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2012
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#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...

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...

#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...

#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...

#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:...

#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...

#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...

#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...

Fishy photos: Marcel Siegle

I stumbled over Marcel's web site and his excellent pictures while searching and browsing for potential candidates for our Fishy Photographer s

Fishy photos: Dennis Collier

I noticed Dennis's images through his numerous contributions to our user's image galleries, where he has uploaded quite a f

#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:...

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,...

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".

#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...

#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...

#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...

#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...

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.

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...

#98 - April Snow

Tied by: Ryan Houston Originated by: Mike Martinek Source: Rare and Unusual Fly Tying Materials: A Natural History. Volume 1 —...

#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...

#96 - Smelty Dog

Tied by: Mike Boyer Originated by: Tom Fawcett Source: Forgotten Flies - Schmookler & Sils Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer...

#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...

#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:...

#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...

The Orvis Guide to Small Stream Fly Fishing

One of the very first fly fishing books I ever purchased was Tom Rosenbauer's "Prospecting For Trout", which I found at the hardware store in Inlet, NY, deep in the Adirondacks.

GYMF

The Green Yarn Mullet Fly. Few flies are as easy to tie, provided you can get a hold of the special yarn used. Martin found the material for this fly in his wife's knitting scraps.

#92 - Piscivore

Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Darren MacEachern Hook: Custom Don Ordes 6xl 1 14/0 shark hook Thread: Black FWN Tag: Silver flat tinsel...

Veevus Q&A

The Danish company Veevus has surprised the fly-tying market with its strong and thin tying thread. We have contacted Emir Ceric, the man behind the project, and asked a few questions about the thread, the market and the future.

#91 - The Spinster

Tied by: David Mac Originated by: David Mac Hook: Martinek Carrie Stevens hook #1 10X Long Thread: Black Body: Silver Mylar tinsel, size 10 wrapped...

#90 - Spring Breeze

Tied by: Monte Smith Originated by: Monte Smith Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek 8xl #1 Body: Flat silver tinsel Rib: Copper wire Belly: White...

#89 - Dallas (TCC)

Tied by: Don Soar Originated by: Don Soar Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer 8xl Thread: White Tail: Dark blue hackle fibers Body:...

Daniel Despres

I am an avid fly fisher, fly tyer and outdoorsman and have been for many years. As a youngster, I grew up in a supportive and loving family that was...

#88 - Greyhound

Tied by: Dan Despres & Ted Patlen Originated by: Carrie Stevens Source: Carrie G. Stevens: Maker of Rangeley Favorite Trout and Salmon Flies -...

#87 - Hilton Boss

Tied by: Cory Koenig Originated by: Cory Koenig Hook: Vision 2/0 2xl Thread: 6/0 Black Tail: Grizzly hackle fibers Rib: Oval silver tinsel Rear Body:...

Cory Koenig

I was born in Kelowna, British Columbia and raised there until the age of 5, absorbing the most awesome art of fly tying from my father and...

#86 - Dusky Smelt

Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Don Wilson Sources: Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing - Wilson Pg. 25 Hook: 3907b #4 Thread: White Tag: Silver...

#85 - Brook Trout (Variant)(Tandem)

Tied by: Steve Labrecque Originated by: Lew Oatman Source: Streamer Fly Tying & Fishing by Joseph D. Bates, Jr, - Pg 237 Hook: Tandem rig (#4...

Sculpin Helmets

Now this is a pretty interesting product! Looks good, adds weight and seems to be easy to tie with.

RISE in Copenhagen

The world's best fly-fishing films are coming to Denmark. I missed it last year. That's not going to happen this year!

#84 - Parmachene Belle (Variant)

Tied by: Robert Frandsen Originated by: Henry P. Wells Hook: Partridge CS15 #4 Thread: White Tag: Flat silver tinsel Tail: Hackle fibers stacked white...

The fantastic journey of three books

This is the story about how much we and our readers do to make us able to review books for you.

Danish tube fly inspiration

Here are some general tips on composing a Scandinavian style salmon tube fly - and a bunch of flies to inspire. Learn some basic methods and you can experiment wildly and still get some beautiful flies.

#83 - Kelly's Killer

Tied by: Peter Simonson Originated by: Carrie G. Stevens Source: Carrie G. Stevens: Maker of Rangeley Favorite Trout and Salmon Flies - Hilyard Pg....

#82 - Jordan's No 80

Tied by: Selene Dumaine Originated by: Selene Dumaine Hook: 8xl #4 or #6 Thread: White Tag: Flat silver tinsel Body: Red floss Rib: Flat silver tinsel...

#81 - Butch's Phantom (Variant)

Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Earl "Butch" Carey Sources: Trolling Flies for Trout and Salmon; Leeman / Stewart Pg. 96 Hook: Gaelic...

Shrimp anatomy for the fly tyer

Having seen, tied and fished shrimp flies for many years, Martin feels a need to do a little lecture on the real appearance of shrimp, especially targeted at fly tyers.

Fishy photos: Henry Hegeman

Henry Hegeman is an avid fly-fishing photographer, and what was more natural than to include him in our ongoing series of fishy photographers?

The brown trout rivers of Estonia

Only few people know anything about Estonia and even fewer know that the country is full of beautiful, clean, undisturbed rivers with wild brown trout.

#80 - Philadelphia TCC

Tied by: Don Soar Originated by: Don Soar Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer 8xl Thread: White Tail: Dark green hackle fibers Body:...

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