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Same same, but different

Looking back at 2014. The most popular articles and pages on the Global FlyFisher the past year looks much as it always does... with a few changes.

Eunan Hendron, Loydd Lutes and Larry Leight Streamers

It's the last day of 2014 and there are some really cool and unique streamers on auction. We will be posting a few more collections over the next year...

King of the moonfish

Moonfish are odd but fascinating creatures, and I have the honor of having been called king of the moonfish during a family trip to Florida.

Mangrove tarpon

I was never really taken by tarpon fishing. I've done it a few times and caught a few tarpon, but never felt the thrill that I see people get from fishing for these fish.

Summit opener

This was one of those days where things just worked out, and I took advantage of it and behaved slightly out of order.

Jewel of the Rockies

Little jewels of the mountains, greenback cutthroats cruising along the shore, easily visible from the rocks and eager to take almost anything offered.

Streamers 365 Volume 1-3 Now Available as Trade Edition

Good News! It may have taken quite a while, but trade editions are finally complete and available online now. The new editions feature all of the same...

Buying some Schwiebert flies

A story about a group buying some of the Ernie Schwiebert fly collection.

Lloyd Lutes Streamers and WIllis & Sons Hooks

It was a welcome surprise to see a new set of streamers for sale on Ebay from noted Canadian tyer Lloyd Lutes. Not only does he tie a mean streamers,...

My float tube is a sputnik

I enter the water... I enter another universe. My tube is a sputnik suspended in the space above a lunar surface of sand and stone. I'm the astronaut. The clear water is my vaccum. I turn on my mental time lock and make the first cast.

The man with the silver waders

This is about a steelhead - a sea run rainbow trout. We don't have wild rainbow trout here, so all rainbows we catch are escaped hatchery or sea farm fish. And most are butt ugly. But not this one.

My most recent decent fish

Oddly enough the first fish I thought of when I started writing this series was my most recent decent coastal sea trout, which I'm ashamed to say was caught more than four years ago.

Microjig nymphs and small streams

One of the ways to fish small, fast, rocky streams is Czech nymphing with microjigs.

Saltwater Flies

The contents of my fairly well stocked fishing book shelves bear witness to the fact that I love fly pattern books. My small book database says that I currently have 115 pattern books.

Streamers on Auction

I'm just back from the 2014 International Fly Tying Symposium in New Jersey with a couple new sets of streamers that will be posted in the upcoming...

Das große Trockenfliegen-Buch

We don't often review books in German, but it has happened. And since we do have a large German audience - the second largest after the 'merikans - it's not totally out of the way to do so.

Selectivity

I recently reviewed Matt Supinski's book Steelhead Dreams and was thrilled with Supinski's enthusiastic writing and his way of approaching the subject,

I remember that fish

In spite of having caught quite a few fish in my life, some stand out. Not the biggest, not the most spectacular, not the most difficult... just some...

Steelhead Dreams

A very thorough introduction to fishing for steelhead in the great lakes area in the US by renown steelhead guide Matt Supinski. Covering tactics, gear and flies as well as seasons and locations.

Fly-Fishing's Final Frontier

I recently reviewed the book "Flyfishing for Coarse Fish" by British Dominic Garnett, and noted in that review how untapped a resource these

Donald Bruce Soar - 1963 - 2014

I was shocked and saddened today to learn about our friend Don Soar passing away. Rest well dear friend. Don Soar - Dedicated angler and fly tyer Don...

Fishing in Grayling Paradise

The introduction to this book starts with the following paragraph "I have written many articles about the Warm Vltava river over the past ten years with detailed descriptions of particular streams

Takes

South African Korrie Broos has developed this "Chart of takes" to classify the takes and different methods to employ to fish for the takes or to trigger the take.

Trading Tales

Author Dominic Garnett went on a fly fishing trip in London with magazine editor Garrett Fallon

Hooks and Streamers

If the Farmer's Almanac holds any truth, we're in for a cold winter. Thankfully there have been quite a few nice hooks and flies on Ebay for those of...

Flyfishing for Coarse Fish

I have fished quite a bit for coarse fish with a fly in my time. Bream, perch, roach - and pike of course. I even hooked some chub that willingly rose to a dry cast to rising trout.

A Cache of Carrie Stevens and Bert Quimby Flies

For anyone who has been searching for a few vintage flies from the likes of Carrie Stevens and Bert Quimby, there is some wonderful news. Ebay seller...

Dorado

Locally it is known as "el tigre de los rios", the tiger of the rivers, and Argentina's famed Dorado is a popular and sought after gamefish.

Take the F...ing Fly

THE FUNK cloaks my heart, Hazes my mind, Chokes out fun, Good friends and sunshine. All for a fish That will eat that f*king fly.

A Bonanza for the Streamer Collector

It's been a while since I've posted flies up on Ebay, and this week has seen a number of great offerings from some of the regulars and a few new...

Kayak Fishing

This book isn't brand new, but has been out for several years. My copy is even second edition.

Threading a bobbin

Considering how simple the goal is: to get the thread through the tube of a bobbin holder, there's a surprising number of ways to do it.

Nymph Fly-Tying Techniques

The subtitle "Over 1,000 color photos of techniques and pattern styles" lured me into buying this book from 2001. 125 pages at 10 UK£ or about 16 US$ used made it a no-brainer.

Bobbin holders for fly tying

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. 

I F***ing Love Fish Science!

Scientific reports about fish and environment might not seem to be the most exciting to us anglers, but the work done by scientists is extremely important in keeping and eye on and improving our fishing waters.

Kayak fly-fishing - the sequel

I have been fishing in the ocean from a kayak before, but these days my motivation is not mobility but rather immobility and my needs are different.

The Rising Salar

The video starts out nicely sketching the contrast between work and fishing as many of us recognize it.

Scott Murdock Streamer Collection 2014

Scott Murdock Streamers We welcome Scott back again to share several of his wonderful series of flies. This collection features four smaller...

Gina's Fly series

Gina's Fly series Gina's Fly series by Scott Murdock Gina's Fly - Atlantic Salmon Featherwing by Scott Murdock Gina's Fly - Spey by Scott Murdock...

Gina's Fly Atlantic Salmon Featherwing

Gina's Fly - Atlantic Salmon Featherwing by Scott Murdock Tied by: Scott Murdock Originated by: Scott Murdock Gina's Fly - Atlantic Salmon Featherwing...

Gina's Fly Spey

Gina's Fly - Spey by Scott Murdock Tied by: Scott Murdock Originated by: Scott Murdock Gina's Fly - Spey Fly Pattern Hook: Alec Jackson #1.5 Thread:...

Gina's Fly Hairwing

Gina's Fly - Hairwing by Scott Murdock Tied by: Scott Murdock Originated by: Scott Murdock Gina's Fly - Hairwing Fly Pattern Hook: Partridge CS 10/1...

Gina's Fly Rangeley Streamer

Gina's Fly - Rangeley Streamer by Scott Murdock Tied by: Scott Murdock Originated by: Scott Murdock Gina's Fly - Rangeley Streamer Fly Pattern Hook:...

Tammy's Fly Series

Tammy's Fly series Tammy's Fly series by Scott Murdock Tammy's Fly - Atlantic Salmon Featherwing by Scott Murdock Tammy's Fly - Rangeley Streamer by...

Tammy's Fly Rangeley Streamer

Tammy's Fly - Rangeley Streamer by Scott Murdock Tied by: Scott Murdock Originated by: Scott Murdock Tammy's Fly - Rangeley Streamer Fly Pattern Hook:...

Tammy's Fly Atlantic Salmon Featherwing

Tammy's Fly - Atlantic Salmon Featherwing by Scott Murdock Tied by: Scott Murdock Originated by: Scott Murdock Tammy's Fly - Atlantic Salmon...

Tammy's Fly Hairwing

Tammy's Fly - Hairwing by Scott Murdock Tied by: Scott Murdock Originated by: Scott Murdock Tammy's Fly - Hairwing Fly Pattern Hook: Partridge CS 10/1...

Tammy's Fly Irish Shrimp

Tammy's Fly - Irish Shrimp by Scott Murdock Tied by: Scott Murdock Originated by: Scott Murdock Tammy's Fly - Irish Shrimp Fly Pattern Hook: Dave...

Karen's Fly Series

Karen's Fly series Karen's Fly series by Scott Murdock Karen's Fly - Atlantic Salmon Featherwing by Scott Murdock Karen's Fly - Rangeley Streamer by...

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