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2012

Date	Title	Body	Image
May 4. 2012	Old fly lines come alive	Flyvines turn old and worn out fly lines into something different: bracelets, lanyards and sunglass retainers
May 3. 2012	#124 - North Platte Sunset	Tied by: Don Ordes Originated by: Don Ordes Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer hook Thread: Black 6/0 Tag: Gold flat tinsel Butt:...
May 2. 2012	The Red and Copper Shrimp	Several keen fly fishers now use this salmon fly most of the season. This pattern is good for rivers in a higher state of flow.
May 2. 2012	A Few Auctions for Streamer Aficionados	I've been watching the auctions on eBay for a while and found a selection of items you might be interested in. A few hard to come by items the...
May 2. 2012	#123 - Chief Needahbeh Streamer	Tied by: Ted Patlen Originated by: Chief Needahbeh Source: Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing, Bates - Pg. 255 Hook: 6xl streamer hook (unknown) Thread:...
May 2. 2012	Great books translated into German	Thomas Vinge's Danish books on seatrout flies have been translated into German, and have just been published. I cannot recommend them enough!
May 1. 2012	#122 - Saguenay Streamer	Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Robert E. Coulson Source: Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing, Bates - Pg. 331 Hook: Sealey 1797B 1/0 Thread: 6/0...
May 1. 2012	Charles Weiss	Charles contacted me as a result of having seen our long-running series on fishy artists, and after having seen his fish carvings I found him more than worthy as a participant. Charles also paints and draws - cartoons and caricatures in particular.
Apr 30. 2012	Mike Boyer Streamers	Growing up on the West Coast, I learned about East Coast fly patterns and tyers mostly from books, and the occasional television show. I remember seeing Lee Wulff and Joe Brooks on the American Sportsman show as a youngster, fishing for Brookies.
Apr 30. 2012	#121 - Pittsburgh (TCC)	Tied by: Don Soar Originated by: Don Soar Hook: VMC B-17 #2 Thread: White Tail: Yellow hackle fibers Body: Yellow floss Rib: Black wire Belly: White...
Apr 29. 2012	#120 - Pink Phantom	Tied by: Bill Chandler Originated by: Bill Chandler Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Streamer Hook #1 8xl Thread: Black Body: Copper tinsel Belly:...
Apr 29. 2012	Itu's Bones	<?php print pic_table(array(9091), 1, 'left'); ?>I honestly didn't know that bonefish were caught commercially and eaten!
Apr 28. 2012	A Passion Called Salmon	A fascinating journey with the salmon passionate Sasha Savic visiting some of the world's most fantastic salmon rivers, telling a very personal story about salmon fishing and the preservation of Atlantic salmon.
Apr 28. 2012	#119 - Bolshevik	Tied by: Monte Smith Originated by: Fred B. Fowler Source: Forgotten Flies, Schmookler & Sils (1999), Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing, Bates (1966)...
Apr 27. 2012	#118 - Comrade	Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Darren MacEachern and Cameron Mortenson Hook: VMC B-17 #2 Thread: 6/0 White Body: Tie in 3 sections of...
Apr 27. 2012	Cameron Mortenson	I began writing The Fiberglass Manifesto almost four years ago and it's been very interesting to see the readership grow even though I feel like I...
Apr 26. 2012	#117 - Dick's Special	Tied by: Jim Warner Originated by: Dick Fozie Source: Trolling Flies for Trout and Salmon; Dick Stewart & Bob Leeman 1982 pg.66 Hook: Mustad 94720...
Apr 25. 2012	Eunan Hendron	Eunan's Streamers #189 Korinary - Eunan Hendron #202 Titanic - Eunan Hendron #223 Wee Steelie - Eunan Hendron #231 Gray Wolf's Queen of the Lake -...
Apr 25. 2012	#116 - Daniel Hatch	Tied by: David Mac Originated by: David Mac Hook: Martinek Carrie Stevens hook #1 10X Long Thread: Black Body: Gold Mylar tinsel size 10 Rib: Oval...
Apr 24. 2012	#115 - Artula (Variant)	Tied by: Robbie Hiltz Originated by: Carrie Stevens Source: Carrie G. Stevens: Maker of Rangeley Favorite Trout and Salmon Flies; Hilyard Pg 126-128...
Apr 23. 2012	Fishy photos: Jonas Hoholt	Jonas is a young Danish photographer in pursuit of a career as a freelancer. His photo of a trout rising towards a small frog brought him in line for our fishy photographer questions.
Apr 23. 2012	#114 - Blue Lagoon	Tied by: Don Ordes Originated by: Don Ordes Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer Hook Thread: Blue 6/0 Butt: Blue thread Body: silver...
Apr 22. 2012	#113 - Red Riot	Tied by: Dwayne Miller Originated by: Duane Vigue Source: Art of Angling Journal; Volume 2 Issue 1 pg. 127 Hook: Partridge CS15 #2/0 Thread: Red Tag:...
Apr 21. 2012	#112 - Primary Attraction	Tied by: Ken Craigue Jr. Originated by: Ken Craigue Jr. Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer Hook #2 8xl Thread: White 210 denier Tag:...
Apr 20. 2012	#111 - Don's Palomino	Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Darren MacEachern Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer 8xl #1 Thread: 6/0 White Tag: Silver...
Apr 19. 2012	#110 - Footer's Special	Tied by: Charlie Mann Don Bastian (l-r) Originated by: David A. Footer Hook: 8xl streamer hook Thread: Black Body: Flat gold tinsel Belly: Midnight...
Apr 19. 2012	New Gary Borger Book Available in Presale	There are 100 copies of Gary Borger's new book, "Long Flies: Streamers, Bucktails, and Other Big Fish Flies" available right now through an exclusive...
Apr 18. 2012	#109 - Atlanta (TCC)	Tied by: Don Soar Originated by: Don Soar Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer 8xl Thread: Black Tail: Red hackle fibers Body: Black...
Apr 17. 2012	#108 - Black Moose	Tied by: Dave Lomasney Originated by: Unknown Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek 8xl #2 Thread: Black 6/0 Tag: Flat silver tinsel Tail: Green quill...
Apr 16. 2012	#107 - Black and Blue	Tied by: Robert Frandsen Originated by: Robert Frandsen Hook: Partridge CS15 #4 Thread: Black Tag: Flat copper tinsel Rib: Oval silver tinsel Body:...
Apr 15. 2012	#106 - Cains River Wade's Choice	Tied by: Bryant Freeman Originated by: Oscar Weber Source: Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing, Bates - Pg. 243 - 249 Bryant's Variation Hook: #2 Partridge...
Apr 14. 2012	#105 - Wasp	Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: John Swan Source: Streamer Fly Patterns for Trolling and Casting Vol. 1; Martinek pg. 32/33 Hook: Gaelic...
Apr 13. 2012	#104 - Canopache	Tied by: Glenn Peckel Originated by: Ora Smith Source: Trolling Flies for Trout and Salmon; Dick Stewart & Bob Leeman 1982 pg.64 Hook: Mustad...
Apr 12. 2012	Fishy photos: Marcel Siegle	Marcel Siegle is a professional photographer who splits his photo time (unevenly) between weddings and fly-fishing. His fly-fishing work is widely used in magazines and catalogs. We asked Marcel our usual photo questions.
Apr 12. 2012	Fishy photos: Dennis Collier	Subsequent to his retiring Dennis Collier abandoned most things that could be construed as work, but he still shoots a lot of fishing photos. We asked him our usual set of photography questions.
Apr 12. 2012	#103 - Green Grey Ghost (Var)	Tied by: Peggy Brenner Originated by: Variation of Carrie Stevens' Grey Ghost Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer 6xl #1 Thread:...
Apr 12. 2012	Peggy Brenner	I've been tying for a decade and a half now; my specialty is flies that fish well in New England and the Florida Keys. I started with the basics,...
Apr 11. 2012	A New Look at the Grannom	The Grannom is a small sedge (caddis to those in USA), which hatches in large quantities in April and is regarded as the first fly to prompt trout to "look up".
Apr 11. 2012	#102 - Fire Chief	Tied by: Mike Martinek Originated by: Mike Martinek Source: Streamer Fly Patterns for Trolling and Casting Vol. 1; Martinek pg. 31 Hook: Gaelic...
Apr 10. 2012	#101 - Tampa Bay TCC	Tied by: Don Soar Originated by: Don Soar Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer 8xl Thread: White Tail: Red hackle fibers Body: Olive...
Apr 9. 2012	#100 - White Tiger	Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Gray Wolf Hook: Mustad 3907 B #4 Thread: White fwn Tag: Flat silver tinsel Tail: Orange schlappen fibers...
Apr 8. 2012	#99 - Ned's Delight	Tied by: Alan Grombacher Originated by: Alan Grombacher Hook: #2 Castle Arms Heritage Allcock hook Thread: White flat waxed nylon Tag: Silver flat...
Apr 8. 2012	Trout beads	Trout beads aren't beads in the traditional fly tying sense but perfect imitations of salmon eggs and deadly efficient for rainbows. And they can be fished on a fly rod.
Apr 8. 2012	Thank You NSflyfishing.com	I wanted to give a huge thank you to Gary Fraser and the admins over at NSflyfishing.com for their huge contribution of flies for the project. The...
Apr 7. 2012	#98 - April Snow	Tied by: Ryan Houston Originated by: Mike Martinek Source: Rare and Unusual Fly Tying Materials: A Natural History. Volume 1 —...
Apr 6. 2012	#97 - Cains River Winter's Dream	Tied by: Loretta Parent Originated by: Loretta Parent Hook: Mustad 3665A Thread: Black Tip: Fine silver oval tinsel Tag: Yellow floss Tail: 2 sections...
Apr 5. 2012	#96 - Smelty Dog	Tied by: Mike Boyer Originated by: Tom Fawcett Source: Forgotten Flies - Schmookler & Sils Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer...
Apr 4. 2012	#95 - Ginger Snap (Var)	Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Ken Thayer Source: Long Streamers Long Flies: Ken Thayer 1997 Pg. 8 Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek...
Apr 3. 2012	#94 - Stewart's Hawk	Tied by: Tony Smith Originated by: Austin Hogan Source: Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing (Joseph D. Bates, Jr., 1966) Pg. 344-345 Hook: 4xl Thread:...
Apr 2. 2012	#93 - Sebago Sunset	Tied by: Bill Chandler Originated by: Bill Chandler Hook: Mustad 3907 A #2 Thread: Black Body: Orange tinsel Belly: Peacock herl, orange and white...