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Virtual fly tying

Mar 30. 2022
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During Corona it has become quite common to have social gatherings online – Skype, Zoom, Teams… you name it. Communal fly tying can be done in the same way

A lousy old fly rod

Jun 29. 2021
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Some years back I had to fish with the oldest and worst fly rod I ever owned... and you know what? It wasn't bad at all.

Being on Instagram

Jan 7. 2021
Blog entry
Social media can be a strange experience. It's really a mixed bag. And on Instagram 40% of all anglers seem to be women!
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Canvas Crab

Jul 17. 2022
Saltwater As everyone knows crab-like means moving sideways, not forwards or backwards. The Canvas Crab fly moves sideways as crab flies should.
See how to tie it here
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Streaking Caddis

Jul 15. 2022
Here in Scandinavia we have one of the largest members of the entire caddis family - the Phryganea Grandis which can be as big as five centimeters.
Video

Fly fishing with the kids

Jul 11. 2022
The past 4th of July the family and I went to Blanco state park to enjoy the outdoors. It was a hot, but beautiful day.
Article

Softly Softly

May 31. 2022
Soft dry The Partridge Parachute Emerger – or PPE for short – is a soft hackle dry fly, all limp and spindly
See how to tie it here
Article

Primordial Bonefish Stew

May 12. 2022
Salt This saltwater variation of Trevor Tanner’s Primordial Carp Stew works very well at fooling large spooky bonefish in shallow water
See how to tie it here
Article

Stitch-Up Shrimp

May 7. 2022
Scud This scud pattern uses a simple sewing technique to add the legs that are a common trait for these widespread crustaceans, which are high in the fish menu in both fresh- and saltwater
See how to tie it here
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Videos

Aug 12. 2022
Video

Caddis Larva

As fly tyers, we often try to imitate the fish's natural food items - sometimes we tie flies that provoke the fish and other times we tie super-realistic imitations where it can be very difficult t
Aug 12. 2022
Video

Hoh Bo Spey

Detailed instructions for tying a Hoh Bo Spey fly. This is part of a series of Tim Flagler's collaboration with Fly Tyer Magazine.
Aug 11. 2022
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Pats Rubber Legs Original

Pat Bennett originally created the Pat's Rubber Legs which has turned into one of those patterns that is everywhere.
Aug 4. 2022
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Lefty's Deceiver

The late Lefty Kreh was one of the pioneers into saltwater fly fisherman and was well known for his amazing photography, fly casting lessons and a plethora of fly pattern designs.
Aug 2. 2022
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Sauðlauksdalsvatn

Here's my second fly fishing Vlog, and again we, I and my son, went to the Sauðlauksdalsvatn lake in the Westfjords region of Iceland.
Aug 2. 2022
Video

Krókurinn

Here we will be tying the fly Krókurinn by Gylfi Kristjánsson. Krókurinn has earned its place as probably the best fly ever made here in Iceland to fish Arctic char.
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The Water’s Violin

Apr 13. 2022
Poetry A poem about fly-fishing inspired by Bela Bartok
Read it here
Article

Organzackle

Mar 31. 2022
Organza This nymph pattern teaches you how to make a sparkling hackle from organza ribbon – in two different ways even!
See how to tie it here
Article

Combover

Mar 17. 2022
Tonsorial The Combover is a generic mayfly nymph imitation. It gets its name from the hairstyle, now thankfully rarely seen.
See how to tie it here
Article

Tom’s new Hummingbirds

Mar 2. 2022
DIY Dutch Tom Biesot has shown his skills in making tying tools before, and now takes his Hummingbird bobbin holder to new levels.
See his magic here
Article

Big Flies Photo Gadget

Feb 24. 2022
Light I have covered lighting flies for photography in various articles, and mentioned Siberian Ramil Yamaliev’s gadgets before. Here’s another one.
See the review here
Article

Craft Beer Squid

Feb 21. 2022
Squiddy A simple, small squid pattern aimed at all the fish that enjoy eating little, cute cuttlefish
See how to tie it here
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