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Sep 13. 2021

Rattle.Bum Popper

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

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A true classic on the Danish coast and a very universal small fish imitation, which has not only caught thousands of sea trout, but would very likely also be able to catch almost anything that has scales and swims.

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A lousy old fly rod

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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

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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

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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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Red Tag Revisited

Origins I always loved the Red Tag. I have tied and fished this fly a thousand times, but tend to basically do it the same way every time. Not so anymore!

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Sep 14. 2021 Video Crafty Baitfish A small baitfish can be super effective in search of different species of predators in the water - even the most selective midge-eating trouts often can be fooled by a fast retrieved small baitfish	Sep 14. 2021 Video Orange Bodied Daddy Long Legs with Davie McPhail Orange Bodied Daddy.	Sep 14. 2021 Video Top 3 Flies for Arctic Char ...trout LOVE them, too!

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Gapen's Muddler Minnow

This is an article about Don Gapen's original Muddler Minnow - a fly that is tied in countless versions and has inspired thousands of patterns, but only few that resemble the original

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Mar 5. 2021

Red Tag Odyssey

Patterns A bunch of pattern descriptions and materials lists for flies inspired by the Red Tag

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