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This page simply lists all content chronologically, with the newest first. Use the pager in the bottom to navigate through quite a lot of articles, reviews, blog posts and much more.
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2025
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Forking Feet

British Nick Thomas has come up with a way to form legs and feet using a tool we all have to hand in the kitchen, the common fork.

Another great flyshow

Another great Danish Fly Festival is over, and it was as always great being part of this excellent show.

New and updated!

The Global FlyFisher has once again been moved to a new publishing system, and things have changed – but are basically still the same

Fyn’ish Shrimp

In Danish this shrimp fly is known as Den Fynske Reje, and it’s been successful in its basic form as well as in several variations

My adored fly tying desk

My adored fly tying desk. Once cherished and down through the ages worn and abused. Now cherished again.

When knots drive you nuts

If knotting fibers for legs for your insect imitations drive you mad, this tool can help!

Fishing Camera

A rugged, waterproof, lightweight camera can be a great fishing companion. And do much more than a phone can

More Fishing, Less iPhone

Why a fishing summer camp might be a good place for a kid to spend a vacation

Upgrading while GFF gasps

I’m a good bit into upgrading the Global FlyFisher to the latest version of the publishing system. Meanwhile the old site is gasping

Amnesia Pupa

This isn’t a forgetful or amnesic pupa, but has earned its name because it’s tied using Amnesia mono
2024
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Bugeyed Pupa

Two tungsten beads on a loop of monofilament adds weight and eyes to this fly

Upgrading ... again

It's time for another of these major updates of the tech behind the Global FlyFisher

Leader Butt Diameter

What butt diameter monofilament suits what line weight when making knotted leaders?

Hair Winged Salmon Flies

Material listings, pictures and tying notes for no less than 34 hair winged salmon fly patterns

Advanced Flytying Techniques

A new book from Barry Ord Clarke is a pretty safe bet on a good book, and this one is indeed good

Knotting Nymphs

Introducing a way of making nymph bodies using elastic bead cord and a knotting technique

Pipette Hoppers and Poppers

Lab equipment flies tied using plastic pipettes.

AI and the Muddler Minnow

I asked an Artificial Intelligence-system to talk about a GFF article about the Muddler Minnow, and the result is truly mind-blowing!

Ribbontail Baitfish

A mobile tailed baitfish pattern tied with organza and synthetic fibres

Stillwater Fly Fishing

The subtitle is "Competition-Inspired Strategies for Everyday Anglers", and that's exactly what you get

Dmitriy Lesnov’s Salmon Flies

When on social media of various kinds, you bump into some very talented people now and then. Belarusian Dmitriy Lesnov is one of those talents

Fly Fishing for Trophy Striped Bass

Any striper angler will want to spend a day fishing with the author after reading this book

Fly-fishing Turkey

Few anglers think of Turkey as a trout fishing destination, but its unique geography has provided a hotbed for many trout species

Tad Murdock

Tad Murdock is a guide specializing in Fly Fishing North Georgia

Casting backwards

There are a ton of situations where a backcast presentation will save the day. Here are a few good reasons to learn it – and how.

A different podcast

There’s a surprising number of fishing podcasts out there, but this one is slightly different than most

Photographing Floating Flies

Getting a decent macro image of a dry fly sitting on water is one of the hardest shots to pull off

The Klink

Dutch Hans van Klinken is best known as the originator of the Klinkhåmer Special. This large and beautiful book tells its full story ... and much, much more

Chain Gang Crayfish

We should fish crayfish imitations more than we do. Crayfish can be used to target trout, bass, carp and other species

Copper Braid

This type of braid is found in electronics stores, but is a great new addition to the fly tyer’s arsenal of useful copper products

Mini Headbanger

A scaled-down version of the author’s own Headbanger Caddis, a cased nymph caddis pattern

Fly tying

Fly tying really makes beautiful books! 12 saltwater flies that catch fish!

Steel Pin Shrimp

A scud pattern with 26 individual legs is no task if you make this small, ingenious tool out of wire.

Tom’s Leather Fly Reel Cases

Dutch Tom Biesot made some beautiful leather cases for his homemade fly reels

How to tie a hook on a tube fly

Those of us who have fished tube flies for ages have no problem understanding the principle, but if you're new to tubes, the simple task of attaching a hook to a tube fly might seem hard to figure out.

Steel Shrimp

Another Nick Thomas fly using bead chain for weight and orientation

GFF turns 30!

30 years ... thirty years, like three decades. That’s how old this site is, and that’s actually quite a feat.

Hair stackers

A bit of stacker education and stacker philosophy is due, so here it is: quite a lot of information about hair stackers

Get Knotting

Monofilament of many kinds can be used as a fly material as it can be seen in this simple Knot Bug

There's deer hair ...

... and then there's deer hair. And it can be many different things. It is not at all that easy to find the right kind for the many patterns with this fantastic material

Smallest Fly Page

Flies from Dutch Hans Weilenmann's 1998/99 project SFP - Smallest Fly Page - with size 32 patterns from all over the world

#32 Rusty Rat

#32 Rusty Rat tied by Hans Weilenman - the man behind the project

#32 Royal Coachman

#32 Royal Coachman tied by Jack Mickievicz

#32 Shuck Raider

#32 Shuck Raider tied by Irish fly tier Arthur Greenwood

#32 Pink Sabalo

#32 Pink Sabalo tied by Andrew Lamborne

#32 Pheasantless PTN (Beadhead)

#32 Pheasantless PTN (Beadhead) tied by US tier Bob Petti

#32 CDC Olive Parachute

#32 CDC Olive Parachute tied by US fly tyer Chris Knight

#32 Blue Wing Olive

#32 Blue Wing Olive (BWO) tied by US tyer Agust Gudmundson

#32 Ladybug

#32 Ladybug tied by US tier Bob Kenly

#32 Once and Away (emerger)

#32 Once and Away (emerger) tied by Dutch Hans van Klinken

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