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Jan 19. 2019

The Mörrum Fly

Pattern The Mörrum fly has been named after the south Swedish river Mörrum, but is also sometimes referred to as The Grünewalder after its originator, Danish Jan Grünwald

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Articulated Flies

One of the big things in fly tying these days is articulated flies. Utilizing two hooks, shanks or some other technique, flies get two or more parts linked together resulting in movement and size.

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My book register

Jan 9. 2019

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My books used to ordered by black magic, essentially a system where I stuffed in new titles where there was space. Things have changed.

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!

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Blue Mist

Tarpon fly This is an impressionistic streamer, tied to match the schooling sardines being eaten by baby tarpon. It has fooled many fish

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Jan 16. 2019 Video Steelhead Thing This is a pretty basic pattern utilizing a few materials that make it pop.	Jan 16. 2019 Video Dave's Panic Button By far my most effective fly for swinging for trout and salmon. This is a super easy fly to tie and very easy to cast with a spey, switch or single handed fly rod.	Jan 16. 2019 Video Landon Mayer's Mini-Leech Detailed instructions for tying Landon Mayer's Mini-Leech.
Jan 15. 2019 Video Fly Fishing at its best! Exploring a new Guiding option with My good mate Alex this river produced some awesome rainbow and brown trout which kept the fly rods bent all day thanks for watching.	Jan 15. 2019 Video Czech Style Parasitic Shrimp Welcome to my Fly Tying Videos which i hope you and enjoy and learn some new techniques.	Jan 13. 2019 Video 365 days of Fishing!! A compilation of all my youtube videos from 2018. Really enjoyed bringing you this content and looking forward to more fishing videos in 2019.

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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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Nov 30. 2018

5 Minute Bug

Terrestrial This little beetle imitation is amazingly lifelike. Using few and ordinary materials, Russian tyer Dmitri Tseliaritski makes it quick and easy to tie.

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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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Article Tying better flies Jan 16. 2019 Swiss/Norwegian Fabien Moulin aims to tie some really good looking flies, and ponders a bit about how to improve as a fly tyer. Read Fabien's thoughts here.	Article Bar Guac Hopper Jan 9. 2019 Terrestrial This pattern, which takes its name from the popular appetizer Guacamole, was inspired by the 'Bar Guac' special at a local fly fishing hangout. See how to tie it here
Review Top Saltwater Flies Jan 5. 2019 Colossal An impressing three volume collection of patterns for the most sought after fish in warm saltwater	Article Grasshopper Valley Dec 31. 2018 Hoppers Fly fishing with terrestrials in Slovakia at its best. Read the report here

Article CDC Loop Wing Foam Emerger Dec 28. 2018 Floating A simple and very hard-to-sink emerger from Russian Dmitri Tseliaritski See how to tie it here	Article The Prince Dec 20. 2018 Iceland There are quite a few rivers around Iceland claiming the queen crown. But there is only one Prince. Meet the river Hofsá Read more here	Article Crystallin Task Light Dec 17. 2018 Light My search for a great fly tying lamp may be over. This one is close to ideal for my purposes See my review here
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