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Aug 27. 2018

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Shooting heads

DIY In this article I will try to cover some advantages and disadvantages of the shooting head over the WF line, and I will thoroughly describe the way you can configure a good shooting head system for your rod. The article will teach you how to calculate, make and trim a shooting head. It will also tell you how to cast it - just on the introductory level.

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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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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

Three strikes...

Jun 11. 2018

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No, not strikes from fish, but strikes from spammers and wannabe guest posters who try to get their spam published on GFF. Three strikes and they get this.

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Dragons and Damsels

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.

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Nov 15. 2018 Video Rain or Shine Long time friend Dan Thomas and I venture into the stunning North Island back country yesterday for a day trip and get more than we bargained for by way of the weather despite a fine forecast!	Nov 15. 2018 Video So many Fish! This was one of the most fun trips I've had in a long time. Such a wide range of fish species to catch! From Salmon running up stream, to brown and rainbow trout.	Nov 11. 2018 Video International Fly Tying Symposium 2018 The International Fly Tying Symposium will take place on November 17 & 18, 2018. The location is Parsippany, NJ, at the Sheraton Hotel.
Nov 10. 2018 Video Bumblebee Woolhead Sculpin Tying sbs and underwater footage of my Woolhead Sculpin. This time tied with focus on maximum contrast - and as a silhouette fly.	Nov 9. 2018 Video Articulated Brahma Bugger A few months ago I tied up a fly called the Brahma Bugger, which I did not invent but loved fishing and tying the fly very much!	Nov 8. 2018 Video Furimsky's Bugskin Shinetail In this fly tying tutorial, we welcome back guest tier Chuck Furimsky. Many know of Chuck from his creation of The Fly Fishing Show, but few know of his advanced tying abilities.

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Tom's Vise

The design and making of a homemade fly tying vise.

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Apr 16. 2018

Farkas' doubles

Classics I get regular mails from Italian master salmon fly tyer Stefano Farkas. A couple of his recent flies were special.

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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	Review ABU Optic Flies Mar 14. 2018 Classics A small book written by Danish Michael Jensen about Swedish ABU's renown series of streamers from the 60's, known as the Optic Flies.
Article Tom’s bobbin holders Mar 1. 2018 DIY Get ready to meet the “Hummingbird”, a very different bobbin holder designed and made by Dutch Tom Biesot See the article here	Article Homage to Carrie Stevens Feb 18. 2018 Classic Italian master fly tyer Stefano Farkas has tied a Carrie Stevens streamer in the style of his full dressed salmon flies. See the pictures here	Review Designing Poppers, Sliders & Divers Feb 9. 2018 Bugs This book raises the bar for warm water fly rod lure making books. Elmer Meiler reviews Steve Schweitzer's book.

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Video Amazon Peacock Bass - Jungle Fly Fishing Nov 15. 2018 The filming of Rio de Gigantes and the search for Amazon’s giant peacock bass took Todd Moen to Rio Negro Basin’s Rio Marié in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest.	Video Float Tube/Pontoon Boat Fishing on Gotland Oct 28. 2018 In this episode of FLY TV, Steffan Jensen goes sea trout fishing on Gotland together with Robert Hansson, but they're not wading as they normally do.
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	Article My Erna Jul 14. 2018 Iceland A well proven Icelandic hair winged salmon fly, responsible for catching many large salmon See the pattern here
Review Petitjean CDC Jun 27. 2018 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

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