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Sep 24. 2024

Ribbontail Baitfish

Saltwater A mobile tailed baitfish pattern tied with organza and synthetic fibres

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Gapen's Muddler Minnow

This is an article about Don Gapen's original Muddler Minnow - a fly that is tied in countless versions and has inspired thousands of patterns, but only few that resemble the original

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AI and the Muddler Minnow

Oct 1. 2024

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I asked an Artificial Intelligence-system to talk about a GFF article about the Muddler Minnow, and the result is truly mind-blowing!

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Dec 11. 2023

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For basically all the almost 30 years of its existence, I have been following the traffic patterns on GFF. I stopped about a year ago, and here is why.

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Sep 8. 2023

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The site is back and in operation, but the downtime has led to some unfortunate errors, which I’m trying to fix as you read this

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Copper Braid

Material This type of braid is found in electronics stores, but is a great new addition to the fly tyer’s arsenal of useful copper products

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Oct 1. 2024 Video Loco Hopper The song of grasshoppers is a major part of the background soundscape on a warm day in late summer and early fall. They live on most corners of the planet, not counting the coldest climate zones.	Sep 30. 2024 Video Autumn Hackle Fly First tutorial of the fly tying season 2024. Sorry for the bad sound… It has been a while since I’ve had the urge and creativity to make tutorials.	Sep 29. 2024 Video Orange Caddis Pupa This Pupa Caddis Fly Orange always worked in September and October. It is not difficult to make this fly
Sep 24. 2024 Video Black and Green When the first weeks of the salmon season in the salmon rivers have passed and the water in the rivers begins to clear up after the spring flood – flies in greenish shades can really prove their wo	Sep 24. 2024 Video Squirmy Wormy	Sep 24. 2024 Video Killer Worm Hook size 12 Curved Nymph Bead is 2.8 Black Tungsten Thread Red 8/0 Body Stretchy Elastic in Red 0.6mm

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The LAW of attraction

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Mar 9. 2024

Mini Headbanger

Cased A scaled-down version of the author’s own Headbanger Caddis, a cased nymph caddis pattern

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