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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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2014
Date Title Body Image

Purple and Blue

Purple and Blue - Larry Leight Tied by: Larry Leight Originated by: Larry Leight Purple and Blue Streamer Fly Pattern Recipe Hook: Mustad 94720 #4...

R. J. Brown

R. J. Brown - Larry Leight Tied by: Larry Leight Originated by: Larry Leight R. J. Brown Streamer Fly Pattern Recipe Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike...

Sky Blue Pink

Sky Blue Pink - Larry Leight Tied by: Larry Leight Originated by: Larry Leight based on the Blood Brother streamer by Mike Martinek Sky Blue Pink...

Rangeley Rainbow

Rangeley Rainbow - Larry Leight Tied by: Larry Leight Originated by: Larry Leight Rangeley Rainbow Streamer Fly Pattern Recipe Hook: Gaelic Supreme...

The Tube Fly

Being an avid tube fly fan and having tied tube flies for almost as long as I have tied flies, I have wanted this book ever since it was published in 2006 where I saw it in a local flyshop.

GFF made a nickel in a day!

The Global FlyFisher has just gone through one of the largest changes ever, and the money is rolling in... sort of

(Don't) Advertize with GFF

We started accepting banner ads... and we stopped again.

GFF might have ads!

We're breaking the oath that we have sworn so many times. GFF needs money and might soon start having ads.

Paul Kalbrener

US angler living and fishing in Europe

Henning's Setup

This shooting head setup for coastal fishing is both inexpensive, easy to make yourself and very easy to cast.

Larry Leight

Larry Leight Larry's Patterns 2014 Streamer Collection- Larry Leight Ancient Chattan - Larry Leight The Black Watch - Larry Leight Rockwell Falls -...

Jim Malo Streamer Collection 2014

Jim Malo Streamers Jim Malo has a wonderful range of streamers, drawing his inspiration for patterns and names from local lakes and rivers. He's also...

Cale's Fancy

Cales Fancy - Jim Malo Tied by: Jim Malo Originated by: Jim Malo Cale's Fancy Fly Pattern Recipe Hook: Alec Jackson Spey Hook 2055 silver #3 Thread:...

Swift River Surprise

Swift River Surprise - Jim Malo Tied by: Jim Malo Originated by: Jim Malo Swift River Surprise Fly Pattern Recipe Hook: Alec Jackson Spey Hook 2055...

Roylston Rout

Roylston Rout - Jim Malo Tied by: Jim Malo Originated by: Jim Malo Roylston Rout Fly Pattern Recipe Hook: Alec Jackson Spey Hook 2055 Silver #1.5...

Quabbin's Quest

Quabbin's Quest - Jim Malo Tied by: Jim Malo Originated by: Jim Malo Quabbin's Quest Fly Pattern Recipe Hook: Alec Jackson Spey Hook 2055 Silver #1.5...

Brown's Delight

Brown's Delight - Jim Malo Tied by: Jim Malo Originated by: Jim Malo Brown's Delight Fly Pattern Recipe Hook: Double salmon hook #6-#8 Thread: Fire...

Salmon Splendor

Salmon Splendor - Jim Malo Tied by: Jim Malo Originated by: Jim Malo Salmon Splendor Fly Pattern Recipe Hook: Alec Jackson Spey Hook 2055 Silver #1.5...

Wellington Wisdom

Wellington Wisdom - Jim Malo Tied by: Jim Malo Originated by: Jim Malo Wellington Wisdom Fly Pattern Recipe Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek...

Rangeley Revenge

Rangeley Revenge - Jim Malo Tied by: Jim Malo Originated by: Jim Malo Rangeley Revenge Fly Pattern Recipe Hook: Alec Jackson Spey Hook 2055 Silver...

Sabago Sunrise

Sabago Sunrise - Jim Malo Tied by: Jim Malo Originated by: Jim Malo Sabago Sunrise Fly Pattern Recipe Hook: Alec Jackson Spey Hook 2055 Gold #2/0...

Harvest Moon

Harvest Moon - Jim Malo Tied by: Jim Malo Originated by: Jim Malo Harvest Moon Fly Pattern Recipe Hook: Alec Jackson Spey Hook 2055 Silver #1.5...

Deerfield Delight

Deerfield Delight - Jim Malo Tied by: Jim Malo Originated by: Jim Malo Deerfield Delight Fly Pattern Recipe Hook: Alec Jackson Spey Hook 2055 Silver...

Rangeley Regret

Rangeley Regret - Jim Malo Tied by: Jim Malo Originated by: Jim Malo Rangeley Regret Fly Pattern Recipe Hook: Alec Jackson Spey Hook 2055 Gold #1/0...

Red Reward

Red Reward - Jim Malo Tied by: Jim Malo Originated by: Jim Malo Red Reward Fly Pattern Recipe Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer...

Pink Phantom

Pink Phantom - Jim Malo Tied by: Jim Malo Originated by: Jim Malo Pink Phantom Fly Pattern Recipe Hook: Alec Jackson Spey Hook 2055 Silver #3 Thread:...

Renegade

Renegade - Jim Malo Tied by: Jim Malo Originated by: Jim Malo renegade Fly Pattern Recipe Hook: Alec Jackson Spey Hook 2055 Gold #1.5 Thread: Black...

Webster Lake Warden

Webster Lake Warden - Jim Malo Tied by: Jim Malo Originated by: Jim Malo Webster Lake Warden Fly Pattern Recipe Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek...

Thai Mahseer

The jungle rivers in southern Thailand can offer some amazing Mahseer fly fishing adventures.

Ms. Lowe Streamer

Ms. Lowe Streamer by Darren MacEachern Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Darren MacEachern Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley...

Portrait of a fishing dog

I've had a dog for close to ten years now, and he has been with me on almost every single fishing trip I've been on since I got him.

Stripers on the flats

Chasing striped bass in the shallow water - the flats - can be a lot of fun as Swiss fly-angler Lukas Bammatter can attest to.

Thank You and Happy New Year

Happy New Year from Streamers 365! It has been another amazing year sharing streamers with the dedicated. It's been a wonderful privilege to be able...
2013
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2500 trout!

If you want to lie about your catches, you might as well do it properly. Here's a story about how not to do, and a tool to help you.

What is a fly rod?

Fly rods are fishing rods built specifically for fly-fishing and are similar to any fishing rod in many ways, but also very different.

#100-2013 - Waterman's Silver Outcast

Waterman's Silver Outcast - Bob Petti Tied by: Bob Petti Originated by: Charles Waterman Source: Fly Fishing for Smallmouth Bass, Harry Murray, page...

What is fly-fishing?

This article tries to explain in simple terms what it is to fish with a fly - fly-fish or flyfish.

What is...

This new section of small articles is aimed at the absolute beginner or the one who doesn't fly-fish or tie flies, and has no idea about the concepts of casting or fishing a fly.

#99-2013 - Silver Doctor Hairwing

Silver Doctor Hairwing - Barry Phillips Tied by: Barry Phillips Originated by: James Wright Silver Doctor Hairwing Streamer Fly Recipe Hook: Mustad...

#98-2013 - Alaska Mary Ann

Alaska Mary Ann - Kevin Kirkelie Tied by: Kevin Kirkelie Originated by: Frank Dufresne Source: Streamers and Bucktails the Big Fish Flies, by Joseph...

The 50 most read articles

A graphical overview over the twenty most visited sections on The Global FlyFisher in 2013.

The 20 most popular sections

A graphical overview over the twenty most visited sections on The Global FlyFisher in 2013.

#97-2013 Sweeney Todd Variant

- Sweeney Todd Variant by Eunan Hendron Tied by: Eunan Hendron Originated by: Richard Walker and Peter Thomas Source: Streamer Source: The Illustrated...

Casting That Fly 1/2 - Basics/Advanced

The absolute first words from casting instructor Lars Christian Bentsen in this video expresses my feelings about fly casting videos very well: Can you become a better caster by watching this video

#96-2013 - Sweep Hairwing

- The Sweep Hairwing by Robert Frandsen Tied by: Robert Frandsen Originated by: Unknown The Sweep Hairwing Streamer Fly Pattern Hook: Partridge CS15...

#95-2013 - Triple T

Triple T - Bill Chandler Tied by: Bill Chandler Originated by: Bill Chandler Triple T Streamer Fly Pattern Hook: Edgar Sealey & Sons 1764B 2/0...

#94-2013 Blue Knight

- Blue Knight by Jim Bennett Tied by: Jim Bennett Originated by: Jim Bennett Blue Knight Streamer Fly Recipe Hook: Mustad L-87-3665A #2 Thread: Black...

#93-2013 - Royal Coachman Hairwing

- Royal Coachman Hairwing by Robert Frandsen Tied by: Robert Frandsen Originated by: John Haily Source: Streamer Fly Tying & Fishing by Joseph D....

5000 fly-fishing videos!

Yes that's right! Our video channel has passed the five thousand video mark, and this article covers the state of this hugely successful section on the Global FlyFisher.

The Blue Marble

We have used an image of earth shot from space in our logo for 20 years. The picture has a fascinating 40 year story

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