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Feb 23. 2020

Kavik

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.

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Interview with a trout

Fish speak out for the first time ever! Learn why trout don't think a Royal Wulff is edible, why they jump when hooked and much more in this exclusive interview with the world trout spokesfish.

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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.

Does anyone proofread this crap?

Oct 4. 2019

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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

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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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The March Brown Legacy

Historic The March Brown is one of the all time classic fly patterns, the origin of which must go back almost centuries.

Its history is told here.

Videos

Feb 21. 2020 Video Paraloop & CDC March Brown A great river fly with a little different hackle technique, that results in a nice wing effect and realistic footprint.	Feb 21. 2020 Video Fabien Moulin's Deer Hair Parachute Swiss/Norwegian tyer Fabien Moulin stumbled upon a seemingly new way of creating a parachute hackle and wing in one.	Feb 20. 2020 Video Cowboy Fly Fishing for char in Greenland amazing - but they can be as tricky as any other place on the world, the "problem" is that you can see the fish, which makes the frustration even bigger...
Feb 19. 2020 Video Foam Body Mayfly A foam extended body mayfly with a parachute hackle that will float all day long and then some.	Feb 19. 2020 Video Nervous Blonde The nervous blonde is a bleached elk hair and CDC adult caddis fly, that can be seen at a distance even in low light.	Feb 19. 2020 Video Danica Mayfly Nymph A nice, not so difficult semi realistic nymph, for one of the largest mayflies. This one has a couple of good techniques that you can use in other patterns.

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Scissors for fly tying

What should you look for when choosing fly-tying scissors? Well, that all depends on a number of factors. This article takes an in-depth look at one of the fly tier's most important tools.

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Nov 17. 2019

The March Brown Odyssey

Variations My venture into the history and legacy of the classic March Brown led to a whole lot of variations over the theme

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Review The Feather Bender's Flytying Techniques Nov 8. 2019 Masterclass When a great photographer, fly tyer and instructor writes a book, it’s likely to become a great book	Article My oldest piece of material Oct 26. 2019 Ancient I have a dried hare skin, which I have owned for as long as I have tied flies. A lot of flies and a lot of wisdom has come from that skin. Read the story here.	Article An Italian take on Ora Smith Oct 18. 2019 Streamers Italian fly tyer Giuseppe Finardi is intrigued by US Ora Smith's streamers featuring wings made almost exclusively from golden pheasant crest. See his take on them here
Review Trout are stupid Oct 16. 2019 Truth A small book that debunks a lot of myths surrounding trout fishing – including the one that trout are cunning and intelligent hunters, able to trick anglers. They are not! Trout are stupid!	Article Fish Art for the Stars Sep 27. 2019 Ad Astra Brad Pitt’s New Movie Ad Astra has a Connection to Fly Fishing - and A Fly Fishing Painter’s Well Traveled and Well Lived Life Read the story here.	Article The Magnus and Fred Clan Sep 6. 2019 Kinship The classical Danish coastal flies Magnus and Grey Fred have been an inspiration for many derivative patterns as well as hybrids. This is their story. See all the patterns here

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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.
Video Alaska Fly Fishing with a Mouse Fly Feb 17. 2020 With more than 663,268 square miles of land, water and wildlife to its name, the state of Alaska has always been a magnetic draw for me and my camera.	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.	Review Reflections on the Loch Dec 7. 2019 Lake fishing A book on UK style lake fishing for trout, written in a personal and entertaining - but still very informative - tone
Article The Gradac River in Serbia Dec 3. 2019 Destination Discover the myriad of opportunities that the Gradac River in Serbia has to offer. Read more here	Article Hardy style reel cases Nov 28. 2019 Leathercraft Leather maker Remus Stanescu describes the dirty work behind making a couple of Hardy style reel cases. See the process here	Article IKEA Fly Tying Board Nov 24. 2019 DIY How to make a 10 dollar tying station based on a cheap IKEA cutting board. See how here

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