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Jan 18. 2022

Clouser Minnow

Scottish Davie McPhail shows how to tie Bob Clouser's classic bucktail streamer.

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Article Linked flies revisited Dec 14. 2021 DIY Some 25 years ago, I experimented with what I back then referred to as "linked flies". Today they’d be called articulated, and I have taken the tying method up again. Join the revisit here	Article Salty Sardinia Dec 1. 2021 Destination In the summer of 2020, we were looking for a vacation spot and settled in on Sardinia, which meant that Mediterranean fly fishing was an option. Read the story here.

Vintage Streamers

I saw a post by Ted Patlen on a fly tying bulletin board. It was a simple post - a photo of a group of flies and a short statement stating his intention of tying the flies as close as possible to the way the originator tied the flies.

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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

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Social media can be a strange experience. It's really a mixed bag. And on Instagram 40% of all anglers seem to be women!

About getting skunked

Dec 17. 2019

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A part of fishing is not catching anything. If you're only in it for the catching, there's something you have misunderstood.

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DIY wooden landing net

Woodwork Wooden landing nets might not seem like the easiest or least expensive DIY-project, but this article shows how to easily make one almost for free

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Jan 14. 2022 Video 74-Worm Tying a simple and effective pattern with a hidden tungsten bead.	Jan 14. 2022 Video Rétrospective 2021 French narration (not much), but turn on the subtitles and enjoy this recap of 2021.	Jan 14. 2022 Video Favorite Bead Colors for Euro Nymphs Into fly tying?
Jan 13. 2022 Video Grey Fred - Grå Frede With a few simple materials you can create a lot - and "Grå Frede" is an excellent example of that.	Jan 13. 2022 Video The Bream Killer The bream killer fly pattern was requested by one of my subscribers a while back. I decided to give it a go, and it seems like a pretty good pattern.	Jan 12. 2022 Video Suspender Minky An extremely quick and easy pattern, that pushes all the buttons for those Autumn fry feeding rainbows and browns, on still waters.

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Jul 13. 2021

Syd Glasso

Classics Art Lingren's book on Syd Glasso and his flies pays well deserved homage to a very influential salmon fly tyer

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Article GFF Survived! May 17. 2021 Pandemic Some of you may have noticed that it’s been awfully quiet here lately. Covid was here… Update	Article Freaner’s Flasher Streamer Mar 19. 2021 Simple A simple and flashy streamer that’s originally designed for smallmouth bass Read about it here	Article Buying Saddle Hackle Mar 16. 2021 Shopping What to look for when buying coarser saddle hackle - for saltwater and pike flies, for streamers, for salmon flies or other uses Learn what to look for here

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Article Dron’s Little Mice Gugger Oct 17. 2021 Mouse Mouse patterns can be highly effective on some species of fish. A small mouse is a good meal for most predators, and this pattern is easy to tie, and a great rodent imitation See how to tie it here	Article Rattle.Bum Popper Sep 13. 2021 Rattle and Bum Dron Lee from Malaysia has created this excellent little popper using a combination of foam and braided tube - and a rattle for some extra noise See how to tie it here	Article DIY wooden landing net Jul 18. 2021 Woodwork Wooden landing nets might not seem like the easiest or least expensive DIY-project, but this article shows how to easily make one almost for free See how here

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