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2013

Date	Title	Body	Image
Jun 17. 2013	Mike Martinek Streamers now on Auction	It's not everyday that we get an opportunity to bid on some of Mike's streamers. Peggy Brenner is giving Mike a hand in listing a few of his streamers...
Jun 17. 2013	#45-2013 - Sebago Supreme	Sebago Supreme - Jim Malo Tied by: Jim Malo Originated by: Jim Malo Hook: Alec Jackson Spey Hook 2055 Gold #1.5 Thread: Pale yellow 8/0 Tag: Pearl...
Jun 16. 2013	Letter From Scotland	Gordon McCallum, a wonderful, happy guy sent us this letter just to give you readers of GFF a slight taste of Scottish fishing. Lean back and dream about lochs, hoppers and droppers and water, which may be used for whiskey...
Jun 15. 2013	Bronze Ides	When the water reaches a comfortable temperature to go swimming, fishing gets slower. However, some species like the tropical feel and may surprice you now and then. Tie some small gammarus and dry beetles and get out in the calm August evenings.
Jun 14. 2013	#44-2013 - Scott Ancient	Scott Ancient - Scott Murdock Tied by: Scott Murdock Originated by: Scott Murdock Hook: Daiichi Alec Jackson #3/0 Thread: Black 8/0 Tag: Gold oval...
Jun 14. 2013	Good books	I did my usual trip through on Paul Morgan's Coch-y-Bonddu book site, and found more great offers than I usually do. I thought I'd share some of them with you.
Jun 12. 2013	Limited Edition Now Shipping	Streamers 365 Limited Edition #1-366 Hard Cover Over 65% sold The Limited Edition of the book is a hard cover printing of the book which includes all...
Jun 9. 2013	#43-2013 - Silver Jungle Streamer	Silver Jungle Streamer - Gary Fraser Tied by: Gary Fraser Originated by: Gary Fraser based on the Silver Jungle wet fly Hook: Mustad 9575 Thread:...
Jun 6. 2013	#42-2013 - Candlefish Bucktail	Candlefish Bucktail tied by Andrew Marshall Tied by: Andrew Marshall Originated by: Roy A. Patrick Source: Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing, Joseph...
Jun 3. 2013	#41-2013 Strawberry Blonde	Strawberry Blonde - Kelly Lovelady Tied by: Kelly Lovelady Originated by: Mr. Homer Rhodes and Mr. Joe Brooks Source: Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing,...
Jun 2. 2013	Double Legs	While browsing fly patterns on the web I found this interesting and buggy looking Swedish Caddis pattern, and discovered that its history actually traced back to a GFF seatrout pattern.
Jun 2. 2013	Ode to three books - and Mike	I just saved more than 4,200 US$ on three used books. Now that's what I call a bargain!
Jun 1. 2013	Gapen's Muddler Minnow	This is an article about Don Gapen's original Muddler Minnow - a fly that is tied in countless versions and has inspired thousands of patterns, but only few that resemble the original
May 30. 2013	Andrew Marshall	Andrew's Streamers on Streamers 365
May 30. 2013	Pedro Pablo Yañez Duran	Chilean Pedro Pablo Yañez Duran AKA PeterXtremefly is a professional fly-tyer with a big heart for saltwater flies.
May 29. 2013	#40-2013 - U.S. Marines	40-2013 U.S. Marine - Tom Fulton Tied by: Tom Fulton Originated by: Tom Fulton Hook: Mustad Chestertown 3300 #7 Thread: White 6/0 flat waxed Tag: Gold...
May 26. 2013	#39-2013 - Shushan Postmaster Bucktail	Shushan Postmaster Bucktail - Robert Frandsen Tied by: Robert Frandsen Originated by: Lew Oatman Source: Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing; Bates (Pg...
May 21. 2013	#38-2013 - West Carry Dace	West Carry Dace - Bob Petti Tied by: Bob Petti Originated by: Dave Prince Hook: Unknown 4xl #6-#12 Thread: Black 6/0 Tag: Silver flat tinsel Body:...
May 19. 2013	#37-2013 - Miss Sharon	Miss Sharon - Steve Labrecque Tied by: Steve Labrecque Originated by: Arthur Libby Source: Tandem Streamers by Donald A. Wilson, - Pg. 105 Hook:...
May 13. 2013	Streamers 365 Now Available for Purchase and Download in the Blurb Bookstore	Streamers 365 Volume 3 The final volume of the Streamers 365 project is now available for purchase and download (PDF or eBook) through our Blurb...
May 13. 2013	#36-2013 - Silver Raider	Silver Rider - Dwayne Miller Tied by: Dwayne Miller Originated by: Peter Dube Hook: Partridge CS15 #4 Thread: Black 8/0 Tip: Silver oval tinsel Tail:...
May 12. 2013	Perminator	This rabbit zonker fly imitates a mantis shrimp, a very important food resource for big permit and bonefish, and utilizes the mobile zonker strips to induce life in the fly.
May 12. 2013	Sexy Crab	A crab pattern tied with a solid structure using extremely resistant materials but at the same time keeping it naturally looking and full of movement
May 8. 2013	Limited Edition Now Available for Pre-order	Streamers 365 Limited Edition #1-366 Hard Cover The Limited Edition of the book is a hard cover printing of the book which includes all 366 days of...
May 8. 2013	#35-2013 - Turqoise Noise	Turqoise Noise - Bill Chandler Tied by: Bill Chandler Originated by: Bill Chandler Hook: Mustad 3907A #2 Thread: Black 8/0 Body: Silver flat tinsel...
May 7. 2013	Buying Soft Hackle	The soft hackle is supposed to be - as the name implies - soft. Soft hackle can come from many birds. Chickens, gamebirds like partridge, grouse and quail, pheasant and even crows and jackdaws.
May 5. 2013	Teaching and tying in the US	I will be both teaching and tying with the GFF team at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum May 18th. Drop by if you're in the area.
May 2. 2013	#34-2013 - Deep Water Troller	Deep Water Troller - Kevin Kirkelie Tied by: Kevin Kirkelie Originated by: Kevin Kirkelie Hook: Mustad 79580 #1 Thread: Black 6/0 Tail: Yellow...
Apr 30. 2013	Byske's Baltic Salmon	The river Byske runs in the northern part of Sweden in a thick forest landscape. It is definitely one of the best salmon rivers in Sweden and the size and profile of the river is ideal for fly fishing.
Apr 29. 2013	#33-2013 - Anna	Anna Streamer - Loretta Parent Tied by: Loretta Parent Originated by: Loretta Parent Hook: Partridge CS15 #2 Thread: Black Tip: Gold oval tinsel,...
Apr 26. 2013	#32-2013 - A.A. Bucktail Beauties	A.A. Bucktail Beauty #1 - Alan Grombacher Tied by: Alan Gronbacher Originated by: Alan Gronbacher Hook: Mustad 3665A #4 Thread: Olive 6/0 Body: Gold...
Apr 25. 2013	One Mallard Shrimp	As a Baltic sea trout angler you can never get enough shrimp patterns, and this one was tied as a result of access to some really fine mallard feathers.
Apr 24. 2013	This fly is NOT called Europe!	The name of this renowned fly is Europea 12 - with an a in the end - oftentimes just called E-12. It's a true European classic, a great caddis imitation and even easy to tie.
Apr 22. 2013	Buying Dry Fly Hackle	Learn what to look for when buying feathers for dry fly hackle. How to choose the right saddles or necks and get the most and the best feathers for your purpose.
Apr 22. 2013	#31-2013 - Edson Light Tiger Bucktail	Edson Light Tiger Bucktail - Darren MacEachern Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: William R. Edson Source: Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing:...
Apr 18. 2013	#30-2013 - Family Secret Hairwing	Family Secret Hairwing - Robert Frandsen Tied by: Robert Frandsen Originated by: Dr. Edgar A. Burke Source: Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing; Bates (Pg...
Apr 18. 2013	Volume 3 Now Available For Pre-order	Volume 3 is just a few days away from being released. I'd like to offer pre-orders for volume, and extend to offer in include past volumes with a...
Apr 18. 2013	Genner Bug	There's absolute nothing original or innovative about this fly. On the contrary: it's super simple and has probably been tied in a gazillion variations before. It was inspired by some nice mallard feathers brought to one of our fly-tying and fishing trips.
Apr 17. 2013	Buying Deer Hair	In this chapter of our series we look at what to look for when buying deer hair for fly tying. Get the right material whether you are going to use it for caddis wings or for spinning bass bugs.
Apr 15. 2013	#29-2013 - Improved Governor Aiken	Improved Governor Aiken - Jon Harrang Tied by: Jon Harrang Originated by: unknown Hook: Alec Jackson Blind Eye spey hook #6 8xl Thread: Black Benecchi...
Apr 13. 2013	Buying Bucktail	What to look for when buying bucktail, a cheap and easily accessible and very useful fly tying material. Learn how to get the best quality for streamers, saltwater patterns and pike flies.
Apr 12. 2013	Almost Gone Fishin'	The coming week I will be off fishing a bit. This year's first trip for me. My fishing sure isn`t what it used to be.
Apr 11. 2013	#28-2013 - Little Rainbow Trout Bucktail	Little Rainbow Trout by Marcelo Morales Tied by: Marcelo Morales Originated by: Samuel R. Slaymaker II Source: Streamer Fly Fishing in Fresh and Salt...
Apr 11. 2013	The Chicken or Pasta Fly	Too much about airplane food... and too little about fly tying and fly fishing. An ancient pattern from the Illustrated Pattern Swap year 2000.
Apr 10. 2013	6000% profit!	I have been writing about expensive books before, and still maintain a list of ridiculously priced books. Now I bought one of them - at a "normal" price.
Apr 9. 2013	Jock Scott	Some might consider it a bit mad or even crazy, but when Danish Niels Have ties full dressed, classic Jock Scott salmon flies, he ties them by the dozen... and then he fishes with them!
Apr 9. 2013	Mike Martinek Red Ryder on Auction	Mike Martinek - Red Ryder Streamer This one comes from Paul Schmookler's collection and was created around 1999. This one is tied on a Partridge CS17...
Apr 8. 2013	#27-2013 - Blue Fly	Blue Fly - Barry Phillips Tied by: Barry Phillips Originated by: Barry Phillips Hook: Mustad 3665A Thread: White 8/0 Body: Opal mirage flat tinsel...
Apr 7. 2013	Peter A.S. Miles	Argentinian angler and GFF contributor Pedro Alfredo Miles tells a bit about himself.
Apr 6. 2013	Rio Grande	The Rio Grande in Tierra del Fuego is one of the great trout rivers of Argentina. In this large and windswept river you can catch some of the largest sea run brown trout in the world.