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Reel seats and reel feet

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.

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Fishing a bubble

Even though you might not be able to use a flyrod, you can fish with a fly anyway. Use a spinning rod and a casting float, and you will be able to cover a lot of water, fish in harsh conditions, cast large flies and even fish dries or nymphs in a stream.

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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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May 6. 2018

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Not a single cast

Apr 28. 2018

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I just returned from a week-long fishing trip with my wife and a bunch of good friends – and I didn’t make a single cast.

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Optic Flies

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.

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Aug 10. 2018 Video RS2 The RS2 is one of the more simple, yet effective flies out there. Especially for tailwater rivers that require small presentations.	Aug 8. 2018 Video Olive and Partridge Soft Hackle The Olive & Partridge is a simple #softhackle fly pattern and simple to tie.	Aug 7. 2018 Video Hare's Body Diawl Bach Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Competition Heavyweight size 12 Thread, Uni-8/ Red Tail, Hare's Body Fibres Rib, Silver Wire Sides, UTC Opal Mirage Tinsel Medium
Aug 6. 2018 Video Mickey Finn tube Click the link below here you will find the full materiallist: http://www.flytying.eu/product/micky-finn-paa-roer-10049/	Aug 6. 2018 Video Roy Christie Avon Special Emerger "Avon Special Emerger" is a very famous fly, originated by Roy Christie. This video was filmed at the Bulgarian Fly Fishing Fair 2018.	Aug 5. 2018 Video The WOJO Another fly from my OJO (organza just organza) series.

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Bobbin holders

Most people use a bobbin holder when they tie flies. In spite of being a simple tool there are some pretty advanced models out there.

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ABU Optic Flies

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.
Article DIY dubbing brush maker Feb 7. 2018 Spinning Bretislav has a little machine in his collection of fly-tying tools. It was made by his father about 20 years back. See how to make it here	Article Childers Feb 4. 2018 Full dressed Italian Stefano Farkas continues to supply the most astonishing full dressed salmon flies. See his latest fly here.	Article Deep and slow Jan 18. 2018 Springers The secret behind catching Scottish spring salmon! Find it here.

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Video Hare's Body Diawl Bach Aug 7. 2018 Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Competition Heavyweight size 12 Thread, Uni-8/ Red Tail, Hare's Body Fibres Rib, Silver Wire Sides, UTC Opal Mirage Tinsel Medium	Video The WOJO Aug 5. 2018 Another fly from my OJO (organza just organza) series.
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 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	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.

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