obvious gathering points for both fish that stay year round and species on summer visits.
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Article

Kavik

Feb 23. 2020
Furry The Kavik is a simple zonker-based streamer, well suited for a lot of different fish, and easy to adapt in color and material choice
See how to tie it here.
Article

Moulin’s Deer Hair Parachute

Feb 21. 2020
Technique Swiss/Norwegian tyer Fabien Moulin stumbled upon a seemingly new way of creating a parachute hackle and wing in one.
See more here
Article

George Grant Nymph

Feb 18. 2020
Classic US fisherman and fly tyer George Grant came up with a type of nymph where both body and hackle uses special techniques.
See how to here.
Article

The Monster Brown Trout of Thingvallavatn

Jan 31. 2020
Big trout The Icelandic lake Thingvallavatn has become synonymous with monster ice age brown trout. People from all over the world come to chase their dream fish. Many have their dream come true from the first cast, others go home empty handed.
Get the lowdown here
Review

The Atlantic Salmon Fly

Jan 9. 2020
Art Why review a 30-year old book? Well, because it's a great book that deserves some attention.
Review

Hardy’s Salmon Flies

Dec 11. 2019
Catalog Another massive work on classic salmon flies from UK writer Martin Lanigan-O'Keeffe, this time on the flies from the House of Hardy.
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