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Merry Christmas 2018

Holiday Another year passed, and the Global FlyFisher still tugs along, quietly, continuously expanding, larger than ever, celebrating its 24th Christmas

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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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Danish Fly Festival 2019

Dec 8. 2018

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The biennial gathering of fly anglers, casters, tyers, vendors, artists, artisans and other good people will take place again in Denmark in early March 2019

No tsundoku here!

Sep 15. 2018

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Stacking up fishing books and never reading them… not here!

When real life takes over

Sep 13. 2018

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The publishing pace on GFF has almost come to a standstill. Real life has stuck its ugly head in the door and brought paid work

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My Erna

Iceland A well proven Icelandic hair winged salmon fly, responsible for catching many large salmon

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Dec 12. 2018 Video Huge Backcountry PB Trout Headed to my favourite river in new zealand to try and get a good trout caught on camera using the drone. nailed my best trout of the season on the fly rod.	Dec 11. 2018 Video DNA nymph A simple to tie but effective lightly weighted nymph that's named after the double helix of coloured copper wires around the body.	Dec 10. 2018 Video Fly fishing with Soft Hackle spiders Part 1 of 2 where I am using a new twist on a few old spider patterns transformed with 21st century materials that catch good wild brown trout even in the harshest of conditions.
Dec 10. 2018 Video Just another day in Paradise Just a day at the end of the trout fly fishing season on Killarney lake where anything can pop up, trout, salmon even the odd sea trout and beautiful scenery.	Dec 10. 2018 Video The Double Nymph Rig Welcome to our latest series the "Educated Angler" in collaboration with Due South Outfitters.	Dec 7. 2018 Video Gacka, Croatia Beautiful autumn day on Gacka river in Croatia. Fly Fishing for trout with new Greys rod series GR60. Day to remember .

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Tom's Vise

The design and making of a homemade fly tying vise.

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Jun 27. 2018

Petitjean CDC

Monograph A massive book, solely on CDC-feathers, -flies and -tying techniques by Swiss CDC master Marc Petitjean.

Article Wiggling Frog Legs Jun 17. 2018 Froggy Frogs are high on the menu for many fish If there's one thing that gives away a swimming frog, it's the legs! Learn to make sexy frog legs here.	Review The Feather Thief May 21. 2018 Full dressed A fascinating "true crime" story that tells about the theft of skins from protected bird from a natural history museum in the UK with the purpose of using them for fly tying	Article Dragons and Damsels May 12. 2018 Frequent fliers Odonata is the Latin name for the order of dragonflies and damselflies. This article is about them. Learn to tie and fish them.
Article Farkas' doubles Apr 16. 2018 Classics I get regular mails from Italian master salmon fly tyer Stefano Farkas. A couple of his recent flies were special. See the flies here	Article Limay in November Mar 31. 2018 Spring A failed autumn trip to the Patagonia river Limay sparked a spring trip this last November Read the story here	Article Optic Flies Mar 14. 2018 History With names that sounded fresh, in-your-face and downright sexy, the Optic Fly series entered the stage like a warm summer wind in the 1960’s cold war era. Read a book excerpt here

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Black Ranger salmon fly	McIntyre salmon fly	Lady Caroline tied by Niels Have	Glen Grant tied by Niels Have	Sea trout fishing	Lake in evening light

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Article November, November, November, November Dec 11. 2018 Images A small gallery of images from November and December on the Baltic coast, showing the ambiance during these last months of the year See the pictures here	Article Green Highlander Dec 8. 2018 Full dressed Another beautiful, full dressed salmon fly from Italian Stefano Farkas. This time a Green Highlander. See the full fly here
Article Blue Mist Dec 4. 2018 Tarpon fly This is an impressionistic streamer, tied to match the schooling sardines being eaten by baby tarpon. It has fooled many fish See how to tie it here	Article 5 Minute Bug Nov 30. 2018 Terrestrial This little beetle imitation is amazingly lifelike. Using few and ordinary materials, Russian tyer Dmitri Tseliaritski makes it quick and easy to tie. See for yourself.

Article The Mighty Green Drake Nov 20. 2018 Summer pleasures The large mayflies are a summer phenomenon, but it might be worth reading up on off season. Get ready here.	Article DIY Vacuum Rod Holder Nov 17. 2018 Home made You can buy ready-made rod holders for your car, but you can also go the DIY way and get some excellent holders for a very fair price. Find the instructions here.	Review ACA's Beginner's Guide to Fly Casting Sep 15. 2018 Hauling A true beginner's guide to casting, providing basic knowledge of gear and casting, advice on how to get better, and help in troubleshooting.
Review Backwoods Brook Trout Aug 21. 2018 Review "I spent most of 1949 in utero, gradually gaining awareness that something truly good awaited once I left the waters of my beginnings." A review of Frederick Prince's book.	Article Reel seats and reel feet Aug 9. 2018 Nerdy Why is it that some reels simply don't fit some rods? There is a standard of course... but not all manufacturers seem to follow it. Dive into the details here	Article Roland Henrion Jul 17. 2018 Fishy art Recently Belgian Roland Henrion started focusing more on his art, and that made him a candidate for our fishy artists series. See some samples here

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